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Monthly Archives: February 2011
US Congressman, Thaddeus Stevens, My 4th Greatest American
Tommy Lee Jones plays Thaddeus Stevens in Steven Spielberg’s new movie, Lincoln. However, many Americans have no idea who Thaddeus Stevens was. Thaddeus Stevens was born in 1792 in Vermont to a poor family and was abandoned by his father … Continue reading
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US Senator Charles Sumner — My 5th Greatest American
My fifth greatest American appears briefly in the new Steven Spielberg movie, Lincoln. At the time of the movie, Charles Sumner had already led the passage of the 13th Amendment in the US Senate, so he has only a passing … Continue reading
Posted in black history, history, lifestyles, religion
Tagged against slavery, anti-slavery, blacks, character, Charles Sumner, chattel, Christianity, citizenship, Civil Rights amendments, Civil War, created in the image of God, duties, equal rights, floor, freed slaves, hated, historians, human, injuries, institution, Jim Crow laws, law, leading opponent, liberty, Lincoln movie, moral courage, morals, movement, odious, Preston Brooks, racial terrorism, radicals, right, segregation, Steven Spielberg, Supreme Court, Thaddeus Stevens, US Constitution, US House of Representatives, US Senate, voting rights, whites
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The Grimke Sisters — My 6th Greatest American(s)
Two sisters, daughters of a prominent South Carolina plantation owner, slaveholder, and judge; are my #6 Greatest American(s). Their names are Sarah Grimke (1792-1873) and Angelina Grimke (1805-1879). At age 5 Sarah saw a slave being whipped and tried to … Continue reading
Posted in abolitionist movement, anti-slavery, Archibald Grimke, black history, Equality of The Sexes, Francis Grimke, Frederick Douglas, God, Harriet Beecher Stowe, history, John Brown, lifestyles, self-help, William Lloyd Garrison
Tagged American history, Angelina Grimke, black history, PBS, Sarah Grimke, Southern States, the abolitionists
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When Freedom Broke Out — My 7th Greatest American
(Read about all of my Top Ten Greatest Americans by clicking here.) Robert Carter III of Virginia was one of the richest men in Revolutionary America. (He would have ranked near the top of the Forbes 400 List if they … Continue reading
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Tagged all lives matter, American history, black history, Black Lives Matter, quotes, Robert Carter III, slavery
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Ida B. Wells — My #VIII Greatest American Of All Time
Ida B. Wells is remembered during Black History month but it is hard to find much about her in American history books. However, in my thinking, she is the 8th greatest American of all time. (Learn more about her in my … Continue reading
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My #9 Greatest American — William Monroe Trotter
“There can be no freedom without equality.” —William Monroe Trotter Standing almost alone during the Jim Crow days of forced segregation, open racism, and public lynchings of the early 20th Century, William Monroe Trotter boldly spoke out for equal rights. … Continue reading
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Top Ten Greatest Americans #10 — Dorothy Day
Number ten is Dorothy Day. Here’s a quote from her. “No one has a right to sit down and feel hopeless. There is too much work to do.” Dorothy Day was born in 1897 and grew up in Chicago. … Continue reading
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The Power Of Fasting
Fasting is going without food in order to focus on seeking God through prayer. Spiritual power is released through fasting. Jesus said that some deliverance only comes “by prayer and fasting.” Fasting is the active and intentional denial of our body’s desire for food. … Continue reading
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Free Gas For Your Think Tank (A blog to jog your mind and unclog your heart . . .) 