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America’s Big War Wasn’t “Civil”

Posted on April 15, 2011 by Steve Simms

America had a big war–brother against brother. It was started 150 years ago. They called it “civil,” but it was not. Hundreds of thousands of Americans were slaughtered by battle and disease. The physical devastation was tremendous–billions of dollars spent … Continue reading →

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Tennessee’s Abolitionist Newspaper — The Emancipator

Posted on April 8, 2011 by Steve Simms

Here’s a little known fact of American history and black history. In the early 1800s there was an abolitionist movement in East Tennessee. Elihu Embree even started an anti-slavery newspaper, The Emancipator, around 1820. Because of stiff opposition the movement … Continue reading →

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Top Ten Christians After The New Testament

Posted on March 31, 2011 by Steve Simms

Here’s My Top Ten List — My Top 10 Christians After The New Testament 1) Francis of Assisi (Italian Catholic who fell in love with Jesus and followed Him with abandon — I think in the 12th century). 2) George Fox (founder … Continue reading →

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Why Was The Army In Little Rock, AR In 1957?

Posted on March 30, 2011 by Steve Simms

In 1957 I was a six-year-old in Little Rock, Arkansas. I had a lot of company there as members of the Army’s 101st Airborne Division joined us in the city. At the time I didn’t really understand what was going on; … Continue reading →

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Rosa Parks, Martin Luther King, Septima Clarck, & Miles Horton in Monteagle, TN

Posted on March 20, 2011 by Steve Simms

Here is a little known fact of American history. Monteagle, Tennessee could be called the cradle of the Civil Rights Movement. Before the Civil Rights Movement began, Martin Luther King, Jr., Ralph Abernathy, Rosa Parks and many other future leaders … Continue reading →

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Was Jesus Whipped In America?

Posted on March 19, 2011 by Steve Simms

Millions of people around the world have seen the stunning and horrifying images of whipping and torture in the movie The Passion of The Christ produced by Mel Gibson. It is deeply moving to see what Jesus was put through … Continue reading →

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My Question For Civil Rights Leader, Ralph Abernathy

Posted on March 14, 2011 by Steve Simms

Famous Civil Rights leader, Ralph Abernathy, was a campus speaker when I was in college. In a packed ball room he told about his experiences in the Movement and about working with Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. After his lecture, … Continue reading →

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America’s Bravest Supreme Court Justice — John Marshall Harlan

Posted on March 13, 2011 by Steve Simms

Although I didn’t rank John Marshall Harlan in my Top 10 Greatest Americans, I do consider him to be American’s Brave Supreme Court Justice ever. He was a true American hero of equality. In 1896, seven men heard Homer Plessy’s story … Continue reading →

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Am I Related To Heroic, Runaway Slave, William Simms?

Posted on March 11, 2011 by Steve Simms

Twenty year-old William Simms was being held captive against his will. Although he had never committed a crime or been in a military setting, he was being forced to do hard labor with six other captives. The people holding them … Continue reading →

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A Haircut From Oprah’s Dad . . .

Posted on March 10, 2011 by Steve Simms

“Get a haircut from Vernon Winfrey,” for weeks that thought kept going through my head–and it frightened me. I am a white guy and I had never had a haircut in a black barber shop. Mr. Winfrey is Oprah Winfrey’s … Continue reading →

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Top Ten Christians After The New Testament

Why Was The Army In Little Rock, AR In 1957?

Rosa Parks, Martin Luther King, Septima Clarck, & Miles Horton in Monteagle, TN

Was Jesus Whipped In America?

My Question For Civil Rights Leader, Ralph Abernathy

America’s Bravest Supreme Court Justice — John Marshall Harlan

Am I Related To Heroic, Runaway Slave, William Simms?

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