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Top 10 List — The Ten Greatest Americans

Posted on March 5, 2011 by Steve Simms

Top 10 Lists are famous. Here is my list of the Top Ten Greatest Americans (based on the principle of “liberty and justice for all”). #10 Dorothy Day #9 William Monroe Trotter #8 Ida B. Wells #7 Robert Carter III … Continue reading →

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Who’s My #1 Greatest American? William Lloyd Garrison

Posted on March 3, 2011 by Steve Simms

The PBS serises, The Abolitionists, is about 5 American anti-slavery activists: Angelina Grimke, William Lloyd Garrison, Frederick Douglas, John Brown, and Harriet Beecher Stowe. The series includes two of my Top 10 Greatest Americans Who is my greatest American of … Continue reading →

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My Second Greatest American — Martin Luther King, Jr.

Posted on March 2, 2011 by Steve Simms

On this blog I have been counting down my top 10 greatest Americans of all time based on their personal commitment to (and servce for) the principles of “all men are created equal” and “liberty and justice for all”. My second … Continue reading →

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Leader Of A World Wide Revival, William J. Seymour — My 3rd Greatest American

Posted on February 27, 2011 by Steve Simms

William J. Seymour is my third greatest American of all time. He was born in 1870 in Centerville, Louisiana to former slaves. He grew up in the midst of poverty and racism and had little education — although he did … Continue reading →

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US Congressman, Thaddeus Stevens, My 4th Greatest American

Posted on February 26, 2011 by Steve Simms

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

Posted on February 25, 2011 by Steve Simms

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 →

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The Grimke Sisters — My 6th Greatest American(s)

Posted on February 25, 2011 by Steve Simms

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 →

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When Freedom Broke Out — My 7th Greatest American

Posted on February 23, 2011 by Steve Simms

(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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Ida B. Wells — My #VIII Greatest American Of All Time

Posted on February 22, 2011 by Steve Simms

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

Posted on February 20, 2011 by Steve Simms

“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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Category Archives: black history

Top 10 List — The Ten Greatest Americans

Who’s My #1 Greatest American? William Lloyd Garrison

My Second Greatest American — Martin Luther King, Jr.

Leader Of A World Wide Revival, William J. Seymour — My 3rd Greatest American

US Congressman, Thaddeus Stevens, My 4th Greatest American

US Senator Charles Sumner — My 5th Greatest American

The Grimke Sisters — My 6th Greatest American(s)

When Freedom Broke Out — My 7th Greatest American

Ida B. Wells — My #VIII Greatest American Of All Time

My #9 Greatest American — William Monroe Trotter

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