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Respecting human life in all colors and phases

Posted on January 30, 2023 by Steve Simms

I remember the signsThat said “Colored” and “White.”Even as a little boy,Completely unaware ofCritical Race Theory,I knew that wasn’t rightAnd my country was wrong. Respect all human life.Don’t just pick and choose.It’s not right to abuseThe miracle of human lifeIn … Continue reading →

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Patriotic fables shout “Don’t turn the tables!”

Posted on July 5, 2021 by Steve Simms

Here’s a mystery of history: To the American revolutionary, a tax on tea was “tyranny,” but the cruelty of slavery wasn’t. Patriotic fablesDon’t want anyoneTo turn the tablesSo facts can be found. A slaveWho said,“Don’t treadOn me,”Could beTortured till dead. … Continue reading →

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Founding confusion . . .

Posted on March 31, 2021 by Steve Simms

What an ironyThat America’s foundersCalled tea-tax tyrannyBut slavery a right! The cruelest tax ever levied was human slavery. It stole everything from people and then sold them as animals. The big elephant in American history: Many of our founders and … Continue reading →

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Does Blackman history matter? (Living on Blackman Road)

Posted on September 13, 2020 by Steve Simms

My house is surrounded by forgotten history. It’s on Blackman Road in the middle of a former plantation. I live on (or near) land that was cleared and worked by black men, women, and children, who were held in a … Continue reading →

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When history honors slaveholders, but leaves out the stories & trials of the slaves, it’s both incomplete & unjust.

Posted on August 5, 2020 by Steve Simms
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History beyond the myths

Posted on July 5, 2020 by Steve Simms

Like the Pharisees, we can miss what God’s doing in our time, because of our religion. Looking beyond our myths can help us avoid their mistake. Myths and statues have been used as cover-ups in an ongoing attempt to make … Continue reading →

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History’s fables, fibs, & facts

Posted on June 22, 2020 by Steve Simms

Too often, fibs have taken the meat off of the ribs of history and fables have taken us away from the tables of truth. History that ignores and/or hides disturbing details is more a collection of tales than of reality. … Continue reading →

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Colorism: Overcome fear. Take a fearless look at American history.

Posted on May 4, 2020 by Steve Simms

History has divided Americans. Ignoring that history won’t bring us together. Facing it with humility, honesty, and justice will. When it comes to reading, I’m a nonfiction guy (and that’s the truth). Even history that some people don’t want to … Continue reading →

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Corona virus exposes glaring racial disparities

Posted on April 17, 2020 by Steve Simms

The COVID 19 pandemic is revealing glaring racial disparities. (Racial disparity began when skin color was declared to be a hierarchy of human value.) Racial hierarchy (a particular color supremacy) and racial equality are mutually exclusive. There’s no eye color … Continue reading →

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Skin color = eye color — as a minor difference

Posted on March 20, 2020 by Steve Simms

Get Off the RACE Track in Kindle or paperback @ https://amzn.to/2U4sv2I. Tell your friends! How did skin-color get to be such a big deal in America? Why does it still effect how we live in 2020? How can we get … Continue reading →

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