Tag Archives: American history

Honest history shows that greatness without kindness is counterfeit.

Posted on February 12, 2020 by Steve Simms

Perhaps it’s time for history to stop repeating itself. Let’s begin to discover the hidden or ignored events that we need to know about. For example: For many generations in American history, darker skin color was labeled as a bad … Continue reading →

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Black history tries to equalize American history

Posted on February 4, 2020 by Steve Simms

Black History Month is an attempt to begin to equalize American history — to tell the whole story and not just the parts of history that have been selected to make us look good. All Americans need to know the … Continue reading →

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If President George Washington had been black . . .

Posted on November 20, 2019 by Steve Simms

If President George Washington had been black, Would America have made skin color a big deal? Would we have held people in lifelong bondage Based on nothing more than the shade of their skin? Or would the words, “All men … Continue reading →

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Some history should never be repeated

Posted on August 27, 2019 by Steve Simms

The answers that got you a passing grade in history class aren’t always the full truth about the way things really happened. Some parts of history are celebrated; some ignored (or hidden). The ignored parts can tell powerful stories. If … Continue reading →

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When racism is gone, America’s slave plantations will be seen to be as horrific as Auschwitz. Search: Off the RACE Track book.

Posted on August 11, 2019 by Steve Simms
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Stop color profiling

Posted on July 26, 2019 by Steve Simms

Instead of saying, “I’m not a racist,” perhaps we should be saying, “I’m against profiling people by their skin color.” The “supremacy” or dominance of one race over another can only be maintained by brutality and cruelty. Most people want … Continue reading →

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What makes America great?

Posted on May 28, 2019 by Steve Simms

What makes America great? The idea that all people “are created equal . . . with inalienable rights.” The freedom to openly speak out against injustice. And the ability to change laws as more light comes to people. I like … Continue reading →

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Forget the past or “never forget”? (Memorial Day thoughts)

Posted on May 27, 2019 by Steve Simms

Too often our memory of the past is selective. Many people want to forget America’s history of racial injustice, but when it comes to Memorial Day they want to “never forget.” I wrote a book about many incredible, yet forgotten, … Continue reading →

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DARE TO READ A SLAVE NARRATIVE

Posted on May 17, 2019 by Steve Simms

Every American should read At least one slave narrative, The personal account of someone Who courageously escaped The brutality of human trafficking inflicted By men history usually considers honorable, And get the other side of the story of slavery. There … Continue reading →

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Remembering some of America’s forgotten mothers on Mothers Day

Posted on May 12, 2019 by Steve Simms

We’ve forgotten the millions of mothers in America who were brutalized by legalized human trafficking. We’ve forgotten the 4,000+ American mothers whose son or daughter was murdered by racist lynchings. We’ve forgotten the millions of American mothers treated as inferior … Continue reading →

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