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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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Suggestions for humans

Posted on June 14, 2020 by Steve Simms

Fellow humans: Let’s treat each other with high regard. After all, everyone of us is a miracle. People who insult people disrespect the human race. The human race has no subsets. We’re all the same breed. You’re not “different”! When … Continue reading →

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It’s Your Right!

Posted on April 24, 2015 by Steve Simms

It’s Your Right! You have the right . . . To daily follow and obey The living, resurrected Jesus Christ! Don’t allow anyone To rob you Of that Right! A Rap ‘Bout Rights (Who has rights?)

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6 Reasons Why The Civil Rights Activits Didn’t Call Their Opponents “Haters”

Posted on March 3, 2014 by Steve Simms

1) To call someone a hater would have violated Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s determination for the Movement to follow the spirit of the Biblical principles of love and non-violence. 2) Blacks were clearly hated in the South so there … 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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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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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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Patriotic fables shout “Don’t turn the tables!”

Suggestions for humans

It’s Your Right!

6 Reasons Why The Civil Rights Activits Didn’t Call Their Opponents “Haters”

My Second Greatest American — Martin Luther King, Jr.

US Congressman, Thaddeus Stevens, My 4th Greatest American

US Senator Charles Sumner — My 5th Greatest American

My #9 Greatest American — William Monroe Trotter

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