Category Archives: history
Virginians Who Fought to End the Confederacy
The news of war, and the possibility of Negroes enlisting as soldiers was truly a step closer to the answering of their prayers for freedom. Upon hearing of this good news Grandy joined a few of the others in this … Continue reading
Goodbye and Good Riddance to the Big Zero
It was a decade with zero economic gains for the typical family. Actually, even at the height of the alleged “Bush boom,” in 2007, median household income adjusted for inflation was lower than it had been in 1999. And you … Continue reading
Victory or Death – Washington Crosses the Delaware
THESE are the times that try men’s souls. The summer soldier and the sunshine patriot will, in this crisis, shrink from the service of their country; but he that stands it now, deserves the love and thanks of man and … Continue reading
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Watching the World Wake Up From History
I was alive and I waited waited I was alive and I waited for this Right here, right now, there is no other place I want to be Right here, right now, watching the world wake up from history I … Continue reading
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Revisiting Herbert Hoover
The time when the employer could ride roughshod over his labor is disappearing with the doctrine of ‘laissez-faire’ on which it is founded. -Herbert Hoover, 1909 When ranking presidents of the United States, Herbert Hoover tends to fare poorly – … Continue reading
