Race and Culture
Juneteenth: Perfecting the Republic (Part 2)
.. Let’s be honest: the Civil War was far from “civil.” And this social conflict composes more than a North-South geography, despite the narrative of the Mason-Dixon line. Neither was…
Read MoreThe Making of a King: How Martin Luther King, Jr. Transformed America (Part 1)
In Black American history there have been many influential people. Phyllis Wheatley. Sojourner Truth. Harriet Tubman. Frederick Douglass. Booker T. Washington. George Washington Carver. Jackie Robinson. But few transformed America…
Read MoreMartin Luther King, Jr.: The Making of an American Moses (Part 2)
In PART ONE, the individuals and events that influenced King’s childhood and adolescence were addressed. +++++++++++++++++++++ Every prophet journeys through a season of preparation. Just as Moses spent…
Read MoreHitler, Fascism and Nazism: The Historical Truth
In today’s heated political climate, one of the harshest insults is to be labeled a “Nazi,” “fascist,” or “Hitler.” Depending on who’s talking, it almost sounds like the Third Reich…
Read MoreJohn Quincy Adams: The Hell Hound of Slavery
It’s one thing to be a “career politician.” It’s quite another to be so influential that your very presence commands respect, honor and adoration. But John Quincy Adams was a…
Read MoreThe Big Switch That Wasn’t: The Dixiecrats, Race and 1964
It’s known as “The Big Switch.” A historical moment when Southern Democrat politicians converted to Republicanism and refashioned the G.O.P. into a racist political party (according to their opponents). In…
Read MoreJohn Ericsson: The Swede that Saved the Union
When it comes to America’s naval history, few had more influence on battleship design than a man named John Ericsson. In fact, it’s a Swedish story better than ABBA. Ericsson…
Read MoreThe Dred Scott Decision: The Supreme Court’s “Greatest Self-Inflicted Wound”
Many legal scholars consider the Dred Scott decision the worst opinion of the U.S. Supreme Court. Chief Justice Charles Evans Hughes called it the Supreme Court’s “greatest self-inflicted wound.” The…
Read MoreMartin Luther King, Jr.: The Making of an American Moses (Part 3)
In PART ONE, the individuals and events that influenced King’s childhood and adolescence were addressed. In PART TWO, Martin Luther King’s rise to inspire and lead the Civil Rights…
Read MoreThe Oregon Trail: How Christianity Carved a New Path West
Oregon. Washington. Idaho. Parts of Montana and Wyoming. It’s nearly 300,000 acres of majestic, rugged land known as the Oregon Territory, a part of the larger Louisiana Purchase of 1803.…
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