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Negro Spirituals — A Message We Desperately Need!
“Over my head I hear music in the air, There must be a God somewhere.” –Negro spiritual. Those words were written and sung during the most difficult of days, a time of great oppression and evil – a time of bondage, … Continue reading
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America’s Forgotten Freedom Fighters
The new PBS series, The Abolitionists, features five forgotten American freedom fighters — William Lloyd Garrison, Angelina Grimke, Frederick Douglas, Harriet Beecher Stowe, and John Brown (more about Brown in the 3rd paragraph from the end of this article). How … Continue reading
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When Freedom Broke Out — My 7th Greatest American
(Read about all of my Top Ten Greatest Americans by clicking here.) Freedom is breaking out in the Middle East as multitudes take to the streets to courageously demand their right to liberty. In colonial America, one man gave freedom … Continue reading
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