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Bus strike, Alabama. Rosa Parks, right?

Sometimes credit in history is manipulated for image. Taking nothing away from Rosa Parks, but she was far from the first to stand (or sit ) for her rights. In fact, several months before Rosa’s now famous refusal to give … Continued

No Sunday School Picnic

One of the ways to best see the Civil War, as through a pinhole, is through the eyewitness accounts of the individuals who lived through it. Much in the history texts is devoted to the great doings of generals, and … Continued

Francis Lightfoot Lee (10/14/1734 1/11/1797)

He wrought there industriously during four years, never seeking his own ends, but only the public's.

Ely Lilly – more than a pill pusher

Eli Lilly(  (July 8, 1838 – June 6, 1898) was a businessman, and if you were to mention his name to anyone in business, they would immediately think of the giant pharmaceutical company still in existence that bears his name. But … Continued

Why is Richard Henry Lee famous?

"Why then, sir," (said Richard Lee, in conclusion,) "why do we longer delay? Why still deliberate? Let this happy day give birth to an American republic. Let her arise, not to devastate and to conquer, but to reestablish the reign of peace and of law. The eyes of Europe are fixed upon us.

Francis Lewis (1713-1803)

What did Francis Lewis do? Continuing series on the Signers of the Declaration of Independence Francis Lewis was born in Wales, child of Reverend Francis and Amy Lewis. Both parents died by the time he reached age four, and his … Continued

Kate Warne

Tales of the Civil War – First Female Detective When was Kate Warne born? Kate Warne was born in the year of 1833 in Erin, New York. By 1856, at the age of 23, Warne’s husband passed away, leaving her … Continued

Philip Livingston

Signers of the Declaration of Independence Philip Livingston was born in Albany, NY. His father was a merchant, involved in the founding of Albany and obtaining its charter. In the merchant trade, the Livingstons engaged in what is known as … Continued

Vietnam and African Americans

Webster Anderson and other heroes The Vietnam War was another period of deep division in our nation. The fear of Communism, with Khrushchev banging his shoe at the UN and declaring that the grandchildren of the Boomer generation would live … Continued

Battle of Santa Rosa Island

Harvey E. Brown, a rock on which the Confederacy broke Harvey Brown was born September 6, 1795 in Rahway, New Jersey. He was a disciplined and studious child, entering West Point military academy in 1814, and graduating in 1819, with … Continued