Mississippi Burning – The Murder of Chaney, Goodman and Schwerner By John C Abercrombie Today is day 22 of the[…]
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New York Draft Riots 1863
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Tribute to Opal Lee – A Woman With A Purpose! By John C Abercrombie Opal Lee was born[…]
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Juneteenth for Kids By John C Abercrombie Juneteenth is a funny sounding word. It is actually two words joined together[…]
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Harper’s Ferry By John C Abercrombie To many the name John Brown and Harpers Ferry go together. In a[…]
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