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From Slavery to Capitol Hill: Jeremiah Haralson

Posted on February 1, 2022 by Ken Dowell

America’s first Black Congressmen Continue reading →

Posted in History | Tagged Black congressmen, Black History Month, history, Jeremiah Haralson, Reconstruction | 11 Comments

Sundancing on My Couch

Posted on January 27, 2022 by Ken Dowell

Reviews from the 2022 Sundance Film Festival Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged 892, Call Jane, Dos Estaciones, La Guerra Civil, movie reviews, Sundance Film Festival, The American Dream and Other Fairy Tales | 4 Comments

Big, Bright and Bold: Pop Crítico 1960’s-1980’s

Posted on January 23, 2022 by Ken Dowell

Blanton Museum of Art, Austin Texas Continue reading →

Posted in Art | Tagged Antonio Berni, art, Austin, Blanton Museum of Art, Emilio Cruz, expressive figuration, museums, painting, Political Pop, Pop Critico, University ofTexas | 4 Comments

Famous Faces

Posted on January 16, 2022 by Ken Dowell

From the National Portrait Gallery, Washington, D.C. Continue reading →

Posted in Art | Tagged Abe Lincoln, art, Barack Obama, Betty Friedan, Cesar Chavez, Frederick Douglass, George Washington, John Lewis, Lily tomlin, museums, National Portrait Gallery, painting, portraits, Rosalynn Carter, Russell Means, Thomas Jefferson | 5 Comments

Wildflower Sculpture Park

Posted on January 9, 2022 by Ken Dowell

South Mountain Reservation, Essex County, N.J. Continue reading →

Posted in Art | Tagged art, Essex County, sculpture, sculpture parks, South Mountain Reservation, Wildflower Sculpture Park | 7 Comments

2021 Movies Reviewed in Five Words or Less

Posted on January 6, 2022 by Ken Dowell

My favorites, and a couple clunkers. Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Belfast, film, Jockey, movie reviews, movies, Power of the Dog, Summer of Soul | 3 Comments

The Best Books I Read in 2021

Posted on January 2, 2022 by Ken Dowell

Starting with Where the Crawdads Sing Continue reading →

Posted in Book reviews | Tagged Book reviews, books, Boom Town, How Beautiful We Were, novels, Shuggie Bain, The Falcon Thief, Where the Crawdads Sing | 7 Comments

Operation Sojourner: Spies in the Pews

Posted on December 26, 2021 by Ken Dowell

How the INS infiltrated the Santuary Movement Continue reading →

Posted in History | Tagged Alan C. Nelson, El Salvador, Guatemala, history, immigrants, INS, James Fike, Jesus Cruz, Operation Sojourner, refugees, Sanctuary Movement, Southside Presbyterian Church | 2 Comments

It All Started at a Little Church in Tucson

Posted on December 19, 2021 by Ken Dowell

The Sanctuary Movement of the 1980’s Continue reading →

Posted in History | Tagged Arizona, El Salvador, Guatamala, immigrants, James A. Corbett, refugees, Sanctuary Movement, Southside Presbyterian Church, Tucson | 6 Comments

1980: Good Times/Bad Times for Those Seeking Asylum in the U.S.

Posted on December 12, 2021 by Ken Dowell

Central Americans and U.S. refugee policy Continue reading →

Posted in History | Tagged Central America, El Salvador, Guatamala, history, Refugee Act of 1920, refugees, Ronald Reagan | 3 Comments

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