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Kings and Queens, Statesmen and Poets

Posted on November 5, 2023 by Ken Dowell

The National Portrait Gallery, London Continue reading →

Posted in Art, History | Tagged art, history, London, museums, National Portrait Gallery, portraits | 2 Comments

Whatever Happened To? Eldridge Cleaver

Posted on September 16, 2023 by Ken Dowell

What turned a radical revolutionary into a GOP aspirant? Continue reading →

Posted in History, Whatever Happened To? | Tagged Black Panthers, Eldridge Cleaver, history | 27 Comments

All the Faiths of Cordoba

Posted on July 30, 2023 by Ken Dowell

La Mezquita, la Synagoga and la Alcazar Continue reading →

Posted in History, Travel | Tagged Alcazar de Los Reyes Christianos, Cordoba, history, Mezquita, Sinagoga de Cordoba, Spain, travel | 6 Comments

Some Interesting Bits of Barcelona History

Posted on July 2, 2023 by Ken Dowell

A photo tour of Old Barcelona Continue reading →

Posted in History, Travel | Tagged Barcelona, Catalonia, El Born, history, La Boqueria, Spain, travel | 5 Comments

Raised Fists and Guns. These posters chronicle the story of the Black Panther Party, 1967-1970.

Posted on June 18, 2023 by Ken Dowell

Black Power to Black People: Branding the Black Panther Party Continue reading →

Posted in Art, History | Tagged 1960's, Angela Davis, art, Black Panther Party, Black Power, Bobby Seale, Eldridge Cleaver, H. Rap Brown, museums, Poster House, posters | 3 Comments

Growing Up in the 50’s: The Automat

Posted on May 21, 2023 by Ken Dowell

Dining with my mom in NYC Continue reading →

Posted in Growing Up in the 50s, History | Tagged 50's, automat, food, history, Horn & Hardart, restaurants | 12 Comments

Savannah’s History in Bronze and Marble

Posted on May 14, 2023 by Ken Dowell

Walking historic Savannah: statues and monuments Continue reading →

Posted in History, Travel | Tagged history, James Oglethorpe, John Wesley, monuments, Savannah, Savannah historic district, sculpture, statues, Waving Girl | 7 Comments

A Mistake for the Ages

Posted on April 30, 2023 by Ken Dowell

The Prohibition Museum, Savannah, Ga. Continue reading →

Posted in History | Tagged 18th Amendment, Carrie Nation, history, museums, Prohibition, Savannah, temperance movement | 2 Comments

American Dream/Cambodian Nightmare

Posted on April 20, 2023 by Ken Dowell

Book review: “A Refugee’s American Dream” Continue reading →

Posted in History | Tagged book review, books, Cambodia, history, Joe Samuel Starnes, Killing Fields, Leth Oun, memoir, refugees, Secret Service | 4 Comments

Activist City

Posted on April 2, 2023 by Ken Dowell

from exhibits at the Museum of the City of New York Continue reading →

Posted in History | Tagged activists, Black Lives Matter, discrimination, gay rights, Museum of the City of New York, museums, New York, protesters, Vietnam War, Young Lords | 3 Comments

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