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The Darkness and Light of Ellis Island

Posted on August 14, 2022 by Ken Dowell

Ellis Island: A People’s History and The Next Ship Home Continue reading →

Posted in Book reviews, History | Tagged books, Ellis Island, Ellis Island: A People's History, history, immigration, The Next Ship Home | 4 Comments

From Slavery to Capitol Hill: Josiah Thomas Walls

Posted on February 27, 2022 by Ken Dowell

America’s first Black congressmen Continue reading →

Posted in History | Tagged Black congressmen, Black History Month, Florida, history, Josiah Thomas Walls, Reconstruction | 12 Comments

From Slavery to Capitol Hill: Benjamin Sterling Turner

Posted on February 23, 2022 by Ken Dowell

America’s first Black congressmen Continue reading →

Posted in History | Tagged Alabama, Benjamin Sterling Turner, Black congressmen, Black History Month, history, Selma | 17 Comments

From Slavery to Capitol Hill: Robert Smalls

Posted on February 20, 2022 by Ken Dowell

America’s first Black congressmen Continue reading →

Posted in History | Tagged Beaufort, Black congressmen, Black History Month, Civil War, history, Robert Smalls, slavery, South Carolina | 7 Comments

From Slavery to Capitol Hill: George Washington Murray

Posted on February 16, 2022 by Ken Dowell

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Posted in History | Tagged Black congressmen, Black History Month, George Washington Murray, history, Reconstruction, South Carolina, voter suppression | 7 Comments

From Slavery to Capitol Hill: John Roy Lynch

Posted on February 13, 2022 by Ken Dowell

America’s first Black congressmen Continue reading →

Posted in History | Tagged Black congressman, Black History Month, Civil Rights Act of 1875, history, John Roy Lynch, Mississippi, Natchez, Resconstruction | 11 Comments

From Slavery to Capitol Hill: John Adams Hyman

Posted on February 9, 2022 by Ken Dowell

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Posted in History | Tagged Black congressmen, Black History Month, history, John Adams Hyman, North Carolina, Warrenton | 11 Comments

From Slavery to Capitol Hill: Jefferson Franklin Long

Posted on February 6, 2022 by Ken Dowell

America’s first Black Congressmen Continue reading →

Posted in History | Tagged Black congressmen, Black History Month, Georgia, history, Jefferson Franklin Long, Macon, Reconstruction | 11 Comments

From Slavery to Capitol Hill: Jeremiah Haralson

Posted on February 1, 2022 by Ken Dowell

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

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