Daily Archives: January 4, 2020
Educated for Freedom: The Incredible Story of Two Fugitive Schoolboys who Grew Up to Change a Nation – Anna Mae Duane
In the 1820s most Americans did not see a need to educate black children. Reading, writing and a bit of math would do very well. After all, these children were seen as inferior. But the people who established the New York … Continue reading
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Tagged 1800s, Abolition, Henry Highland Garnet, James McCune Smith
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The Journey to the Mayflower: God’s Outlaws and the Invention of Freedom – Stephen Tomkins
This year, 2020, marks the 400th anniversary of the sailing of the Mayflower. That’s usually the beginning of the story. But the story begins in 1553 with Queen Mary’s cleansing of the church. No, it really begins several hundred years before that. … Continue reading
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Tagged Mayflower, religion
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