This is the grave of Alva Belmont. Born in 1853 in Mobile, Alabama, Alva Smith came from the white elite South, which meant massive numbers of slaves. Her family had a lot of southern politicians and merchants in it and all the money came from...
Author: Erik Loomis
A waiter sets up a table in the outdoor dining area on Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2020, in which Gov. Gavin Newsom, who later called it a "bad mistake," attended a.
Destroying global energy and water supplies and driving electricity costs through the roof so that students can cheat on papers and companies can lay off workers does not prove to.
James Pogue is a very annoying writer about the contemporary American West. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez is an exceptionally annoying Democratic congresswoman. That's not because she's a moderate in a purple district. That I understand. It's because she's a preening narcissist. Thus, I knew this Times op-ed...
The way we teach the civil rights movement--or any movement--has gotten massively oversimplified, with a focus on just a few people. This may be inevitable, but we lose something by.
This is the grave of Tuekakas, known to whites as "Old Chief Joseph." Born sometime around 1785, Tuekakas grew up in a world where the Nez Perce lived free. He.
This is the grave of Elizabeth Buffum Chace. Born in 1806 in Smithfield, Rhode Island, Elizabeth Buffum grew up in the Quaker world there. Quakerism wasn't as big in Rhode Island as in Pennsylvania, but it was a sizable thing. Now, the idea that Quakers...
On January 12, 1942, President Franklin Delano Roosevelt issued Executive Order 9017, creating the National War Labor Board. The goal of this board was to mediate all labor issues until.
Through the fence in the distance is the grave of John Jay (this is as close as one can get). Born in 1745 in New York City, Jay grew up.
This is the grave of Carl Hatch. Born in 1889 in Kirwin, Kansas, Hatch attended the local public schools, did well, and had enough money to attend college, which happened at the Cumberland School of Law, which is today part of Samford University in Alabama....
You've probably seen this story about Hilton disassociating itself with a Hampton Inn in Minneapolis where an employee refused to rent rooms to the ICE fascists. Good for that person,.
Make this man's life a living hell: The Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent who fatally shot a 37-year-old woman in Minneapolis on Jan. 7 is Jonathan Ross, the same officer.