jim valvano

Erik Visits an American Grave, Part 627

By Erik Loomis

In General

On February 1, 2020

This is the grave of Jim Valvano. Born in 1946 in Manhattan, Valvano grew up in Queens and then in Nassau County, a three-sport star in high school. He was recruited by Rutgers to play basketball and was a starting guard for a pretty good...

EliHawk Seriously? He's one of the most important trade unionists in British History, went from being a child laborer to labor organizer, rising up the ranks of the Dock, Wharf, Riverside and General...
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MacCheerful I never got around to reading the whole thing but my memory from thos parts checking in on the actual anti slavery portions was a fair amount of concern about slavery in Africa itself and the need to...
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Shakezula Gotta wonder how likely it is trump can keep a secret.
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Ghost Commenter This is getting stupid.
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