To the antiquated and rigid gatekeepers of history, to the purveyors of sanctimonious sacrosanct, to the morbidly disdainful, to the insolent interferers of information, to the always… Read more “A Word…”
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Historical Family Photos: Josephine and Her Beauty Machine
My maternal grandmother, Virginia Alston Braswell (1918-1992), was fairly close in age to her maternal aunt, Josephine Harrison Jordan McDaniel (1910-1985). Josephine was the proprietor of a… Read more “Historical Family Photos: Josephine and Her Beauty Machine”
Book Recommendation: The Half Has Never Been Told: Slavery and the Making of American Capitalism
I am in the process of reading this very important book and thought to share it here. There will be a book discussion with Yvette Carnell on… Read more “Book Recommendation: The Half Has Never Been Told: Slavery and the Making of American Capitalism”
Ms. Cain’s Class, Let’s Line UP
Ms. Cain was my 6th grade Social Studies and English teacher in Fort Knox, Kentucky. She was strictly-business and gave no shortcuts. When it was time to… Read more “Ms. Cain’s Class, Let’s Line UP”
The Genealogy Situation Room 