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The harvest is plentiful, but the laborers are few…

  Prudence Crandall is recognized as the State Heroine of Connecticut. As a young teacher,...

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May 08, 2023

Carolyn Bryant Donham, Emmett Till, and a Nation’s Uncomfortable History with Lynching

             Carolyn Bryant (now Donham), whose accusations against Emmett Till...

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February 17, 2023

The “Father of Modern Gynecology,” the “Mothers of Gynecology,” and the Challenge of History

In 2017, I stumbled across an article about a statue of a physician named J....

February 11, 2023

A Page from Memphis History: The 1968 Sanitation Workers Strike, and a Faith Story…

  Thursday, February 1, 1968 was a cold, rainy day. Memphis sanitation workers Echol Cole...

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January 31, 2023

It’s not just Black History…

People often ask me why I’m not a fan of Black History Month. My explanation...

January 13, 2023

Remembering Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.|Dorothy Wellsls

As we pause to celebrate the life and legacy of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King,...

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