Recently I was able to attend a presentation at the Human Rights Education Institute by a staff member of the Southern Poverty Law Center. The presenter gave a brief history of the civil rights movement and also offered a snapshot of the situation for civil rights in America currently, including …
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Today marks 237 years since, in the words of President Lincoln, "our fathers brought forth on this continent a new nation, conceived in liberty and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal." Mr. Lincoln spoke those words on Nov. 19, 1863, on his visit to Gettysburg, Pa. …
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The designation of June 14 as "Flag Birthday" or "Flag Day" seems to have begun in the late 1800's with celebrations beginning in elementary schools and spreading quickly to major municipalities. It was a way to celebrate the flag and its underlying meanings. It was a way to encourage the …
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Two hundred thirty-six years ago, on July 4, 1776, the birthday of our nation, the American Colonies declared their Independence from Great Britain. By any estimation that was an extremely bold step, filled with risk, fraught with danger and yet, in the eyes of a very intelligent and accomplished people, …
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In any effort to understand or appreciate persons, nations or cultures there are "known" and "unknown" aspects. There are several old "wisdom sayings" that reflect this: "Still waters run, deep;" "you never can tell the depth of the well from the length of the handle of the pump;" "you can't …
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July 4, 1776 to July 4, 2011 adds up to 235 years since, in the words of President Lincoln, "our fathers brought forth on this continent a new nation, conceived in liberty and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal."
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Today marks the 234th anniversary of the day when the Continental Congress of these emerging United States adopted the "Flag Resolution" and officially approved the basic design of our National Flag. The victory of the Revolutionary War had not yet been earned, and some skeptics no doubt commented negatively on …
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On May 14, 1787, delegates from the 13 States of the brand new United States began to gather in Philadelphia for a long hot summer of negotiation and compromise that eventually led to the framing and adopting of our Constitution. Some came reluctantly. Many felt that the then current "governing" …
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June 14, 2010 marks 233 years since the Continental Congress of the fledgling United States approved the official design of our American Flag. It has been 94 years since President Woodrow Wilson officially designated this day as "Flag Day," or "Flag Birthday," and it has been 61 years since President …
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