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Home→Published 2017

Yearly Archives: 2017

OTD in 1860 – the Crittenden Compromise is introduced

Posted on Monday, 18 December 2017 by Mark ThomasDecember 18, 2017

It was on this date in 1860 that Kentucky Senator John J. Crittenden introduced the famous compromise legislation he and others hoped would head off a civil war. Too much, too late The doomed Crittenden Compromise called for six new … Continue reading →

Posted in American Civil War, Slavery

Bigelow’s Detroit deserves a second look

Posted on Monday, 4 September 2017 by Mark ThomasJune 5, 2021

Have you seen the film, Detroit? Few have – and that’s a problem. At a time when the Whitehouse is occupied by a lunatic whose power is largely derived from his impulsive willingness to stoke the fires of racism, one … Continue reading →

Posted in Civil Rights, Culture
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