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From Bloody Sunday to Victory

Did you know that Bloody Sunday occurred on March 7, 1965 when people were attacked for seeking voting rights? The voting rights march from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama (about 50 miles) began with only 600 demonstrators but reached 25,000 by the time they reached the capitol. Each one of the marchers added to the strength of the movement that resulted in passage of the 1965 Voting Rights Act signed by President Lyndon B. Johnson on […]

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November 7, 2016
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Queen Elizabeth’s Witty Remarks

While the world is anxiously watching and waiting for the outcome of America’s presidential election on November 8, 2016, Queen Elizabeth II has made an offer that proves she has given careful consideration to United States politics.  Will America accept her offer to restore British rule so history can repeat itself? That remains to be seen. The monarch’s reign of more than sixty-three years is a good indication that a woman (even a nonagenarian), is […]

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November 5, 2016
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