Martin Luther King, Jr. Martin Luther King, Jr., eloquent African-American Baptist minister and leader […]
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Hank Aaron on Life, Baseball, and that Crazy Homerun Record
With 755 home runs to his credit, the Hank Aaron, former Braves’ slugger, discusses Jackie Robinson’s challenge of baseball’s color line and his own pursuit of Babe Ruth’s record.
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President John F. Kennedy’s Civil Rights Quandary
President Kennedy told the nation on June 11, 1963: ‘We are confronted primarily with a moral issue. It is as old as the scriptures and is as clear as the American Constitution. The heart of the question is whether all Americans are to be afforded equal rights and equal opportunities.’
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Picture of the Day: April 4
Civil rights leader the Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr., was fatally shot as he […]
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Book Review: REFERENCE BOOK–OUR NATION’S ARCHIVE: THE HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES IN DOCUMENTS (Edited by Erik Bruun & Jay Crosby) : AH
REFERENCE BOOK–OUR NATION’S ARCHIVE: THE HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES IN DOCUMENTS, Edited by […]
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Film Review: GREAT AMERICAN SPEECHES / 80 YEARS OF POLITICAL ORATORY (2000)
GREAT AMERICAN SPEECHES: 80 YEARS OF POLITICAL ORATORY, (Pieri & Spring Productions, $34.95). The […]
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Multi-Media Review: THE SIXTIES: AMERICA 1960-1970 : AH
THE SIXTIES: AMERICA 1960-1970, (Multieducator, $54.95). The people, places, and events of America in […]
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Multi-Media Review: THE FIFTIES : AH
THE FIFTIES, The History Channel, $99.95. Based on Pulitzer Prize-winning author David Halberstam’s book […]
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Multi-Media Review: ENCYCLOPAEDIA BRITANNICA PROFILES BLACK HISTORY: AH
ENCYCLOPAEDIA BRITANNICA PROFILES BLACK HISTORY, Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc., $29.95. A comprehensive look at nearly […]
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Henry Aaron Remembers
With 755 home runs to his credit, the former Braves’ slugger discusses Jackie Robinson’s challenge of baseball’s color line and his own pursuit of Babe Ruth’s record.