Photo by Ed Ortiz My journey reading the biographies of the principal founding fathers of the United States has been very illuminating up to this point. My goal is to read biographies of the seven principal founders: George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, John Adams, Benjamin Franklin, Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and John Jay. While reading about … Continue reading Book Review: Thomas Jefferson
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Book Review: COMBEE – Harriet Tubman, the Combahee River Raid, and Black Freedom during the Civil War
Photo by Ed Ortiz Last year, I attended the Printers Row Lit Fest, an annual book fair and literary festival held in Chicago. While there, I listened to Edda L. Fields-Black speak about her book Combee and her ancestors. It was a very powerful talk that led me to purchase the book. Combee: Harriet Tubman, … Continue reading Book Review: COMBEE – Harriet Tubman, the Combahee River Raid, and Black Freedom during the Civil War
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