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‘It is required of a man that he share the passion and action of his time, at peril of being judged not to have lived.” In the blog that follows I hope to live up to those words from U.S. Supreme Court Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes. This quote always appeared on my father's editorial page.

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The Promise of the GI Bill Fell Short for Black Americans

Posted on October 3, 2019October 3, 2019

I don’t pretend to be an expert about the lingering impacts of slavery in the United States. But information from History.com and other sources recently helps explain why the G.I. bill didn’t do as much for black Americans as their white counterparts. The information helps explain the lingering disparity between the wealth of white Americans, […]

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This blog will contain memories of growing up in rural America, observations about today and excerpts from some of my father's books.

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