Dorothy was on the platform with Dr. Martin Luther King when he gave his “I have a dream” speech in Washington D. C.Humble to the last, Dorothy said “the task at hand was far less about personal limelight than it was about collective struggle. I was there, and I felt at home in the group,”
My second book in the Across the Great Divide series has launched. For insights into the writing process, and the book itself, check out this interview with Danielle Apple. https://r.search.yahoo.com/_ylt=A0geJGs7btlfi1QAlQdXNyoA;_ylu=Y29sbwNiZjEEcG9zAzEEdnRpZANCMjk0NF8xBHNlYwNzcg–/RV=2/RE=1608113852/RO=10/RU=https%3a%2f%2fwww.danielleapple.com%2f2020%2f12%2f15%2fauthor-interview-michael-ross%2f/RK=2/RS=I7ZLqMjfRPmZZWlFsWNvcuY92AE-
The settlement of Boston in 1720 was quite different from the sprawling metropolis of today. The settlement had around 10,600 people (some sources say 12,000) making it the largest city in the colonies. On April 22, 1721, HMS Seahorse let … Continued
Lt. Colonel Charity Adams was the first female black officer in the Women’s Air Corps (WAC). Charity Adams ( 5 December 1918 – 13 January 2002) Charity Adams was born in Kittrell, North Carolina, just north of Durham and Raleigh, … Continued
Mary Bethune (born Mary Jane McLeod; July 10, 1875 – May 18, 1955), known as “First Lady of the Struggle”, was an African American educator and champion of rights for women and children, and advisor to five United States presidents. … Continued
Many people today think the U.S. Constitution sets the number of Supreme Court justices, but it does not. Article III establishes the court system, including the Supreme Court.
In previous articles, we’ve demonstrated the genesis of the socialist movement in America going back to the Utopian commune movements of the Harmony towns, to Rapp and Old Economy, the infusion of Fourier and Marxist ideas, leading to Debs and … Continued
A recent historical fiction novel, The Lost Diaries of Alexander Hamilton by Sophie Schiller, gives insight into the early life of one of America’s founding fathers. Unlike Adams, Hancock, or a score of others, Hamilton was born in the West … Continued
As the United States election gets closer, the country is more divided than ever. Listen in as Michael Ross joins Suzanne Harris for the Books on Air podcast to discuss parallels between the US at the time of the Civil … Continued
In 1860, the United States was a deeply divided country, and the divide was most evident in the split in the Democratic party. The issues were both economic and race-related, much as it is today. Southern Democrats wanted to defend … Continued