Good Morning POU! Today is Memorial Day and this week we will feature African American soldiers awarded the highest military honor, the Medal of Honor. This is our second feature of military heroes. You can revisit the first series by searching "Medal of Honor" on our homepage. Milton Olive III When one Black boy came into this world in Chicago on November 7, … [Read more...] about Monday Open Thread: African American Military Heroes
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Tuesday Evening Thread: President Obama Reunites With Earl Smith
President Obama reunited with veteran who inspired himBy Karen Tumulty, Updated: Tuesday, January 22, 5:56 PM Five years ago, there had been a chance encounter in an Austin elevator between a Vietnam veteran and a future commander in chief. For the rest of the campaign, the candidate would carry the military patch that the stranger gave him that day. On Tuesday, Earl Smith … [Read more...] about Tuesday Evening Thread: President Obama Reunites With Earl Smith
LIVE STREAM: President Obama speaks at Arlington National Cemetery (UPDATED)
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Tuesday Open Thread: African Americans in the American Revolution (UPDATE)
GOOD MORNING O-BOTS! We continue our look at African Americans in the American Revolution with... Mammy Kate Mammy Kate was a house slave who belonged to future Governor Stephen Heard (1740–1815) of Georgia. She lived in what was then Wilkes County, Georgia, now Elbert County, Georgia. In an 1820 letter she was said to be the "biggest and tallest" black woman the writer … [Read more...] about Tuesday Open Thread: African Americans in the American Revolution (UPDATE)
Monday Open Thread: African Americans in the American Revolution
GOOD MORNING P.O.U.! This week, we're going to take a look at African Americans in the American Revolution Crispus Attucks Crispus Attucks (c. 1722 – March 5, 1770) was an American slave, merchant seaman and dockworker of Wampanoag and African descent. He was the first person shot to death by British redcoats during the Boston Massacre, in Boston, … [Read more...] about Monday Open Thread: African Americans in the American Revolution