Monday, January 31, 2011
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They are so brave....
Characterizing what is happening in North Africa as an 'anti-government movement', as many are doing, is less than accurate.
It is, more accurately, an 'anti-tyranny movement', and we would do better to be ALSO informed by those who know the difference.
There's is language in the American Declaration of Independence that resonates with what is unfolding.
The first sentence thereof makes American Independence from Great Britain a matter of natural law resulting from specified grievances.
We shall see how principles espoused and established in this country in the 18th century guide American minds and mouths in the 21st Century.
We shall also see who comes to Mubarak's aide, and why.
It is, more accurately, an 'anti-tyranny movement', and we would do better to be ALSO informed by those who know the difference.
There's is language in the American Declaration of Independence that resonates with what is unfolding.
The first sentence thereof makes American Independence from Great Britain a matter of natural law resulting from specified grievances.
We shall see how principles espoused and established in this country in the 18th century guide American minds and mouths in the 21st Century.
We shall also see who comes to Mubarak's aide, and why.
Nadine F. Grimmett Starks
Mrs. Nadine F. Grimmett Starks 85 a resident of Notasulga, AL passed away Wednesday, January 26, 2011 at her residence. Funeral services will be held Tuesday, February 1, 2011 at 1:00 PM at Macedonia Baptist Church, Notasulga, AL Rev. Willie Drisker, Pastor and Rev. Hardy Graves, Officiating. Interment will follow in Memory Gardens Cemetery, Notasulga, AL with Ross-Clayton Funeral Home, Inc., directing. Mrs. Starks will lie in repose at the church one hour prior to the funeral service. She is preceded in death by her husband, Jewel C. Starks; her parents, Edward and Lizzie Grimmett; a brother, Edward Grimmett, Jr. and a sister, Alma Tucker. She is survived by four children, Edward (Rita) Starks, Tucson, AZ, Natasha (Wayman) Starks, Henderson, NV, Charles (Patricia) Starks, Minneapolis, MN and Dale Conley, Phoenix, AZ; grandchildren, Xavier and Neil Starks and William D. Conley; two brothers, Walter (Clara) Grimmett, Preston (Isabell) Grimmett, both of Tuskegee, AL; three sisters, Minnie Carter, Mariah (Hardy) Graves and Erlene Thompson, all of Notasulga, AL; close friends, Minister Teressa Moman, Steve Jones and adopted son, Johnny Rogers; a host of loving nieces, nephews, cousins and friends and Charlie (The Boss) cat.
Saturday, January 29, 2011
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The Jenney Grist Mill
Pilgrim John Jenney & the 1636 Grist Mill
One of the main reasons the Pilgrims decided to locate in Plymouth is the waterway that is referred to today as Town Brook. Town Brook is a small river that runs through the center of Plymouth for a mile and a half and empties into the harbor next to Plymouth Rock. On this river you will find the recreation of the Jenney Grist Mill built on the location of the first mill built in the United States. The mill is operational and runs the same as it did when it was originally built in 1636.
The Pilgrims found this river important for three reasons. The first is that over the rivers mile and a half run it drops 80 feet in elevation allowing for ample waterpower. The second is that the river and the pond that feeds it are spring fed so that even in times of drought, the river never runs out of water. The third is that the river supplied the Pilgrims with their fertilizer. Every spring fish called herring migrate from the ocean up to the pond to spawn. On the way by the mill the Pilgrims would take the fish from the river and plant them in the sandy ground to fertilize for the planting of the corn. To this day, over a six-week period, thousands of fish go up this fish ladder to spawn.
John Jenney, who built the mill in 1636, changed the quality of life for the Pilgrims.By grinding corn with water power, it was easier to feed the increasing population. The building of the mill was also instrumental in the establishment of the free market system. Eventually there were over 14 mills built on this river contributing to the beginning of industry in the United States.
Wednesday, January 19, 2011
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The largest slave rebellion in U.S. history by J.B. Bird First published June 5, 2005
Summary: From 1835-38, the Black Seminoles inspired and led the largest U.S. slave revolt. Here are the facts to prove it. Topics covered include:
* Comparison with other rebellions
* Classification: maroon war or slave rebellion?
* Plantation slaves in rebellion: 1835-38
* The fate of the plantation slaves
* The fate of the Black Seminoles
* Contrary perspectives: It was not a rebellion
o Contrary perspective No. 1: It was a wartime alliance
o Contrary perspective No. 2: It was collusion with maroons
* Conclusion and final tally
* End notes and list of works cited
* Comparison with other rebellions
* Classification: maroon war or slave rebellion?
* Plantation slaves in rebellion: 1835-38
* The fate of the plantation slaves
* The fate of the Black Seminoles
* Contrary perspectives: It was not a rebellion
o Contrary perspective No. 1: It was a wartime alliance
o Contrary perspective No. 2: It was collusion with maroons
* Conclusion and final tally
* End notes and list of works cited
Wednesday, January 12, 2011
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