It was a normal day at Atlanta’s Union Depot in March 1895. Dozens of horse-driven cabs were parked along the sidewalk by the carshed waiting on possible fares. One of the cab drivers was a colored man by the name of Will Clemons who threw up his … [Read more]
Lucy Lambert Hale and the President’s Assassin
When I throw out the name John Wilkes Booth what comes to mind? Perhaps you think about Booth’s responsibility in ending President Lincoln’s hopes for a kinder Reconstruction. Maybe the words assassin, actor, murderer, or Confederate sympathizer … [Read more]
Mrs. Lillian and Campbell County High School’s Class of 1933
I was busy working on my column for the Douglas County Sentinel, so I did not see the delivery driver, but I heard the thud as he tossed the package onto the front porch. Shadow, our black Labrador, trusty guard dog, and my part-time writing and … [Read more]
George Washington’s Overdue Library Books
Growing up I was huge patron of the library at our church, at my school, and the public library near my home. Occasionally, I would love a book so much I would incur a late fine or two – never a huge sum – never more than a dollar or two. Sometimes I … [Read more]
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