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Review: The Ghost Ship of Brooklyn, An Untold Story of the American Revolution by Robert P. Watson

Posted on August 22, 2017 by

Andersonville. Bataan. Auschwitz. All conjure up images of disillusion, devastation, and death. All are infamously known as harsh prisoner-of-war camps. When those words are read, images flash through your mind and memory of hollow faces attached to gaunt bodies staring … Continue reading →

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Two Patriots: One Slave and One Free – James Armistead Lafayette and James Forten

Posted on February 17, 2017 by

Part Two by Malanna Henderson  A hero who championed American independence was Revolutionary War hero James Forten; not particularly for what he did, but for what he didn’t do. At the tender age of fourteen, Forten became a prisoner of … Continue reading →

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