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Rick Sapp at Trudge to Truth
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1 day ago

A Tradition of Tolerance

What is it that makes America one of the most tolerant countries in the world? There will be some who disagree with the premise. I encourage them to travel more and consume international news. This tolerance in the United States began with the founding. Freedom of speech, assembly, and religion…

Us History

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Us History

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2 days ago

Camp Life, Death, and Reconciliation

Some say 100,000 people were in the Oak Woods Cemetery in Chicago on May 30, 1895. Many participated in the parade on Michigan Avenue before gathering in the cemetery. There were 15 carriages, a platoon of Chicago city police, and a detachment of National Guard cavalry. One of the carriages…

Confederate Memorials

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Confederate Memorials

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3 days ago

A Podcast Gone Wrong

My son sent me a link to a Lex Fridman podcast this morning with the following short note. “I’m sure you’ll find much that is misguided here.” What an understatement! Lex is interviewing Jeremi Suri an historian at the University of Texas in Austin. He is part of the LBJ…

Us Civil War

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Us Civil War

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4 days ago

A Northern Emancipation Question (Essay Four)

This is the fourth and last in a series of essays that began with this quote. “The negroes from the Middle and the New-England states, who, under the emancipation laws of those states, were forced into the markets of Va. and other southern states, did not thereby become more of…

Us History

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Us History

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Jan 23

A Northern Emancipation Question (Essay Three)

This is the third essay in a series investigating whether there were large numbers of slaves from Northern states sold to people in Southern states instead of being set free. The last essay was a review of the 1790 and 1800 censuses. In this one we will look at the…

Slavery

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Slavery

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Jan 21

Three Brothers

As she played Amazing Grace on the flute under the United States flag in the small country church, I thought about the three brothers. They were raised south of Ft. Benning in the 1930s and 40s. They were the sons of a farmer, and they called their mother Juliette as…

Veterans

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Veterans

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Jan 16

A Northern Emancipation Question (Essay Two)

This is the second essay addressing the question of whether there were large numbers of slaves from Northern states sold to people in Southern states instead of being set free. The process begins with a review of the 1790 and 1800 censuses. In 1790 there were 40,000 slaves in what…

Slavery

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Slavery

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Jan 14

A Northern Emancipation Question (Essay One)

I recently spent time learning about Matthew Fontaine Maury, the famous American scientist and naval officer from Virginia. In 1852 he wrote an essay with the following passage: “The negroes from the Middle and the New-England states, who, under the emancipation laws of those states, were forced into the markets…

Slavery

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Slavery

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Jan 13

Some History Courtesy of AI

I listened to a podcast where they discussed the application of artificial intelligence (AI). They talked about the power of ChatGPT which provides detailed answers to questions asked. I figured I would give it a try. Who started the American Civil War? “The American Civil War, also known as the…

Us History

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Us History

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Jan 11

A Tipping Point?

I am a member of the Defend Arlington committee which has one goal: save the Confederate Memorial at Arlington National Cemetery. Through my association I have met some great people and obtained insight into organizations I had only heard about. The committee has people on it who are part of…

Politics

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Politics

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Rick Sapp at Trudge to Truth

Rick Sapp at Trudge to Truth

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Career consultant turned substitute teacher and writer. I enjoy the outdoors and poker. www.trudgetotruth.com

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