Category Archives: slavery

Manchild in the Promised Land-A book published 55 years ago holds true today.

Posted on July 14, 2020 by unholypursuit

I studied Manchild in the Promised Land as a social studies compendium in college. It was published in 1965 as autobiographical novel. It was written by Claude Brown. It chronicles of the author’s coming-of-age story amidst poverty and violence … Continue reading →

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When The Saints Go Marching In.

Posted on June 6, 2020 by unholypursuit

There are so many varieties and contributed authors of this song that it grew and spread from the original song. 1. Oh lord, I’m just a weary pilgrim, Plodding (traveling) thru this world of sin; Getting ready for that City … Continue reading →

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Quote from novel “Shellyanna”: “You can’t see the problem…….”

Posted on May 15, 2020 by unholypursuit

As every one knows I like to introduce a major player in the series before the books come out. Sort of like an old-fashioned matinee. To make the audience familiar with them. This is part of a conversation the main … Continue reading →

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The Most Romantic Books of All Time

Posted on January 31, 2020 by unholypursuit

With Valentine’s Day two weeks away many people are thinking of romance. The romance genre is perhaps the best selling genre of them all. It consist of 38% of all the fiction books sold and rate is steady climbing.

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Toni Morrison passed away.

Posted on August 10, 2019 by unholypursuit

I am sure everyone knows by now about Nobel laureate novelist, Toni Morrison passing. I agree with the article; she was: ‘The Most Formidable Mind of Our Times.’ Tayari Jones Honors Toni Morrison’s Work and Legacy Toni Morrison’s Elegy … Continue reading →

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What is Juneteenth?

Posted on June 19, 2019 by unholypursuit

Many outside of Texas have never heard of Juneteenth because in most Southern states the commemorate date of the Emancipation Proclamation is celebrated January 1, because of Lincoln signing the proclamation on January 1, 1863. Juneteenth, means June 19, 1865 … Continue reading →

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400 Years Since The First Captured Africans Arrived In Jamestown, Va. June 6, 1619.

Posted on June 6, 2019 by unholypursuit

Why is 1619 an important year in African American history? And for American as a whole? This is a very important date. It’s important because it marked the starting point of what this nation would eventually become. A … Continue reading →