Sheila Jackson Lee (D-Tex.) looks mighty good for a woman who has to be at least 148 years old. My take on her age is based on a statement the Congresswoman made today while objecting to impending spending reductions relating to sequestration in which she characterized herself as "a freed slave." Slavery as a legal… Read more »
Posts Tagged: freed
Leaving their chains behind them: Freed slave colonization and emigration
Joseph Jenkins Roberts Roberts arrived in Liberia in 1829 from Virginia. Served as the first and seventh president of Liberia. The roots of most of our exploration of black history are deeply embedded in the enslavement of Africans brought to the New World via the Transatlantic Slave Trade. Growing up, much of what I learned… Read more »
150 Years Ago Today… Republicans Freed the Slaves
Another Great moment in Republican Party History. On this day in 1863 Republicans freed the slaves. Republicans rejoiced. Democrats cursed. Grand Old Partisan reported: On New Year’s Day in 1863, the Republican Party’s Emancipation Proclamation came into effect. While Republicans rejoiced, Democrat politicians and newspapers denounced President Abraham Lincoln (R-IL) for freeing slaves. Demonstrating their… Read more »
Obama Donor Connected to Freed Plotter of Benghazi Attack
There have been reports that a radical left-wing organization is responsible for helping to free a former detainee at Guantanamo Bay named Abu Sufian bin Qumu. Bin Qumu has been cited by multiple sources at Fox News as at least being involved with, and possibly playing the lead role in the attacks on the U.S…. Read more »