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Honoring Black History Month
In honor Black HIstory Month, Dr. J. Randall O’Brien has graciously allowed us to use a clip from his recently published book, Would Moses Throw a Chair? The year was 1979. Johnny Lee Clary, Grand Dragon of the … Continue reading
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Tagged Dr. J. Randall O'Brien, Johnny Lee Clary, Reverend Wade Watts
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Life or Death in Vietnam
To honor our veterans on this Veteran’s Day 2020, we are grateful to have a firsthand glimpse of what serving in a war zone is really like via Randall O’Brien, our resident veteran. Happy Veteran’s Day to all of the … Continue reading
Pilgrim in a Racist Land
Pilgrim in a Racist Land By J. Randall O’Brien, Professor and Chair Department of Religion Baylor University, Waco, TX 2000 The story did not begin with me. And long after I am gone, the story will journey on into the … Continue reading
MISSISSIPPI MEMORIES
Family cabin in the Mississippi Delta: where the moon is always full; where the glasses are never empty; where stories outnumber cotton bolls, and laughter chases fireflies; where music was born in the fields and churches; where tears flow from … Continue reading
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A Bronze Star for Brenda
A Bronze Star for Brenda by Dr. J. Randall O’Brien Heroes, civil rights heroes and heroines, number in the hundreds, nay thousands — tens of thousands — from the 1960s alone. Immortalized in the pages of American history, many of … Continue reading
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Tagged Brenda Travis, Civil Rights Movement in McComb, MS, Randall O'Brien
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“Dark Rain’s Gonna Fall”
“Dark Rain’s Gonna Fall” PBS is currently airing Ken Burns’ and Lynn Novick’s The Vietnam War. The film is a long-overdue look at a war that changed all the rules and altered the lives of everyone involved, including the Vietnamese. It … Continue reading
3rd Civil War?
Because we find ourselves in such a grim, alarming environment, something of a positive, galvanizing nature seemed in order for this week’s post. The following poignant plea was written by Dr. Randall O’Brien to address our current events. He posted it on his Facebook page, and has graciously … Continue reading
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Tagged Dr. J. Randall O'Brien, Southerners Speak
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