A Mixed Bag I remember reading in the book that when the Union troops were coming through towards Charleston, some of the people took it as a divine retribution... it seemed as though this was…
A Mixed Blessing You've obviously uncovered some ugly chapters in your family history. How do you feel about how you ancestry weighs on you? I'm sure that there are some things you'd like to…
A Deeper Connection "When we met, our relationships were based upon mutual shock... We didn't know what to think of each other. And now the book has come out and it has created some…
"A Work in Progress" What do you feel your obligation is, to the people that you don't know, that you haven't a history with— the descendants of black slaves. What do you owe them? Here's…
Filling in the Gaps Do you think that it seems like slavery casts a pall over our national heritage? It does. Do you think that this could ever be removed? No, of…
Senate Years of Service: 1911-1923Party: DemocratHITCHCOCK, Gilbert Monell, (son of Phineas Warren Hitchcock), a Representative and a Senator from Nebraska; born in Omaha, Nebr., September 18…
(Encyclopedia) Warwick, Richard Neville, earl ofWarwick, Richard Neville, earl ofnĕvˈəl [key]Warwick, Richard Neville, earl of, wŏrˈĭk [key], 1428–71, English nobleman, called the Kingmaker. Through…
(Encyclopedia) Haakon VII, 1872–1957, king of Norway (1905–57). Formerly Prince Charles, second son of King Frederick VIII of Denmark, he was elected by the Storting to the throne on the separation…
(Encyclopedia) Weaver, Robert Clifton, 1907–97, U.S. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (1966–68), b. Washington, D.C., grad. Harvard (B.S., 1929; M.A., 1931; Ph.D., 1934). An African…
(Encyclopedia) Richard de BuryRichard de Burybĕrˈē [key], 1287–1345, English bibliophile and bishop of Durham. His name was Aungerville, but he was called Bury from his birthplace, Bury St. Edmunds.…