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Freedom Calendar 06/21/08 - 06/28/08
2008-06-21 18:35:00 June 21, 1832, Birth of U.S. Rep. Joseph Rainey (R-SC), former slave who in 1870 became first African-American member of U.S. House.June 22, 1870, Republican Congress creates U.S. Department of Justice, to safeguard the civil rights of African-Americans against Democrats in the South.June 23, 1958, President Dwight Eisenhower meets with Martin Luther King and other African-American leaders to discuss plans to advance civil rights.June 24, 1940, Republican Party platform calls for integration of the armed forces; for the balance of his terms in office, FDR fails to order itJune 25, 1996, Death of U.S. Court of Appeals Judge Elbert Tuttle, appointed by President Dwight Eisenhower; eulogized for ensuring that Brown v. Board of Education became ?a broad mandate for racial justice?.June 26, 1857, Abraham Lincoln declares Republican position that slavery is ?cruelly wrong,? while Democrats ?cultivate and excite hatred? for blacks.June 27, 1940, Charles Anderson (R-KY), first African-Ameri...
Freedom Calendar 06/14/08 - 06/21/08
2008-06-14 20:06:00 June 14, 1877, Nominated by U.S. Rep. James Freeman (R-GA), Henry O. Flipper becomes first African-American to graduate from West Point.June 15, 1864 Republican Congress votes equal pay for African-American troops serving in U.S. Army during Civil War.June 16, 1854, Newspaper editor Horace Greeley calls on opponents of slavery to unite in the Republican Party.June 17, 1856, Republican National Convention makes John C. Fremont its first Republican presidential nominee, with slogan 'Free soil, free labor, free speech, and Fremont'.June 18, 1912, African-American Robert Church, founder of Lincoln Leagues to register black voters in Tennessee, attends 1912 Republican National Convention as delegate; eventually serves as delegate at 8 conventions.June 19, 1865, On ?Juneteenth,? U.S. troops land in Galveston, TX to enforce ban on slavery that had been declared more than two years before by the Emancipation Proclamation.June 20, 1964, The Chicago Defender, renowned African-American newsp...
Freedom Calendar 05/24/08 - 05/31/08
2008-05-25 03:08:00 May 24, 1900, Republicans vote no in referendum for constitutional convention in Virginia, designed to create a new state constitution disenfranchising African-Americans.May 25, 1928, Republican Genevieve Cline becomes first woman in nation to serve as federal judge; appointed to U.S. Customs Court by President Calvin Coolidge.May 26, 2001, African-American Claude Allen, nominated by President George W. Bush, is confirmed as U.S. Deputy Secretary of Health and Human Services.May 27, 1987, Vietnamese-American cadet Hoang Nhu Tran, former boat person, graduates as valedictorian from U.S. Air Force Academy; nominated by U.S. Senator Bill Armstrong (R-CO).May 28, 1930, Birth of U.S. Rep. Patricia Saiki (R-HI), first Asian-American to lead a federal agency; appointed head of U.S. Small Business Administration by President George H. W. Bush.May 29, 1902, Virginia Democrats implement new state constitution, condemned by Republicans as illegal, reducing African-American voter registration b...
Politically Correct Plaque Attack
2008-05-22 00:00:00 As one might expect in today's virulently aggressive politically correct culture, a movement is afoot to rewrite history, which includes "amending the plaques, statues, and memorials of historical figures to reflect their racist sentiments." (Christian Science Monitor). One movement afoot is to footnote a bust of Supreme Court Justice Roger Taney as a racist because he wrote the majority opinion in the Dred Scott case ... read more
ArtSunday: ?The Thirteen American Arguments?
2008-05-18 06:21:00 The Thirteen American Arguments: Enduring Debates That Define and Inspire Our Country by Howard Fineman Random House, 320 pp. Americans love to argue. In fact, we would not be Americans if we didn?t. So says journalist Howard Fineman in his new book, The Thirteen American Arguments: Enduring Debates that Define and Inspire Our Country. Arguing, Fineman says, is what we do and who we are. ?We are the arguing country, born in and born to debate,? he writes. ?We are an endless argument.? Fineman is Newsweek?s senior Washington correspondent and columnist, and he?s a news analyst for NBC and MSNBC. By his own description, he has covered every presidential campaign and major candidate since 1983. In The Thirteen American Arguments, Fineman taps into his decades of experience to find perspective on the American experiment. He looks not at petty partisan bickering and political posturing but rather at the larger, fundamental questions Americans have wrestled over since the country?s foundi...
Freedom Calendar 05/10/08 - 05/17/08
2008-05-11 04:19:00 May 10, 1866, U.S. House passes Republicans? 14th Amendment guaranteeing due process and equal protection of the laws to all citizens; 100% of Democrats vote no.May 11, 1949, Birth of African-American Republican and sharecropper?s daughter Janice Rogers Brown, nominated by President George W. Bush as Judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals.May 12, 1850, Birth of U.S. Senator Henry Cabot Lodge (R-MA), whose 1890 Federal Elections Bill enforcing African-American voting rights passed House on party-line vote but was defeated in Senate by a Democrat filibuster.May 13, 1983, President Ronald Reagan designates first national observance of American Indian Day.May 14, 1971, Republican Senators Jacob Javits (NY) and Charles Percy (IL) appoint the first female pages in U.S. Senate.May 15, 1999, Death of Judge John Minor Wisdom of U.S. Court of Appeals, renowned author of landmark civil rights decisions; appointed by President Dwight Eisenhower to key Fifth Circuit covering Southern states.May 16, ...
Freedom Calendar 05/10/08 - 05/17/08
2008-05-11 04:19:00 May 10, 1866, U.S. House passes Republicans? 14th Amendment guaranteeing due process and equal protection of the laws to all citizens; 100% of Democrats vote no.May 11, 1949, Birth of African-American Republican and sharecropper?s daughter Janice Rogers Brown, nominated by President George W. Bush as Judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals.May 12, 1850, Birth of U.S. Senator Henry Cabot Lodge (R-MA), whose 1890 Federal Elections Bill enforcing African-American voting rights passed House on party-line vote but was defeated in Senate by a Democrat filibuster.May 13, 1983, President Ronald Reagan designates first national observance of American Indian Day.May 14, 1971, Republican Senators Jacob Javits (NY) and Charles Percy (IL) appoint the first female pages in U.S. Senate.May 15, 1999, Death of Judge John Minor Wisdom of U.S. Court of Appeals, renowned author of landmark civil rights decisions; appointed by President Dwight Eisenhower to key Fifth Circuit covering Southern states.May 16, ...
Freedom Calendar 05/03/08 - 05/10/08
2008-05-04 03:48:00 May 3, 1876, Birth of Isaac Leevy, South Carolina African-American Republican who established Lincoln Emancipation Clubs in 1940s to enable African-Americans to vote.May 4, 1961 - American civil rights movement: The "Freedom Riders" begin a bus trip through the South. sponsored by the Congress of Racial Equality (CORE) CORE was co-founded in Chicago in 1942 by James L. Farmer, Jr. In 1968 Farmer ran for U.S. Congress as a Republican and lost to Democrat Shirley Chisholm. However his defeat was not total; the recently elected Republican President, Richard Nixon, offered him the position of Assistant Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare.May 5, 1983, Hispanic Republican Patricia Diaz Dennis appointed by President Ronald Reagan as first Hispanic woman on National Labor Relations Board; later served as FCC Commissioner under Reagan and as Regent of Texas State University under Gov. George W. Bush.May 6, 1960, President Dwight Eisenhower signs Republicans? Civil Rights Act of 1960,...
Freedom Calendar 05/03/08 - 05/10/08
2008-05-04 03:41:00 May 3, 1876, Birth of Isaac Leevy, South Carolina African-American Republican who established Lincoln Emancipation Clubs in 1940s to enable African-Americans to vote.May 4, 1961 - American civil rights movement: The "Freedom Riders" begin a bus trip through the South. sponsored by the Congress of Racial Equality (CORE) CORE was co-founded in Chicago in 1942 by James L. Farmer, Jr. In 1968 Farmer ran for U.S. Congress as a Republican and lost to Democrat Shirley Chisholm. However his defeat was not total; the recently elected Republican President, Richard Nixon, offered him the position of Assistant Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare.May 5, 1983, Hispanic Republican Patricia Diaz Dennis appointed by President Ronald Reagan as first Hispanic woman on National Labor Relations Board; later served as FCC Commissioner under Reagan and as Regent of Texas State University under Gov. George W. Bush.May 6, 1960, President Dwight Eisenhower signs Republicans? Civil Rights Act of 1960,...
If You Grew Up With Abraham Lincoln (If You.) (Paperback)
2008-05-04 03:05:00 If You Grew Up With patriarch attorney (If You.) (Paperback)By Ann Mcgovern Buy new: $5.99100 utilised and new from $0.01 Customer Rating: First tagged “childrens books” by Heidi Tandy “FictionAlley.org mod” Customer ...
Freedom Calendar 04/26/08 - 05/03/08
2008-04-27 03:33:00 April 26, 1999, Legislation authored by U.S. Senator Spencer Abraham (R-MI) awarding Congressional Gold Medal to civil rights pioneer Rosa Parks is transmitted to President.April 27, 1822, Birth of Republican President Ulysses Grant; championed and enforced Republican legislation to safeguard civil rights of African-Americans.April 28, 1971, Rear Admiral Samuel Lee Gravely becomes first African-American to achieve Flag Rank in U.S. Navy, promoted by President Richard Nixon.April 29, 1877, Death of Republican Gov. William Brownlow, who led fight for Tennessee?s ratification of 14th Amendment guaranteeing due process and equal protection of the laws.April 30, 1862, African-American Republicans in New Orleans establish L?Union, first African-American newspaper in South.May 1, 1981, President Ronald Reagan proclaims first Jewish Heritage Week.May 2, 1963, Republicans condemn Democrat sheriff of Birmingham, AL for arresting over 2,000 African-American schoolchildren marching for their ci...
Freedom Calendar 04/19/08 - 04/26/08
2008-04-20 02:51:00 April 19, 1866, Thousands assemble in Washington, DC to celebrate Republican Party?s abolition of slavery.April 20, 1871, Republican Congress enacts the Ku Klux Klan Act, outlawing Democratic Party-affiliated terrorist groups which oppressed African-Americans.April 21, 1926, Death of George Murray, former slave who served as U.S. Rep. (R-SC) from 1893-97.April 22, 1981, President Ronald Reagan establishes first annual Days of Remembrance of Victims of the Holocaust.April 23, 1971, Republican appointee Herbert Choy becomes first Asian-American federal judge, named by President Richard Nixon to U.S. Court of Appeals.April 24, 1974, James M. Rogers, Jr. is first African-American selected National Teacher of the Year, by President Richard Nixon.April 25, 1975, Appointed by President Gerald Ford, Dick Yin Wong becomes first Asian-American to serve as judge on a U.S. District Court.April 26, 1999, Legislation authored by U.S. Senator Spencer Abraham (R-MI) awarding Congressional Gold Meda...
The Gettysburg Address by Abraham Lincoln
2008-04-12 19:07:00 Lincoln's Gettysburg Address November 19, 1863, On the Battlefield, near Gettysburg, PA
By: Asiaing.com
Illinois Democrat and State Representative: Atheism is extremely dangerous,
2008-04-11 00:17:00 Illinois Democrat and State Representative Monique Davis recently aggressively maligned atheist activist Rob Sherman and all atheists with the following statement during a hearing over a $1 million state grant to preserve a historic Baptist church: “I don’t know what you have against God, but some of us don’t have much against him. We look forward ...
Freedom Calendar 04/05/08 - 04/12/08
2008-04-06 00:28:00 April 5, 1839, Birth of African-American U.S. Rep. Robert Smalls (R-SC), who escaped slavery by commandeering a Confederate gunboat.April 6, 1869, Republican Ebenezer Bassett is first African-American presidential appointment, as President Ulysses Grant?s Minister to Haiti.April 7, 1862, President Lincoln concludes treaty with Britain for suppression of slave trade.April 8, 1865, 13th Amendment banning slavery passed by U.S. Senate with 100% Republican support, 63% Democrat opposition.April 9, 1866, Republican Congress overrides Democrat President Johnson?s veto; Civil Rights Act of 1866, conferring rights of citizenship on African-Americans, becomes law.April 10, 1953, Oveta Culp Hobby, appointed by President Eisenhower, confirmed as first woman to be U.S. Secretary of Health, Education and Welfare.April 11, 1908, Birth of Republican Jane Bolin, first African-American woman in nation to serve as judge, appointed by New York Mayor LaGuardia in 1939.April 12, 1824, Birth of African-A...
Freedom Calendar 03/29/08 - 04/05/08
2008-03-31 00:47:00 March 29, 1885, Birth of U.S. Rep. Frances Payne Bolton (R-OH), first woman to serve as U.S. Delegate to United Nations General Assembly.March 30, 1868, Republicans begin impeachment trial of Democrat President Andrew Johnson, who declared: 'This is a country for white men, and by God, as long as I am President, it shall be a government of white men'.March 31, 1806, Birth of U.S. Senator John Hale (R-NH), early leader of Republicans? anti-slavery movement in Congress.April 1, 1846, Born into slavery on this day, Jeremiah Haralson (R-AL) served in state legislature before being elected to U.S. House in 1874.April 2, 1855, Republican John Langston becomes nation?s first African-American elected official, in Brownhelm, OH; later served as U.S. Rep. (R-VA) and as diplomat in Republican administrations.April 3, 1944, U.S. Supreme Court strikes down Texas Democratic Party?s ?whites only? primary election system.April 4, 1887, Republican Susanna Salter of Argonia, KS is first woman elect...
Freedom Calendar 03/22/08 - 03/29/08
2008-03-23 00:33:00 March 22, 1871, Spartansburg Republican newspaper denounces Ku Klux Klan campaign to eradicate the Republican Party in South Carolina.March 23, 1823, Birth of Schuyler Colfax (R-IN), who as Speaker of the House broke precedent to vote for Republicans? constitutional amendment banning slavery; later served as Vice President.March 24, 1902, Birth of Thomas Dewey (R-NY), who as Governor introduced nation?s first statewide civil rights law; Republican presidential candidate in 1944 and 1948.March 25, 1864, Death of U.S. Rep. Owen Lovejoy (R-IL), abolitionist and co-founder of Republican Party in Illinois.March 26, 1910, President Taft appoints Republican William Lewis as first African-American U.S. Asst. Attorney General.Easter Sunday, March 27, 1856, First meeting of Republican National Committee in Washington, DC to oppose Democrats? pro-slavery policies.March 28, 1870, Republican Jonathan Wright of South Carolina becomes first African-American state Supreme Court Justice.March 29, 18...
Freedom Calendar 03/15/08 - 03/22/08
2008-03-16 01:42:00 March 15, 1842, Birth of African-American Republican Robert De Large, elected to U.S. House from South Carolina in 1870.March 16, 1868, Death of U.S. Senator David Wilmot (R-PA), anti-slavery champion and author of first Republican Party platform.March 17, 1825, Birth of Benjamin Turner (R-AL), emancipated slave elected to House from Alabama in 1870; delegate to 1880 Republican National Convention.March 18, 1877, Republican President Rutherford B. Hayes appoints African-American Republican and civil rights leader Frederick Douglass as D.C. Marshal.March 19, 2003, Republican U.S. Representatives of Hispanic and Portuguese descent form Congressional Hispanic Conference.March 20, 1854, Opponents of Democrats? pro-slavery policies meet in Ripon, Wisconsin to establish the Republican Party.March 21, 1965, Republican federal judge Frank Johnson authorizes Martin Luther King?s protest march from Selma to Montgomery, overruling Democrat Governor George Wallace.March 22, 1871, Spartansburg R...
The Case of Abraham Lincoln: how the Republican Party was created from the
2008-03-14 22:21:00 by Carol White The Case of Abraham Lincoln: A Story of Adultery, Murder, and the Making of a Great President; by Julie M. Fenster Julie Fenster?s new book is not only a fascinating look at a side of Abraham Lincoln?his daily life as an influential Illinois lawyer in the years before he became president?but an illuminating study about how he and his abolitionist associates succeeded in fusing anti-slavery Democrats and Whigs and to create the Republican party. Lincoln?s role as a wartime president tends to overshadow the fact of his crucial involvement not only in exposing his arch rival Stephen Douglas, author of the infamous Kansas-Nebraska act that opened the western territories of the United States to slavery?but in the nitty-gritty, day-to-day politicking that preceded, and was crucial to the party?s victory at the polls in the 1860 presidential election. These days there is a lot of hand-wringing about how the internecine struggle in the present election campaign may fracture t...
Civil Liberties, Habeas Corpus, and Abraham Lincoln
2008-03-12 21:16:00 It's been a while since I posted this, and with the President's recent veto of the torture, bill I figured it needed a repost.------------------------------------------------------A- controversial Republican president during a time of war, utilizing controversial new powers. Many, even in his own political party, were outraged when he suspended the right of habeas corpus and imprisoned many without trial. Military tribunals were authorized to try suspects quickly; money was spent without congressional authorization. Who was this president? None other than the great Abraham Lincoln.Abraham Lincoln:? Suspended the writ of habeas corpus. [1]? Spent money without congressional authorization. [1]? Imprisoned 18,000 suspected Confederate sympathizers without trial. [1]? Conducted at least 4,271 trials by military commission. [2]George W. Bush:? Defined captured enemies as "enemy combatants". [3]? Denied "enemy combatants" habeas corpus. [3]? Tried "enemy combatants" through military tribu...
Freedom Calendar 03/08/08 - 03/15/08
2008-03-09 03:50:00 March 8, 1990, Republican Evan J. Kemp appointed by President George H. W. Bush as Chairman of U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission; first person with a disability to serve on the Commission.March 9, 1926, Republican Bertha K. Landes elected Mayor of Seattle; first woman to be mayor of a U.S. city.March 10, 1975, President Gerald Ford appoints Republican Carla Hills as first woman to be U.S. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development; later first woman to be U.S. Trade Representative, appointed by President George H. W. Bush.March 11, 1874, Death of Republican U.S. Senator Charles Sumner (R-MA), author of bill that would become Civil Rights Act of 1875; on his deathbed, said 'You must take care of the civil rights bill, my bill. Don?t let it fail'.March 12, 1956, Ninety-seven Democrats in Congress condemn Supreme Court?s decision in Brown v. Board of Education, and pledge to continue segregation.March 13, 1920, Death of African-American Republican Edward McCabe; as Kansas ...
MSNBC: Abraham Lincoln Letters Proposed Avoiding Civil War [Digg]
2008-03-04 09:30:00 "Barely a year into the Civil War, President Abraham Lincoln suggested buying slaves for $400 apiece under a "gradual emancipation" plan that would bring peace at less cost than several months of hostilities."
Freedom Calendar 03/01/08 - 03/08/08
2008-03-02 02:09:00 March 1, 1875, Civil Rights Act of 1875, guaranteeing access to public accommodations without regard to race, signed by Republican President U.S. Grant; passed with 92% Republican support over 100% Democrat oppositiont.March 2, 1953, Republican Clare Booth Luce, U.S. Ambassador to Italy, becomes first woman to serve as ambassador to a major power.March 3, 1865, Republican Congress establishes Freedmen?s Bureau to provide health care, education, and technical assistance to emancipated slaves.March 4, 1954, President Dwight Eisenhower appoints J. Ernest Wilkins to serve as first African-American U.S. Asst. Secretary of Labor.March 5, 1875, Blanche Bruce (R-MS) becomes first African-American to serve full term in U.S. Senate; in 1879 he was first African-American to preside over Senate.March 6, 1857, Republican Supreme Court Justice John McLean issues strenuous dissent from decision by 7 Democrats in infamous Dred Scott case that African-Americans had no rights ?which any white man was...
Lego Celebridades: Abraham Lincoln
2008-02-29 19:58:00 Tem um cara que é símbolo histórico americano. É o 16º presidente dos Estados Unidos: Abraham Lincoln. Naturalmente, ele é uma das celebridades que se tornaram Lego. Veja só…
By: PutsGrilo!com
Abraham Lincoln
2008-02-19 06:18:00 One of my favorite person is history is Abraham Lincoln.The man who have changed America to much extent, who created history .And showed people how to lead life?After many failures Abraham Lincoln finally became the president of United States. It shows is determination and courage.Let's have a look at this videos which tells about Abraham Lincoln.
By: Blogging Demo
Today is Presidents Day and February Birthdays of Abraham Lincoln, and Geor
2008-02-18 09:00:00 Abraham Lincoln was The 16th President of the United States in 1861-1865. He was born on February 12, 1809. On April 14, 1865, John Wilkes Booth assassinated Lincoln at Ford?s Theatre in Washington. - Books George Washington the first President of the United States in 1789-1797. Born on February 22, 1732. Died on December 14, 1799. He is noted for founding the United States is referred to as father of the nation. - Books
Freedom Calendar 02/09/08 - 02/23/08
2008-02-17 01:24:00 February 16, 1812 Birth of Republican civil rights activist and U.S. Senator (R-MA) Henry Wilson, Vice President under Ulysses Grant.February 17, 1973, Republican Navy Secretary John Warner commissions frigate in honor of first African-American naval aviator, Jesse L. Brown, who died in combat during Korean War.February 18, 1946, Appointed by Republican President Calvin Coolidge, federal judge Paul McCormick ends segregation of Mexican-American children in California public schools.February 19, 1976, President Gerald Ford formally rescinds President Franklin Roosevelt?s notorious Executive Order authorizing internment of over 120,000 Japanese-Americans during WWII.February 20, 1895, Death of Republican activist Frederick Douglass ? escaped slave, author, abolition leader, civil rights champion.Presidents? Day, February 21, 1863, Republican Governor John Andrew establishes the 54th Massachusetts, the famous regiment of African-American U.S. troops in which two of Frederick Douglass? ...
The Courier-Journal's Bob Hill "calls out" Kentucky on Abraham Lincoln. I s
2008-02-14 20:30:00 Read the "calling out". Here are excerpts: Somewhere in Kentucky's mad bicentennial birthday rush toward further deification of Abraham Lincoln, it must be said his native state gave him just 0.9... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Abraham Lincoln in ?Star Trek? TOS
2008-02-14 02:25:00 In this third season episode of the original series, Captain Kirk meets President Abraham Lincoln, of whom he is a great admirer, and the two find themselves facing some of history's most notoriously evil figures in a battle for peace and survival.
By: Geeks of Doom
Happy Birthday, Abraham Lincoln
2008-02-12 23:42:00 Today would have been Abraham Lincoln's 199th birthday. Which is not that old when you think about how far our country has come since Lincoln's birth! I should not have to tell you that Lincoln is famous for his Emancipation Proclamation, which promoted the passage of the official abolition of slavery during his term. He was also the very first Republican.
Happy 199th Birthday Abraham Lincoln
2008-02-12 15:49:00 Today is Abraham Lincoln’s birthday. It would have been his 199th birthday had he have dodged John Wilkes Booth’s bullet at Ford’s Theater back on April 15, 1865. Ok, so maybe old age would have taken him before now. Honest Abe was born in a one-room log cabin on February 12, 1809 in Hardin County, Kentucky. Lincoln ...
Abraham Lincoln, The Illustrated Edition, The Prairie Years and The War Yea
2008-02-12 12:46:00 Abraham Lincoln, The Illustrated Edition: The Prairie Years and The War Years This magnificently produced and illustrated edition of Carl Sandburg’s masterpiece is the compilation of Sandburg’s original six volumes, which sold more than one million copioes. This illustrated edition, with an introduction by Alan Axelrod, gives readers a glimpse into Lincoln’s world as he journeys from country lawyer to the Presidency. The photographs, many in color, depict several of Lincoln’s personal effects, including his personal copy of the Gettysburg address. Of course, among the most interesting images are those of Lincoln himself–most notably the two showing 1860 President-elect Lincoln, and the 1865 image taken one week after Lee’s surrender. We all know the presidency ages a man, but the change in Lincoln is nothing less than shocking. In 1923, Representative Homer Hoch of Kansas spoke of Lincoln, and is quoted by Sanburg: “He was a mountain in gr...
By: Blogging Authors
Abraham Lincoln turns 200 in Feb 2009
2008-02-12 01:43:00 Born Feb 12, 1809, Lincoln's 200th anniversary of birth is coming upon us rather quickly and many celebrations are in the offing to honor the Great Emancipator's entry into the time flux continuum. A post titled Abraham Lincoln: natal + assassination chart has been published as a permanent Page at my Jude's Threshold blog and I plan to update it as the anniversary nears...check it out early, if
Freedom Calendar 02/09/08 - 02/16/08
2008-02-10 05:25:00 February 9, 1864, Susan B. Anthony and Elizabeth Cady Stanton deliver over 100,000 signatures to U.S. Senate supporting Republicans? plans for constitutional amendment to ban slavery.February 10, 1995, Death of Judge Masaji Marumoto, Japanese-American Republican who served with distinction on Hawaii Supreme Court.February 11, 1856, Republican Montgomery Blair argues before U.S. Supreme Court on behalf of his client, the slave Dred Scott; later served in President Lincoln?s Cabinet.Abraham Lincoln?s Birthday, February 12, 1909, On 100th anniversary of Abraham Lincoln?s birth, African-American Republicans and women?s suffragists Ida Wells and Mary Terrell co-found the NAACP.February 13, 1862 Birth of Republican Benigno Hernandez, first Hispanic U.S. Representative from New Mexico (1915-17, 1919-21).February 14, 1928, Birth of Ben Garrido Blaz, Hispanic Republican and former Brigadier General; served as Delegate from Guam to U.S. Congress, 1985-93.February 15, 1932, Republican Presiden...
Book Review: Abraham Lincoln and the Forest of Little Pigeon Creek
2008-02-09 21:25:00 I don?t often get children?s books for review because I am not directly connected to book review sites aimed at children?s books. So, when I joined Blogger News Network recently, I made a point of not responding too many of the calls in favor of responding to review calls for non-fiction books and children?s books. ...
Freedom Calendar 02/02/08 - 02/09/08
2008-02-03 02:23:00 February 2, 1856, After leaving Democratic Party because of its pro-slavery policies, U.S. Rep. Nathaniel Banks (R-MA) becomes first Republican Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives.February 3, 1870, After passing House with 98% Republican support and 97% Democrat opposition, Republicans? 15th Amendment is ratified, granting vote to all Americans regardless of race.February 4, 1959, President Eisenhower informs Republican leaders of his plan to introduce 1960 Civil Rights Act, despite staunch opposition from many Democrats.February 5, 1866, U.S. Rep. Thaddeus Stevens (R-PA) introduces legislation, successfully opposed by Democrat President Andrew Johnson, to implement ?40 acres and a mule? relief by distributing land to former slaves.February 6, 1981 President Ronald Reagan designates 1981 as the International Year of Disabled Persons.February 7, 1983, Republican Elizabeth Dole appointed by President Ronald Reagan as first woman to be U.S. Secretary of Transportation; she wou...
Freedom Calendar 01/26/08 - 02/02/08
2008-01-27 00:37:00 January 26, 1922, House passes bill authored by U.S. Rep. Leonidas Dyer (R-MO) making lynching a federal crime; Senate Democrats block it with filibuster.January 27, 1964, U.S. Senator Margaret Chase Smith (R-ME), first woman to be considered for nomination by a major party, announces candidacy for President; she finishes 2nd at Republican National Convention.January 28, 1818, Birth of anti-slavery activist George Boutwell, a founder of Massachusetts Republican Party; later served in Congress and as U.S. Treasury Secretary.January 29, 1981, Jeane Kirkpatrick appointed by President Ronald Reagan as first woman to be U.S. Ambassador to United Nations.January 30, 2001, Republican Gale Norton, appointed by President George W. Bush, becomes first woman to serve as U.S. Secretary of the Interior.January 31, 1865, 13th Amendment banning slavery passed by U.S. House with unanimous Republican support, intense Democrat opposition,February 1, 1865, Chief Justice Salmon Chase swears in Republic...
Freedom Calendar 01/19/08 - 01/26/08
2008-01-19 22:57:00 January 19, 1818, Birth of anti-slavery activist Alvan Bovay, who organized first meeting of Republican Party in 1854, to oppose Democrats? pro-slavery policies.January 20, 2001, Mississippi Republican Rod Paige is confirmed as first African-American U.S. Secretary of Education; calls for school choice to allow poor and minority children to ?throw off their chains?.January 21, 1813, Birth in Georgia of John C. Fremont ? abolitionist, western explorer, U.S. Senator from California, U.S. Army general, Arizona Governor, and first Republican presidential candidate.January 22, 2001, Republican Condoleezza Rice becomes first woman and second African-American to serve as U.S. National Security Advisor.January 23. 1993, Death of Judge John Robert Brown, leader in fight for Southern desegregation; appointed by President Eisenhower to U.S. Court of Appeals.January 24, 2001, Republican Mel Martínez, appointed by President George W. Bush as U.S. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, becom...
Abraham Lincoln, from Portraits and Principles of the World's Great Men and
2008-01-17 13:09:00 Detail from Great Statesmen scanned at higher resolution. The dot screen used for printing means that the higher resolution scan gives only a small improvement, mostly in improved contrast and detail.(read more...)
Freedom Calendar 01/12/08 - 01/19/08
2008-01-13 01:35:00 January 12, 1956, Jewish Republican Simon Sobeloff, who as U.S. Solicitor General argued President Eisenhower?s position against segregation in Brown v. Board of Education, appointed to U.S. Court of Appeals 13January 13, 2003, Jennette Bradley (R-OH) becomes first African-American woman to be Lt. Governor of a state.January 14, 1975, Republican William T. Coleman nominated as first African-American to be U.S. Secretary of Transportation.January 15, 1901, Republican Booker T. Washington protests Alabama Democratic Party?s refusal to permit voting by African-Americans.January 16, 1954, Consuelo Bailey (R-VT) announces her ultimately successful candidacy to become nation?s first woman elected Lt. Governor of a state.January 17, 1874, Armed Democrats seize Texas state government, ending Republican efforts to racially integrate government.January 18, 1815, Birth of Republican Gov. Richard Yates (R-IL), who prevented Democrat-controlled legislature from withdrawing state troops from the ...
Freedom Calendar 01/05/08 - 01/12/08
2008-01-06 02:32:00 January 5, 1903, President Theodore Roosevelt nominates African-American physician William D. Crum as Collector of Customs, over racist objections from Senate Democrats.January 6, 1874, African-American U.S. Rep. Robert B. Elliott (R-SC) delivers eloquent hour-long speech supporting Republicans? civil rights bill.January 7, 1922, Death of Republican Jonah Kalanianaole, native Hawaiian who served as Delegate in U.S. Congress for 19 years.January 8, 1867, Republicans override Democrat President Andrew Johnson?s veto of law granting voting rights to African-Americans in D.C.January 9, 1890, Death of abolitionist and U.S. Rep. William Kelley (R-PA), outspoken advocate of equality for African-Americans.January 10, 1878, U.S. Senator Aaron Sargent (R-CA) introduces Susan B. Anthony amendment for women?s suffrage; Democrat-controlled Senate defeated it 4 times before election of Republican House and Senate guaranteed its approval in 1919.January 11, 2001, Republican Elaine Chao, first Asia...
Freedom Calendar 12/29/07 - 01/05/08
2007-12-30 01:06:00 December 29, 1930, Death of Walter Cohen, African-American Republican from New Orleans; served in McKinley, Theodore Roosevelt, and Coolidge administrations.December 30, 1842, Birth of Republican U.S. Rep. Josiah Walls, who in 1871 became Florida?s first African-American in Congress.December 31, 1898, Republican Theodore Roosevelt becomes Governor of New York; in 1900, he outlawed racial segregation in New York public schools.January 1, 1863, Emancipation Proclamation, implementing the Republicans? Confiscation Act of 1862, takes effect.January 2, 1895, Republicans Clara Cressingham, Carrie C. Holly, and Frances S. Klock of Colorado are sworn in as first women to serve in a state legislature in U.S. history.January 3, 1933, Republican Minnie Davenport Craig (R-ND) elected as first woman to be Speaker of the House in a state legislature.January 4, 1995, Speaker Newt Gingrich appoints Republican Cheryl Lau first Asian-American woman to serve as General Counsel of U.S. House; Republica...
5 Leadership Lessons from Abraham Lincoln
2007-12-28 00:00:00 “A house divided against itself cannot stand. I believe this government cannot endure permanently half-slave and half-free. I do not expect the Union to be dissolved - I do not expect the house to fall - but I do expect it will cease to be divided. It will become all one thing or all the ...
Freedom Calendar 12/22/07 - 12/29/07
2007-12-23 01:15:00 December 22, 1870, African-American Republican Jefferson Long becomes U.S. Representative from Georgia.December 23, 1815, Civil rights activist and Republican diplomat Henry Garnet born into slavery in Maryland; first African-American to address U.S. Senate (1865).December 24, 1833, Birth of African-American Republican Joseph Corbin, Arkansas Superintendent of Education (1873-74)Christmas Day December 25, 1804, Birth of U.S. Rep. George Ashmun (R-MA), anti-slavery activist and Chairman of 1860 Republican National Convention which nominated Abraham Lincoln.December 26, 1939, Birth of former U.S. Rep. Lynn Martin (R-IL), who as Vice Chair of the Republican Conference was the first Republican woman in a congressional leadership position; later served as Secretary of Labor in the administration of President George H. W. Bush.December 27, 1910, Birth of African-American physician Aris Allen, Chairman of Maryland Republican Party and Secretary of 1980 Republican National Convention.Decemb...
Freedom Calendar 12/15/07 - 12/22/07
2007-12-16 03:42:00 December 15, 2000, President-elect George W. Bush nominates Colin Powell as first African-American Secretary of State.December 16, 2003, President George W. Bush signs law creating National Museum of African American History and Culture.December 17, 2000, Republican Alberto Gonzales named as first Hispanic to serve as White House Counsel by President George W. Bush.December 18, 1852, Birth of Republican U.S. Rep. George White (R-NC), last former slave to serve in Congress; authored bill to make lynching a federal crime.December 19, 1820, Birth of Republican activist Mary Livermore, organizer of Women?s Suffrage Convention in 1868.December 20, 2000, California Republican Ann Veneman nominated as first woman to be U.S. Secretary of Agriculture.December 21, 1981, President Ronald Reagan establishes Task Force on Legal Equality for Women.December 22, 1870, African-American Republican Jefferson Long becomes U.S. Representative from Georgia.?The first Republican I knew was my father and h...
Freedom Calendar 12/08/07 - 12/15/07
2007-12-09 00:49:00 December 8, 1953, Eisenhower administration Asst. Attorney General Lee Rankin argues for plaintiffs in Brown v. Board of Education; 1924 Democratic presidential candidate John W. Davis argues in favor of ?separate but equal?.December 9, 1872, Republican Pinckney Pinchback (R-LA) becomes nation?s first African-American governor.December 10, 1869, Republican Gov. John Campbell of Wyoming Territory signs first-in-nation law granting women right to vote and to hold public office.December 11, 1895, African-American Republican and former U.S. Rep. Thomas Miller (R-SC) denounces new state constitution written to disenfranchise African-Americans.December 12, 2003, President George W. Bush nominates African-American Alphonso Jackson as U.S. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development.December 13, 2001, ?No Child Left Behind? Act to improve public education for all children passes House; signed into law by President George W. Bush.December 14, 1829, Birth of African-American Republican John La...
Freedom Calendar 12/01/07 - 12/08/07
2007-12-02 02:29:00 December 1, 1873, African-American Republican Alonzo Ransier, former South Carolina Republican Party Chairman and Lt. Governor, sworn in as U.S. Representative (R-SC).December 2, 1863, Phillip Reid, former slave set free by Republicans? 1862 D.C. Emancipation Act, watches his statue Freedom placed atop U.S. Capitol.December 3, 2002, Jewish Republican Linda Lingle (R-HI) inaugurated as state?s first woman governor.December 4, 1886, Death of Republican George Ruffin, first African-American graduate of Harvard Law School and first African-American state judge in the North 5December 5, 2000, Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-TX) becomes first woman elected to U.S. Senate Leadership.December 6, 1865, Republican Party?s 13th Amendment, banning slavery, is ratified.December 7, 1928, Republican Octaviano Larrazolo of New Mexico becomes first Hispanic to serve in U.S. Senate.December 8, 1953, Eisenhower administration Asst. Attorney General Lee Rankin argues for plaintiffs in Brown v. Board of Educati...
Freedom Calendar 11/24/07 - 12/01/07
2007-11-24 23:51:00 November 24, 1929, Death of U.S. Senator Francis Warren (R-WY), last Senator to have fought for Union in Civil War; hired first woman in U.S. Senate, Republican Leona Wells.November 25, 1955, Eisenhower administration bans racial segregation of interstate bus travel.November 26, 2002, Republican Judy Baar Topinka becomes first woman to chair either major party in Illinois.November 27, 1857, Birth of Republican Robert Terrell, women?s suffrage advocate; appointed as first African-American judge in District of Columbia by PresidentTheodore Roosevelt.November 28, 1989, President George H. W. Bush establishes National Museum of the American Indian.November 29, 1935, Death of African-American U.S. Rep. Henry Cheatham (R-NC), who served as delegate to two Republican National Conventions.November 30, 1983, Clarence Pendleton completes first term as first African-American Chairman of U.S. Civil Rights Commission; appointed by President Ronald Reagan in 1981.December 1, 1873, African-America...
Abraham Lincoln and the Forest of Little Pigeon Creek (Hardcover)
2007-11-24 03:11:00 Abraham attorney and the Forest of Little Pigeon Creek (Hardcover)By T.D. Carter Buy new: $19.95$19.95 Customer Rating: First tagged “childrens books” by Margaret T. “Margaret T.” Customer tags: childrens books, abraham lincoln, ...
Freedom Calendar 11/17/07 - 11/24/07
2007-11-18 03:44:00 November 17, 2003, First generation immigrant, Austrian-American Republican Arnold Schwarzenegger, sworn in as Governor of California.November 18, 1872, Susan B. Anthony arrested for voting, after boasting to Elizabeth Cady Stanton that she voted for 'the Republican ticket, straight'November 19, 1863, President Abraham Lincoln delivers Gettysburg Address, calling for 'a new birth of freedom.'November 20, 1953, Birth of Matt Fong, Chinese-American Republican elected Treasurer of California in 1994; Republican candidate for U.S. Senate in 1998.November 21, 1991, President George H. W. Bush signs Civil Rights Act of 1991 to strengthen federal civil rights legislation.November 22, 1865, Republicans denounce Democrat legislature of Mississippi for enacting ?black codes,? which institutionalized racial discrimination.November 23, 1860, Birth into slavery of Republican Edward Johnson, historian and first African-American New York state legislator (1917-18); helped outlaw racial discrim... |
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