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American Legends: Honest Abe and Norma Jeane

04 Sunday Aug 2013

Posted by marina72 in History, Marilyn Monroe

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Abraham Lincoln, Arthur Miller, Bement, Carl Sandburg, Civil Rights, Emancipation, Gettysburg Address, Jacqueline Rose, Marilyn Monroe, Slavery, Thomas Keneally

Milton Greene, 1954

On the 51st anniversary of Marilyn Monroe‘s passing, I explore her admiration for Abraham Lincoln. This article can also be read at Immortal Marilyn. Continue reading →

Scottsboro

30 Saturday Apr 2011

Posted by marina72 in Fiction, History

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Civil Rights, Ellen Feldman, Scottsboro

It all began on a freight train in 1931, when nine black teenage boys innocently shared a ride with two young white women. Continue reading →

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