Imagine a world where Frederick Douglass had not learned to write. Would the Emancipation Proclamation have been issued in 1863 or might it have withered and waited without the stirring speeches Douglass wrote, published and delivered, advocating against the slavery … Continue reading
Slavery was formerly abolished (again) in New Mexico by a Congressional act on June 19, 1862, which prohibited slavery in current and future US territories. This was prior to the more famous Emancipation Proclamation (issued September 22, 1862, enacted January … Continue reading
Joining our friends group, the Palace Guard, carries perks. Among them: a series of field trips, including a September visit to an unknown gem of Santa Fe. Jack Lemon (at left) founded Landfall Press in Chicago in 1970. Eleven years … Continue reading
The New Mexico History Museum’s jewel box is the exhibit you don’t even have to come inside to see. (But it’s so much neater if you do.) A large, windowed area next to the main entrance at 113 Lincoln Avenue, … Continue reading