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In ‘The Hemingses of Monticello,’ Annette Gordon-Reed Looks Past the Slave to Study Sally Hemings and Her Family

“I wanted to tell the story of this family in a way not done before” so that readers can “see slave people as individuals,”

Tags: united_states, history, slavery, book_review on 2008-10-05 -All Annotations (0) -About

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Clinton: It is time to take back the country we love - CNN.com

it's long past time for the Hillary bashers to STFU. Between this and the concession speech, she played this campaign perfectly. Obama owes her a tremendous debt, and the creepily fanatical Obama pod people ought to concede that they are the impediment to party cohesiveness - that's you American Prospect. Bunch of windbags.

Tags: speech, hillary, election, democrat, convention, women, slavery, new_york, religion, patriotism on 2008-08-27 -All Annotations (0) -About

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I want you to ask yourselves: Were you in this campaign just for me? Or were you in it for that young Marine and others like him? Were you in it for that mom struggling with cancer while raising her kids? Were you in it for that young boy and his mom surviving on the minimum wage? Were you in it for all the people in this country who feel invisible?
We need leaders once again who can tap into that special blend of American confidence and optimism that has enabled generations before us to meet our toughest challenges. Leaders who can help us show ourselves and the world that with our ingenuity, creativity and innovative spirit, there are no limits to what is possible in America.
My mother was born before women could vote. My daughter got to vote for her mother for president.
How do we give this country back to them?
By following the example of a brave New Yorker , a woman who risked her life to bring slaves along the Underground Railroad.
On that path to freedom, Harriet Tubman had one piece of advice.
If you hear the dogs, keep going.
If you see the torches in the woods, keep going.
If they're shouting after you, keep going.
Don't ever stop. Keep going.
If you want a taste of freedom, keep going.
Thank you. God bless you, and Godspeed.
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