Profiles of Great Americans: Madam C.J. Walker

22 Jan

One of the values that Americans, past and present, have highly esteemed is opportunity. We find patriotic pride in the fact that we live in a “land of opportunity”. However, this is not just ethnocentric patriotism and uber-American propaganda. A … Read More »

When Our Zeal Is Not Shared

15 Jan

The pages of history are filled with stories of zealous patriots who fought passionately for things that they firmly believed in. However, among the zealous stand the apathetic. History does not remember these apathetic half-hearted figures quite so well as … Read More »

Profiles of Great Americans: Dwight Eisenhower

1 Dec

The word “leadership” brings to mind a strong and assertive image of power and direction. Time and time again, throughout history, leaders have taken charge and made names for themselves. We hail people like Julius Ceasar, Napoleon and Genghis Khan … Read More »

Epic American Battles: Chosin Reservoir

21 Nov

The Korean War is certainly America’s “forgotten war”. The dramatic Second World War before it and the controversial Vietnam War after overshadow it but the Korean War is worthy of rememberance and the men who served in Korea are worthy … Read More »

Epic American Battles: San Juan Heights

27 Oct

There have been episodes of our history that have never failed to excite our most adventurous passions. Some events in America’s long drama never fail to make us want to stand up and cheer. While it is not always the … Read More »

The Multigenerational Leadership of John Witherspoon

20 Oct

As we excitedly explore the pages of American history we meet a vast variety of characters. Some are “good guys”, a few are “bad guys” and others are simply “Americans”. We can learn much from these characters and their stories. … Read More »

Purged With Blood

6 Oct

The road to the American Civil War was tumultuous and in some cases, bloody. At the center of antebellum violence was radical abolitionist, John Brown. He had been involved in the Bleeding Kansas conflict and even lead Free State forces … Read More »

Epic American Battles: King’s Mountain

3 Oct

The American Revolution was filled with campaigns and battles which the American colonists lost to the British but the great triumphs that the patriots did win were great indeed. They were the decisive battles: Trenton, Saratoga and Yorktown, etc. Another … Read More »

Profiles of Great Americans: Dorothea Dix

19 Sep

America’s history has been filled with conflicts and sufferings amongst the stories of inspiration. As Americans have suffered, there have always been other Americans who reach out a caring hand to them in their need and given them support. The … Read More »