1832 in the wake of nat turners revolt. Until then, theres an actual fair amount of teaching slaves to read and write, particularly artisans and house slaves. The other thing is, this is also a period in which the vast majority of enslaved people in the chesapeake have become christians, and theyre usually methodist or baptist and their class leaders or teachers would like many of them to be able to read the bible. So theres much more literacy than we have bargained on, and you dont need everybody to be able to read it. If theres one group of 50 who can read, he can read it to everybody else. The other thing is that people in america are lousy at keeping secrets. They are the worlds worst people at keeping secrets and this comes back to bite them all time in the war of 1812. You get officers in the front line writing letters about how terrible their troops are and theyre not prepared and theyre sick and they get published in the newspapers of that time. People talk about stuff. They ca
Break out your best cowboy boots, the Cerro Coso Community College Foundation is getting ready to celebrate the college’s 50th anniversary with a combination of blue jeans and bling.
The Historical Society of the Upper Mojave Desert’s second annual film tribute to legendary actor, director, author Sidney Poitier will conclude in February as Black History Month is celebrated.
For 12 weeks, every Tuesday morning looked the same for Elaine Metcalf and Georgette. By 7 a.m., Metcalf would check Georgette into her appointment at the University of Georgia’s Pet
50 Years of Success. That statement may include only four words, but it is full of countless stories of changed lives, growth, and positive impact on our community. Cerro Coso