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How a King's WW1 memorial scroll came home to Sedgefield

In a chilling echo of Nazi Germany, how the British State rounded up and incarcerated 50,000 vulnerable young 'undesirables' in a drive for the 'perfect race'

David Barron was barely into his teens when he arrived at the Mid-Yorkshire Institution for the Mentally Defective in the late 1930s. He had been taken there by local council officials.

Alabama Champion: 90-year-old pilot not slowing down, inspiring others to chase their drea

My Great Grandfather, Stephen Douglas, and the Seductions of Non-intervention

1. Yes, of course you can keep your slaves.  “ . . . your title to your slave property is expressly recognized by the Federal Constitution as existing under your own laws, where no power on earth but yourselves can interfere with.”  And “The true doctrine of the Constitution, the great fundamental principle of free government … is that every people on earth shall be allowed to make their own laws, establish their own institutions, manage their own affairs, take care of their own negroes and mind their own business.” 2.  If your slaves run away and are caught – no matter where – of course they will be returned to you:  

In Memoriam: George Banks, The Mayor of Berkley

The New Journal and Guide Special To The Guide George H. Banks was affectionately called “the Mayor of Berkley”, a title that U.S. Congressman Bobby Scott called “rightly” bestowed. Rep. Scott called Mr. Banks’ recent passing on Dec. 26 at age 88,“a tremendous loss for Norfolk and the greater Hampton Roads community”. “George devoted his life to service to his community and successfully fought to eliminate the inequity and inequality of our nation’s housing policies,” said Rep. Scott. Norfolk’s elected Mayor Dr. Kenneth Alexander said, “He will always be affectionately remembered as ‘The Mayor of Berkley.” “Mr. George Banks helped shaped the Berkeley Community by introducing social and economic programs that ushered its renewal.”