Author: Christina
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And The Research Begins
I have just arrived in Jackson, Mississippi after spending a week in New Orleans. I love New Orleans, but it was too much. The city that is and also knowing the situation the city is in concerning poverty, education, etc is heart-breaking. Plus, I am far from a big city girl, I like the…
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Re-Introducing Mrs. Hilda FLowers
I have been home for about almost two weeks now and I am actually preparing to leave soon. In the next few weeks, I will be traveling to Jackson, Mississippi to do research on Rachel Flowers’ sister, Hilda Clifford Flowers Wilson. Now, that I am home, I am reunited with my research again and…
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Home
I am home! I arrived in the United States on Sunday without any delays or troubles from custom after 20 hours or more of travelling. I was extremely exhausted and jet lag is taking its toll on me. I miss Lithuania well the simplicity of life there. It actually started to get warmer and the…
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Before Rosa Parks: The Ancestry Of Irene Morgan Part IV
Well one week and a day and I will be home. Finals are coming up and I have been studying, catching up on The Voice, filling out internship applications, and doing some family research. Sometimes I wish I was Henry Louis Gates Jr. or at least worked with his team of researchers. I am still…
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Because The World Looks Better In Black and White…Estonia and Latvia
This past week, my study abroad group travelled to Tallinn, Estonia and Riga, Latvia. We left last Thursday night at 10:30 pm and of course I got on the bus extra early to get my own seat because we were not going to arrive until 8 am. For most of the trip I read The…
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Before Rosa Parks: The Ancestry Of Irene Morgan Part III
I apologize for the inactivity. Last week, I had two huge papers due for my Intercultural Communication and International Relations class. I know I did well on the first paper, but the second one was a bit tougher, however, I do not expect a grade lower than a B, well at least I hope not.…
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Before Rosa Parks: The Ancestry of Irene Amos Morgan Part II
Source The picture above shows Irene Amos Morgan Kirkaldy receiving the Presidential Citizens Award from President Bill Clinton for her actions in 1944. Found a full description of the event that led to Morgan v. Virginia in the book Freedom Riders: 1961 and the Struggle for Racial Justice by Raymond Arsenault. Page 14: The…
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Before Rosa Parks: Irene Amos Morgan Ancestry Part I
Source Note: I hate referring to people, especially those that I do not know, by their first name. Someone pointed out that I do this in my blog. I realized I do this, it is not an accident. When writing about a family’s history it becomes confusing referring to everyone as Mr. Amos and Mrs.…
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Before Rosa Parks: The Ancestry of Irene Amos Morgan Kirkaldy (1917-2007)
Source She [didn’t] see herself as a hero. She saw something that had to be done, and she rushed in, like all heroes.” Irene’s daughter, Brenda Bacquie Eleven years before Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat on December 1, 1955 in Montgomery, Irene Morgan refused to give up her seat on bus on…
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Meshach Paul Krikorian
Was writing about the importance of Rachel Flowers and her accomplishments to Messiah College’s community when I stumbled upon the biography of Meshach Paul Krikorian. Now, I have seen this biography many times and actually began to do some further research on Meshach, but was consumed with the Flowers project and never completed it. Out of…
Diary of a Historian 