Category: General
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A Race Against Time: The Quest for a Living Descendant
Vincent Flowers at Messiah Academy, Courtesy of Messiah College Archives Vincent Flowers, Rachel’s brother passed away in 2002. Edna Wiggins, Rachel’s sister-in-law, died in 2004. About seven years later, Paul Stevenson passed away in 2011. He was Rachel’s nephew. A great amount of history is lost with each death that occurs within the Flowers’ family. I…
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Victims of Hate: Geraldine’s Newspaper Collection During the 1960s
Read Geraldine’s biography here. Image taken from the Geraldine Wilson Papers Collection at the Schomburg Center During her time with Freedom Summer, Geraldine kept record of the events occurring in the South involving missing and murdered blacks and civil rights activists. Most of the newspaper articles within her private archival collection were from The Student Voice,…
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What Became His Wife’s War: The Battle for Civil War Pension
I am a researcher, yet some days I wish I were not. You see, I dive into multiple topics within African American history from slavery to the present encountering countless historical figures and seeking to learn their stories. The issue comes with time, a luxury I do not have. Despite this fallback, there exist a few stories and historical…
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Personal Thoughts: Selma
I do not believe there are any spoilers I could give in this post for we already know what happens. History is essentially history. I am a fan of David Oyelowo and his portrayal of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was outstanding. He gained weight and studied the man he played from Dr. King’s diction…
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Behind the Lens: Gordon Parks
A few days ago, I received an e-mail from the Museum of Fine Arts which caused a huge grin to rush across my face. It read: It may be cold outside—but not inside the MFA! The new year brings a slew of new art, exhubitions, lectures, and courses to cozy up to this moth. Discover…
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New Year, New Changes
Happy Belated New Year and Holidays, A few selected members of my family, cousin and siblings First and foremost, welcome to my new followers! Thank you for the likes, follows, and comments. Surpassing 7,000 views is exciting. Cannot wait to see what this new year of writing and research brings! Second, I apologize for the…
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Musings of a Young Protester
On Saturday morning, I woke up, brushed my teeth, ate breakfast, and prepared for the protest. Photo credit: Boston Globe I been to protests and marches before, but this was the first one I decided to attend alone. Naturally, I got lost, but my intuition told me to follow the large group of police officers. I did…
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From Florida to Pennsylvania: The Place the Flowers Called Home
About a month ago, I received the following e-mail from one of my professors, … I was doing some research in the Cumberland County Historical Society yesterday and, as promised at your senior honors project presentation, I looked up the property records for the Flowers home, which has been described as being in Boiling Springs. …
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The Beginning: The First International Students of Messiah College
One of the many perks of being overworked in college is learning how to say no, even when it comes to research. While completing the Flowers family history, I “met” Reverend Meshach Krikorian. Despite all of the great details I have found regarding Meshach’s life, I did not have the time to pursue his story, which…
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The Woes of A Senior History Major
Woe noun \’wō\—used to express grief, regret, or distress. I am now entering into the end of my third week of my senior year. It hit me over the summer that this is the year I must figure out what I am doing after I graduate. What are your plans after graduation? I now regret…
Diary of a Historian 