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On Becoming A World Power
American history continues as the United States advanced post Civil War into the early 1900s, our strength grew and with it wisely or unwisely we expanded our foreign policy out into the world with all its challenges good and bad. … Continue reading
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Tagged 1900s, 1946, Abroad, Alaska, Ambition, America, American History, Americas, Annexiation, Argue, Avarice, Becoming, Benediction, Beveridge, Booty, Canal, Caution, Civil War, Colonialism, Cuba, Dedication, Deploy, Destroy, Divide, Elite, Entanglement, Europe, Evidence, Extrication, Filipino, Flag, Focus, Foreign Policy, Free, Future, Gomper, Great Power, Grover Cleveland, Hawai'i, Heart, Ideals, Imperialism, Independence, Interest, Intrigue, Inward, John Quincy Adams, Land, Liberty, Manifest Destiny, March, Mckinley, Monroe Doctrine, Monster, Nation, Navy, Ocean, Photograph, Platte Amendment, Poem, Poetry, Practical, Puerto Rico, Racism, Reason, Remember the Maine, Republic, Russia, Samoa, Sanctimony, Self Rule, Seward's Folly, Social Darwinism, Social Gospel, Soul, Spain, Spirit, The Phillipines, Trade, Trading Port, War, War of 1812, William Howard Taft, World Power, Yellow Dog Journalism
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Antebellum Blues
It’s true that there’s a lot more to the Southern side of the story than I’ll cover in this poem. But, with respect to American history, I would be amiss if I failed to cover this. Antebellum Blues by Michael … Continue reading
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Tagged 1830s, African, Agrarian, America, American History, Antebellum, Beauty, Bi-Racial, Bitter, Black, Blessed, Blues, Brutality, Canadaa, Cash, Character, Climate, Collision Course, Contrast, Control, Cotton Gin, Cruel, Cry, Dark Clouds, Dash, Disdain, Divide, Division, Domination, Eli Whitney, Enthusiasm, Error, Exodus, Export, Fall, Fear, Fertility, Field Hand, Fundamental, Gather, Ground, Haiti, Hired Hand, History, Horror, Idealism, Industry, Ineqquality, Integrity, Kick of the Can, King Cotton, Lash, Lower South, Master, McHugh, Misery, Moral, Motherless child, Nat Turner, Nation, Nature, Noble, Pecking Order, Peculiar Institution, Perpetuation, Perpetuity, Photograph, Piety, Plantation, Poem, Poetry, Polarization, Poverty, Pride, Promised Land, Punditry, Puritan, Puzzle, Racism, Rebellion, Recall, Road, Role, Ruin, Sad, Seal, Sensibility, Slave, Slave Religion, Sobriety, Socialism, Society, Solace, South, Split, System, Terror, Textile, Truth, Ugly, Understand, Upper South, Virginia, Wage Slavery, War, White
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Tradeau
Funny thing about pointing fingers, when you do, for your one finger pointed, three point back at the accuser most often. This truism seems to proven itself this time around. Tradeau by Michael Romani Well, would you look at … Continue reading
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Tagged Accuser, Blame, Brownface, Change, Did, Embrace, Evidence, Fact, Fascism, Finger Pointing, Heresy, Hypocrisy, Hypocritical, Interesting, Justin Tradeu, Lips, Narrative, Onion, Opinion, Past, Peel, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Racism, Rearrange, See, Time, Truism, Truth, What, Who, Youth
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First Principles: Racism Has No Proper Place Except An Oppressive Error To Be Learned About From History
“We have seen the mere distinction of color made in the most enlightened period of time, a ground of the most oppressive dominion ever exercised by man over man.” – James Madison (1787)
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Tagged Color, Distinction, Dominion, Enlightenment, Exercise, First Principles, James Madison, Man Over Man, Oppression, Racism
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Daddy’s Girl
Daddy’s Girl by Michael Romani To be marginalized and oppressed Cannot be ever overestimated To be considered less than Had left her endlessly frustrated It didn’t make it any better To be considered part of the family Not in the … Continue reading
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Tagged Amusement, Brain, Contribution, Conversation, Daddy's Girl, Davastation, Deeply Rooted, Experience, Family, Found Nickel, Frustration, Institutional, Integrity, Marginalized, Negligence, Oppressed, Patriarchy, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Preference, Racism, Respect, Sexism
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Living This Love
Living This Love by Michael Romani From my first silent, sharp cry To my last drawn breath Standing strong as time, I Make my life a worship until my death To live in this love Whispered from God above I … Continue reading
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Tagged Choice, Cruel Sin, Life, Linked Arms, Living This Love, Optimism, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Prayer, Prejudice, Racism, Tough Questions, Whispers, Worship
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Thought For the Day: There Is Only One Race, The Human Race
“Hating people because of their color is wrong. And it doesn’t matter which color does the hating. It’s just plain wrong.” – Muhammed Ali Ali was most of the way there as far as Aloha Promises Forever is concerned. … Continue reading
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Tagged Division, Hate, Humanity, Love, Muhammed Ali, Racism, United
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ALOHA PROMISES FOREVER 