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JFK Speaks to NAACP Rally – July 10, 1960

July 12, 2012 by Marie Posted in History, Politics Leave a Comment

The official White House portrait of John F. Kennedy by Aaron Shikler On July 10, 1960, Senator John F. Kennedy of Massachusetts spoke before an NAACP Rally in Los Angeles just before the Democratic National Convention. Here is the text of his remarks: We meet on the eve of a…

Henry David Thoreau ~ 1817 – 1862

July 12, 2012 by Marie Posted in Culture, History, Poetry 1 Comment

Henry David Thoreau (1817 – 1862) One of America’s most famous writers – Henry David Thoreau – author, philosopher, naturalist was born on this day July 12, 1817 in Concord, Massachusetts. He began writing nature poetry in the 1840s, with poet Ralph Waldo Emerson as a mentor and friend. In…