by Sharon Morgan | Aug 28, 2012 | Healing, Peacebuilding, politics, Post Racial Society, Race, Race Relations, Racism, reconciliation, Uncategorized, World affairs
This is a repost of something I wrote on my genealogy blog today: On this day in 1955, an innocent young man named Emmett Till was murdered in Money, Mississippi for allegedly whistling at a white woman. This event embodied all that was wrong with America in that day...
by Sharon Morgan | Aug 22, 2012 | Books, Endorsements, Healing, Peacebuilding, Post Racial Society, Race Relations, Racism, reconciliation, Writing
Promotion of Gather at the Table ultimately depends on Tom and I. Even though we are supported enthusiastically by Beacon Press, book publishing has changed a lot in recent years. Promotion is no longer the primary responsibility of the publisher. It is authors who...
by Sharon Morgan | Aug 9, 2012 | Healing, politics, Post Racial Society, Race Relations, reconciliation, World affairs
I do not intend to use the Gather at the Table platform to promote my personal political preferences. We all have our opinions and, whether we agree or not, freedom of thought and speech are rights that must be respected and protected. I do, however, want to use this...
by Sharon Morgan | Jul 28, 2012 | British Empire, Healing, Olympics, Peacebuilding, Post Racial Society, Queen Elizabeth, Race, Race Relations, Racism, reconciliation, Slavery, World affairs
It is hard not to get caught up in Olympic fever, especially when the whole world is watching. It drew me in on the first night… I watched the opening ceremony. Having an interest in many things British (including the genealogy of the Scottish men who enslaved...
by Thomas Norman DeWolf | Jul 15, 2012 | Awards, Books, Eastern Mennonite University, Endorsements, Healing, Peacebuilding, Post Racial Society, Race, Race Relations, Racism, reconciliation, Reviews, World affairs, Writing
In a world plagued by violence, barbarity and war, it is hard to conceive of ever living in peace. Yet, that is a dream cherished by the three women who won the 2011 Nobel Peace Prize: Leymah Gbowee, Ellen Johnson Sirleaf and Tawakel Karman. All are crusaders who...
by Thomas Norman DeWolf | May 8, 2012 | Books, Gavin genealogy, Healing, Oklahoma history, Post Racial Society, Race, Race Relations, Racism, reconciliation, Slavery, Tulsa race riot, Writing
Tom DeWolf and I penned an article that has just appeared in the Oklahoma Humanities magazine. The them of the issue is “reconciliation” and our contribution is entitled “Making Peace with the Past.” Oklahoma was one of the stops on the road...
