Volume 18 , Issue 3

NW Okie's Journey

I have been busy exploring my ancestryDNA that I received a few weeks ago. Of the Ethnicity estimate of my ancestors, the following percentages apply: Europe West (59%); Great Britain (14%); Scandinavia (10%); Europe East (8%); Trace regions of Finland/Northwest Russia (3%), Ireland (2%), Italy/Greece (2%), Iberian Peninsula (<1%); Africa Trace regions (Mali 1%).

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Walking With Sweet Silly Sadie Dawg

Woof! Woof! In memory of Martin Luther King, Jr. and his peaceful marches for Civil Rights we have researched Martin Luther King, Jr.'s "I Have A Dream" speech 28 August 1963, at a march on Washington, DC. [more]...   |  View or Add Comments (0 Comments)   |   Receive updates ( subscribers)  |   Unsubscribe

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Civil Rights Talk In 1950

Remembering the 1950s and the Civil Right movement that was progressing through the United States. A Statesville, North Carolina newspaper, Statesville Daily Record, dated 28 January 1950, Saturday, page 1, reported the following bold front page headlines: "Civil Rights Talk Marks Democrat Meet." Governors gave views on the issues. National Leaders convened in Raleigh; Brannan Addressed oping session.

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Democrats & Republicans 1944 & 1948 Platform On Civil Rights

According to Janesville, Wisconsin newspaper, Janesville Daily Gazette, dated 14 July 1948, Wednesday, page 11, we found the Republican and Democratic platform of 1944 and 1948.

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Prehistoric Western Europe

Due to its location and geography, Western Europe has seen many successive waves of immigrants throughout its history. Both peaceful intermingling and violent invasions of newcomers have resulted in a greater diversity in the genetics of the population, compared with neighboring regions.

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1950 - Civil Rights Showdown

Out of Lubbock, Texas, Lubbock Morning Avalanche, dated 18 January 1950, Wednesday, front page headlines concerning Civil Rights Showdown written by Roger D. Greene, Associated Press Staff writer: "HST To Seek Civil Rights Showdown."

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Martin Luther King Jr. Nobel Peace Prize (14 Oct. 1964)

In the Redlands Daily Facts, Redlands, California newspaper, dated 14 October 1964, Wednesday, we found this front page news article concerning Martin Luther King Wins Nobel Peace Prize for '64," via Oslo, Norway.

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