VINIE BURROWS by DALE RICARDO SHIELDS Born – Vinie Harrison November 15, 1924 – December 27, 2023 [ “I guess it’s like a DNA. Hard to describe, and identify, but I feel it’s there. I think it’s there in all artists. And maybe the art of living is the richest art form.” …
THE DEVIL’S PUNCHBOWL by Dale Ricardo Shields “The Devil’s Punchbowl is a place located in Natchez, Mississippi where during the Civil War; authorities forced tens of thousands of freed slaves to live in concentration camps. Westbrook adds that “The Union army did not allow them to remove the bodies from the camp. They just gave …
The Little Rock Nine They Only Wanted To Go To School… Thelma Mothershed, Elizabeth Eckford, Melba Pattillo, Jefferson Thomas, Ernest Green, Minnijean Brown, Carlotta Walls, Terrence Roberts, Gloria Ray. By Dale Ricardo Shields Little Rock, Arkansas September 4, 1957 The original plan was to have the nine children arrive together, but when …
The Scottsboro Boys The nine African American teenagers were falsely accused of raping two White women in (1931) Alabama. by DALE RICARDO SHIELDS The Scottsboro Boys trial was one of the most famous, or infamous, cases related to race relations in the 20th century of the United States. Their true story …
