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Our Spanish Legacy in the United States
While listening to the journalistic bombardment on the border crisis the last few weeks (months? years?) and how that’s going to demolish Biden, Trump, or Haley in the race for the presidency, I kept, of course, hearing about Texas. I think the last thing was the Governor of Texas telling the Federal Government that they’re […]
Travels to Spain
January 26, 2024
Travels to Spain I’ve been working on a little book about a famous traveler of an ancient age about two thousand years ago which I’ll tell you about below. I think he had a very productive time in Spain, and so have I over the years. So, here’s a bit about my first trip to […]
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Truth in History: A Look at Race in Its Making
December 21, 2023
Did you know that “that slavery and racism are the foundations of American history?” How can that be? What happened to “all men are created equal” with liberty and justice for all? Democracy? The Vote? Liberty? Free Enterprise? Naw, forget all that claptrap. Here’s what our children need to be taught. In 2019 The New […]
Bay of Pigs, Part Two, The Boys from Birmingham Training the Cuban Exile Pilots
August 14, 2023
Who were the Alabama Air National Guardsmen and what was their role in the Bay of Pigs invasion of Cuba in April 1961? After the decision was made to invade Cuba and remove Castro, anti-Castro Cuban exiles were trained to do the invasion and fighting and make it seem as it was totally a […]
Posted in: Bay of Pigs, 1961, History
Alabama Football and the Reformation
July 21, 2023
You history buffs and Christians expected something with Martin Luther, right? Don’t worry, he’s down below, but first some prelims. For those of you looking for Martin Luther King, Jr., you’re about four centuries removed from the Martin Luther of the Protestant Reformation. Go and retake your class on world or western civilization. If he […]
America’s Jewish Pilots in the Making of Modern Israel
July 5, 2023
Not too long ago I ran across a documentary movie made by Spielberg, not the guy you are familiar with—Steven—but his sister, Nancy. It was called Above and Beyond. Most American Jews were interested in what was going on in the founding of modern Israel in 1948. Some, as Above and Beyond tells it, did […]
Posted in: History, Israel and the United States
Interview with Ric Bratton on the book The Push Back, June, 2023
June 30, 2023
Interview with Ric Bratton on The Push Back. As our country goes through trying times, the author put together the best of his op-ed columns, published in his local newspaper, The Tuscaloosa News, which deals with the issues facing our nation today. Clayton ranges all the way from the issues very close to home and […]
The Bay of Pigs, 1961, Part 1
June 29, 2023
This is number three or four of historical tidbits we’ve done recently on the history of Latin America for our Northport Gazette readers. If you were ever students of mine at UA—1972-2013—and took some of my Latin American history courses, you might be excused from this column. Or if you forgot, keep on reading. And […]
Posted in: Bay of Pigs, 1961, Northport Gazette
Podcast Review of A New Tale of Two Cities
June 27, 2023
— Video Book Review Available at: https://youtu.be/sVxSMfSm3rI “Lawrence Clayton’s ‘A New Tale of Two Cities’ is a riveting and insightful exploration of the nuanced dynamic between tradition and evolution within the Christian faith. The author combines in-depth historical analysis, stimulating Biblical interpretations, and a deft infusion of humor to create a reading experience that is […]
Posted in: Radio, Skype and Television Interviews
Bible Gateway’s Verse of the Day
- Ephesians 1:7 April 4, 2026“In him we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of sins, in accordance with the riches of God’s grace”
January 28, 2024
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