Category: American Countryside
A Surprise in Law Enforcement
In 1963 this city’s police force brutally attacked Gwen Webb. Just over a decade later, she was a member of that law enforcement group. But…
Jailed for Participating in Civil Rights
In May of 1963 hundreds of Birmingham school students were jailed for participating in Civil Rights marches. There were so many kids that had been…
Children on the March in Birmingham
The images from Birmingham were difficult to watch. Kids under the age of 18 where being knocked off their feet by water cannons and attacked…
A Pivotol Moment in Civil Rights
Gwen Webb was a high school student in one of Birmingham, Alabama’s segregated public schools. In early May 1963 she was ready to participate in…
The Effort to Change
It is said that in the early 1960s, there was no large city more racially segregated that Birmingham, Alabama. It was the city in which…
The Museum of Osteology
It’s called the Museum of Osteology. It’s a one-of-a-kind place. But many of you are asking what’s osteology?
The Bone Collector
Jay’s father could have scolded him for what he’d unearthed. Most parents would say, “Put down that filthy thing!” His father didn’t do that though,…
The Message of the Mailbox
Mailboxes come in many shapes, colors and sizes. But the mailboxes given as gifts every May in Brookfield, Missouri are very special; not because of…
The Impression of an Actor
Everyone knows John Wilkes Booth as the assassin of President Lincoln. However, before his deadly deed in April 1865, he was a well known actor,…
John Wilke Booth’s Stay in Missouri
John was a well known actor who traveled the nation in a variety of productions. In fact, a journey to one small town brought him…