Mark Wells's Blog Posts Tagged 'a' (6)

Inside the Mind of a White Supremacist; A Speech by Pieter Willem Botha (1985)

Pieter Willem Botha (12 January 1916 – 31 October 2006), commonly known as "P. W." and Die Groot Krokodil (Afrikaans for "The Big Crocodile"), was the prime minister of South Africa from 1978 to 1984 and the first executive state president from 1984…

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Added by Mark Wells on February 21, 2012 at 8:46am — No Comments

African Americans Invented Memorial Day and a Salute to our Black Veterans

The First Memorial Day

Former slaves began American tradition 144 years ago in Charleston

By Brain Hicks…
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Added by Mark Wells on May 29, 2011 at 7:22am — No Comments

Is Reality a Perception or Truth?



Perception can very quickly become reality. If that statement is true then a false statement can be presented as truth and perceived as reality. A…

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Added by Mark Wells on February 17, 2011 at 8:12am — 1 Comment

The Planet of the Apes; Movie Fantasy or a Dose of Reality??

The Racial and Antislavery Message

In many ways the Planet of the Apes saga is a…

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Added by Mark Wells on December 20, 2010 at 6:30am — 4 Comments

The Birth of a Nation ( The Movie, 1915)





The Birth of a Nation (premiered with the title The Clansman) is a 1915 silent film directed by D. W. Griffith. Set during and after the American Civil War, the film was based on Thomas Dixon's The Clansman, a novel and play.




The Birth of a Nation was the…
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Added by Mark Wells on December 4, 2010 at 12:36am — 2 Comments

The Haitian Revolution ; The Birth of a Nation



Toussaint L'Ouverture was the most important figure in the Haitian Revolution. He is often described as a very ugly man, a characteristic seen often in French art, but rarely in Haitian.







Background



The riches of the Caribbean depended on the…
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Added by Mark Wells on November 20, 2010 at 12:00am — 3 Comments

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