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The USCT and The Boston Red Sox: Missed Opportunity or Fenway Redemption?

Posted on June 7, 2017 by ECW Guest Post

Today, we are pleased to welcome guest author Winifred Maloney. On May 23, my family and I attended a game between the Boston Red Sox and Texas Rangers. As a lifelong Red Sox fan whose first trip to Fenway Park was … Continue reading →

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Fredericksburg, My Favorite City in Virginia (part two)

Posted on August 11, 2016 by stewardthenderson

part two of five In Washington, D.C., I could go almost anywhere without too many problems with racism. However, whenever we were going south to Fredericksburg, my brothers and sisters and I were told to be on our best behavior. … Continue reading →

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Question of the Week: January 19, 2015

Posted on January 19, 2015 by Emerging Civil War

This week’s question actually comes from ECW’s business officer, Jennifer Mackowski. Pondering some of the discussions and controversies that have swirled around Virginia this past weekend in relation to Lee-Jackson Day and Martin Luther King, Jr., Day, she asks: What … Continue reading →

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