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A change of pace: Looking back at presidential family members I have met
Part 1: President Carter's sister, Ruth Stapleton
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April 2024

Tribute to a rare person, lost too soon ...
A good teacher, good friend, and bright spirit: Dulcie Murdock Straughan
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African Americans join the nation's political game
Part 8: In 1880, Chicago becomes the default setting for the Republican convention
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African Americans join the nation's political game
Part 7: Seeking to renominate affectionate favorite Ulysses Grant in 1880
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African Americans enter the nation's political game
Part 6: The Cincinnati convention betrays small fissures in black solidarity
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March 2024

African Americans enter the nation's political game
Part 5: Even as Reconstruction wanes, Cincinnati beckons to black GOP delegates
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African Americans join the nation's political game
Part 4: Three spirited speeches set the pace for the future of black Republicans
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African Americans join the nation's political game
Part 3: Helping to renominate President Grant in Philadelphia in 1872
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African Americans join the nation's political game
Part 2: Chicago sets the standard for the future of GOP conventions
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February 2024

African Americans join the nation's political game
Part 1: Becoming party delegates to the national Republican convention, 1868
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January 2024

To the stars … and time for a break to recharge the batteries …
My childhood fascination with astronauts -- and what lies beyond
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Remembering a cub reporter's days in the newspaper game
Part 4: A real reporter, finally, until life really gets in the way
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