Tag: freedom

• Lincoln to King: the next Great Emancipator

  A river of emotion swells in me as a little-girl version of my voice overflows, singing with the marchers who are on their way to the Lincoln Memorial for a celebration of the signing of the Emancipation Proclamation that freed the slaves, and “the greatest demonstration for freedom in the history of our nation.” We…

  Grace Buchanan Audiobooks

  February 11, 2014

  Social Justice

  19th century, discrimination, economic disparity, equity, freedom, history, Martin Luther King Jr, privilege, segregation

• New Year’s Eve Symbols

  Times Square Ball Susan Serra, CKD derivative work: Sealle [CC-BY-SA-2.0], via Wikimedia Commons When I read that The Ball at Times Square “has become the world’s symbolic welcome to the New Year,” I felt surprised. I never considered that The Ball had such universal meaning. I’ll tell you what I think about when I see…

  Grace Buchanan Audiobooks

  December 30, 2013

  Customs

  freedom, New York City, responsibility, seasons, tradition, winter