by Angel Hargrave | Feb 17, 2014 | G2G Books
George Washington Carver (1864-1943), an agricultural chemist of international fame, introduced hundreds of uses for the peanut, sweet potato, soybean, and pecan. This revolutionized the economy of the South since these crops replenished the soil, which had been...
by Angel Hargrave | Feb 11, 2014 | G2G Books
Booker Taliaferro Washington (1856-1915) was born to a slave in Franklin County, Virginia. His father was an unknown white man from a neighboring plantation. His mother, Jane, worked as a cook for the plantation owner James Burroughs. As a very young boy, he went to...
by Angel Hargrave | Feb 3, 2014 | G2G Books
In honor of Black History Month I am devoting February’s blogs to history that is no longer taught in schools. The history of America is not complete unless we know it all – the good, bad and ugly. Unfortunately, the only history we hear is the bad and ugly with the...
by Angel Hargrave | Jan 28, 2014 | G2G Books
“[C]onsidering the natural lust for power so inherent in man, I fear the thirst of power will prevail to oppress the people.” –George Mason, speech at the Virginia Ratifying Convention, 1788 Note: George Mason did not vote to ratify the Constitution....
by Angel Hargrave | Jan 20, 2014 | G2G Books
#4 Governmental agencies operate at the dictate of the Executive Branch – Myth. Information for this topic was gleaned from American Politics: ©Marc A. Triebwasser This is the final blog on the types of oversight available to Congress. So far we have covered oversight...
by Angel Hargrave | Jan 13, 2014 | G2G Books
#4 Governmental agencies operate at the dictate of the Executive Branch continued… Information for this topic was gleaned from American Politics: ©Marc A. Triebwasser In continuing with our discussion of congressional oversight this week, we will look at the...
