by kenycm | Jun 10, 2026 | Uncategorized
Bob Woodson contacted YAAHA several years ago concerning the first book that we wrote. He left his cell phone number and wanted me to call to arrange a phone meeting. I had been following him for years and knew how important he was in the civil rights movement and in...
by kenycm | Mar 9, 2026 | Uncategorized
Sergeant Arthur Joseph, Jr., wrote his memoir, Driving at the Edge of Death, about his experiences in World War II as a Red Ball Express driver and published it in 1992. Sgt. Joseph served in a segregated army. Joseph served with the First Army, Third Army, and the...
by kenycm | Mar 4, 2026 | Uncategorized
Long before President Woodrow Wilson delivered his speech on the Senate floor on September 30, 1918, urging passage of a constitutional amendment for women’s suffrage, Black and White women were on the front lines, marching for the right to vote. President...
by kenycm | Feb 20, 2026 | Uncategorized
Laura Smith Haviland was born a Quaker in Leeds County, Ontario, Canada, in 1808. Her family moved to western New York. In 1825, she married Charles Haviland Jr., a devout Quaker, whose parents were respected ministers, in Lockport, New York. They organized an active...
by kenycm | Jan 18, 2026 | Uncategorized
Joan Southgate is an activist and community organizer. In 2002, she walked 500 miles on the Underground Railroad routes in Ohio to honor the freedom seekers and the Black and White abolitionists who helped them escape to Canada. In 2003, she founded Restore Cleveland...
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