Daily Archives: February 19, 2010

Roots TNG 1, Baltzer on the Suffering Servant, Dahood on the Afterlife, Bold Gideon, Apuleius—Meet Melinda Gordon and Jonathan Smith

Posted on February 19, 2010 by jamesbradfordpate

1.  For Black History Month today, I watched the first episode of Roots: The Next Generation.  On it, Chicken George’s son, Tom Harvey, tries to help African-Americans in the post-slavery South.  He supports a school for African-American children, but he … Continue reading →

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Jesse Owens Story, Righteous Sufferer, The Proof of the Pudding, Priestess of the Household, Evil

Posted on February 19, 2010 by jamesbradfordpate

1. For Black History Month today, I watched The Jesse Owens Story, a 1984 film that won a Primetime Emmy Award, and was nominated for other Emmys. Jesse Owens was an African-American athlete who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics … Continue reading →

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