Tag Archives: slavery

The slave quilt hoax

Posted on February 12, 2013 by admin

By Joel Thurtell   Early in 2007, I read a New York Times article exposing a hoax involving the history of the Underground Railroad. I call it the slave quilt scam. Soon after I read the Times article, I noticed … Continue reading →

Posted in Adventures in history | Tagged , , | Leave a comment

‘Tomatoes & Eggs’ Part II: Erasing slavery on Big Isle

Posted on February 10, 2013 by admin

Grosse Ile historians chose not to use photos of slave inventory; one of the slaves mentioned, Charlotte, worked on Grosse Ile. Burton Historical Collection. By Joel Thurtell During the long-ago historical period when I was a grad student in history, … Continue reading →

Posted in Adventures in history | Tagged , , , | Leave a comment

‘Tomatoes & Eggs’ Part I: Slavery at Grosse Ile, Michigan

Posted on February 9, 2013 by admin

Inventory of slaves in Detroit, Michigan. Joel Thurtell photo of record in Burton Historical Collection, Detroit Public Library By Joel Thurtell Just as I predicted in a January 2007 Detroit Free Press story, Grosse Ile’s historians changed history. But not … Continue reading →

Posted in Adventures in history | Tagged , , , | Leave a comment

Tomatoes & Eggs II: Erasing slavery on Big Isle

Posted on March 1, 2012 by hro50ta1

By Joel Thurtell During the long-ago historical period when I was a grad student in history, my faculty adviser warned me that contemporary history can be a time of troubles for historians. Too many living parties with stakes in yet-to-be-played … Continue reading →

Posted in Adventures in history | Tagged , , , , | Leave a comment

Tomatoes & Eggs, Part I: Slaves on Grosse Ile

Posted on February 29, 2012 by hro50ta1

By Joel Thurtell Just as I predicted in a January 2007 Detroit Free Press story, Grosse Ile’s historians changed history. But not the way I expected. Early in 2007 (I retired from my Free Press reporting job the following November), … Continue reading →

Posted in Adventures in history | Tagged , , , , , | 1 Comment

Not so sure about you

Posted on January 7, 2011 by hro50ta1

By Ray Judicata JOTR Legal Expert This is a speech I gave to the Limpieza de Sangre Society at its national convention in Knownothing, Indiana. I gotta say, some of those Limpieza folks are real kooks. They’re so far to … Continue reading →

Posted in Bad government | Tagged , , | Leave a comment