John Hartfield: the tragic story that should be known

103 years ago today, a man named John Hartfield was brutally murdered in Mississippi, with the aid of local law enforcement. His crime: having a white girlfriend while being black. John Hartfield had moved away from his hometown of Ellisville, Mississippi in early 1919. He went to St. Louis to try to create a better […]

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Ryan White: The story of a brave young hero, and the question of what you would have done.

Originally posted on THE UNFINISHED PYRAMID:
Ryan White should have turned 48 today. ?He did not. Unfortunately he died in 1990. ?Even worse, during his short life, he had to live the horrific meanness, lack of compassion, and ignorance of “The Good Old Days.” He was a hemophiliac who had contracted H.I.V. through a blood…

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