Book: JOURNEY BACK to WATOOKA – A Story Of Guyana
Journey with the author back to the remarkable country and rainforest village of his birth after more than 63 years. Experience highlights of his life as he encounters seemingly innumerable people of six races: pilots, engineers, politicians, government VIPs, clergy, educators, writers, artists, conservationists, policemen, biologists, beauty queens, commoners and many more.
Including these and those who have figured prominently much earlier in the country’s history, over 800 names are given mention, many of whom have been major achievers both at home and internationally.
Read more: JourneyBackToWatooka- Steve Connolly
Amazon Link: https://www.amazon.com/Journey-Back-Watooka-Story-Guyana
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The U.S. lynching memorial: Man’s inhumanity to man – By Mohamed Hamaludin
The U.S. lynching memorial is a stark reminder of man’s inhumanity to man – By Mohamed Hamaludin
US Lynching Memorial
Fred Rochelle was only 16 when a mob burned him alive on May 29, 1901 in Barstow, Polk County, after he was falsely accused of the rape and murder of a white woman. They chained him to a barrel, doused him in kerosene and set him on fire.
Reuben Stacy was 37 when he was hanged from a tree on Old Davie Road in Broward County in July, 1935. He was accused of attempting to assault a white woman after knocking on her door and asking for water. Continue reading →
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