Author : joe bodego

HistoryPolitics

Imperialism

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Imperialism is a complex and multifaceted concept that has been practiced throughout history by various empires and nations. At its core, imperialism is the extension...
History

George Putnam Riley

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George Putnam Riley, a native of Boston, Massachusetts, was an important figure in the Pacific Northwest during the nineteenth century. Riley’s grandfather fought in the...
HistoryPolitics

James Ford

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James Ford, a Communist Party official, was born in Pratt City, Alabama. He worked on railroads and in steel mills while in high school. In...
History

Oney Judge

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Oney Judge was born about 1773 at Mount Vernon, the Fairfax County plantation of George Washington. She is listed as twelve years old in an...
Performance

Jimmy Rushing

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He was known as “Mister Five-By-Five” — an affectionate reference to his height and girth — a blues shouter who defined and then transcended the...
Performance

Pete Johnson

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Pete Johnson began his musical career in 1922 as a drummer in Kansas City, Missouri. From 1926 to 1938 he worked as a pianist, often...
Performance

Joe Liggins

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Pianist Joe Liggins and his band, the Honeydrippers, tore up the R&B charts during the late ’40s and early ’50s with their polished brand of...
Performance

Jimmy Liggins

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Jimmy Liggins, the younger brother of fellow Jazz Hall inductee Joe Liggins, was born in Newby, Oklahoma. The family moved to San Diego, California when...