The Caged Bird Wrote
If only CBS had chosen a true heroine for Black History Month …
By Elesha Coffman, Assistant Editor of Christian History | posted 2/01/2000 12:00AM
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More Christian History, including a listing of events that occurred this week in the church's past, is available at
ChristianHistory.netChristian History Corner appears every Friday at ChristianityToday.com. Previous Christian History Corners include:
A Cave of One's Own | Who were the early church's 'desert mothers'? (Feb. 4, 2000)
For Better or Worse | The Church of England's current wrestling with divorce echoes its inception (Jan 28, 2000)
Out with the Old? | As rumors of Pope John Paul II's retirement circulate, it's worth remembering the story of the last pope to resign (Jan. 21, 2000)
Roman, Lend Me Your Ear | When a bishop rebuked a Christian emperor, who had the final word? (Jan. 14, 2000)
Good King, Bad King | How Christian was the king whose name is almost always associated with the Bible? (Jan. 7, 2000)
Texts of
Phillis Wheatley's poems are available many places online. One of the best places for biographical information about the
poet is at PBS Online's
Africans in America site.
Information on the Jefferson/Hemmings scandal can be found at
monticello.org
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