In a June blog post here about virulent persecution of LGBTQ folk in Uganda based on a draconian new “kill the gays” law, a correspondent known to us as “William Leddra” issued a call to Quakers, who have two yearly meetings in Uganda, and affiliations with Friends United Meeting [aka FUM] based in Richmond, Indiana, … Continue reading A Response to a Comment: Who Is this Quaker named “Wlliam Leddra”?
”All God’s Critters Got a Place In the Choir.” And being in the choir is work. I’m not much for singing gospel songs; but Bill Staines, who wrote this one, was more of a folkie, and his tune, “All God’s Critters” is more folk than (Lord help us) “praise” music. But whatever the genre, I’m … Continue reading ”All God’s Critters Got a Place In the Choir”–But Sometimes They have to Make (or Change) It
Thomas Hamm was the subject of many tributes and high praise at Earlham College this month, as he retired from more than three decades as a professor of Quaker history and director of the school’s noted archives, built around an extensive Quaker collection. I was among those who gathered during the weekend of May … Continue reading Quakerism by The book: A Tribute to Tom Hamm And A Call To His Successor Quaker Historians
In mid-1974, my third trade book [“trade” means produced by a traditional publisher], Selma 1965, came out from Charles Scribner’s Sons. Scribner’s had published Hemingway, Edith Wharton, Fitzgerald, Vonnegut, Stephen King, and lots more bigtime writers – and now, me.
Florida, 1949: Where Woke Went And Didn’t Die By Stephen W. Angell We don’t know the exact date, or the place, when Richard Bradshaw (“Brad”) Angell (1918-2010) had his encounter with the Klan. All the participants are dead, and the story has been passed on orally. But we know the time and season: 1951, likely … Continue reading Exclusive: A Quaker Was Noticed By the Florida Klan in 1951. It Didn’t Go Well. (But It Could Have Been Much Worse.)