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+ calvin smith, christmas, killers of the dream, lillian e smith, memory of a large christmas, southern history, southern literature, southern studies, world war i

Lillian Smith’s “Memory of a Large Christmas”

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Lillian E. Smith published Memory of Large Christmas in 1962. The book, essentially, is a collection of humorous and memorable anecdotes about the large, bountiful Smith family Christmases. In the back of the book, Smith includes recopies for turkey dressing, pork salad, ambrosia, and more. Today, I want to look at one of the scenes that Smith relates in the book. The scene occurs … Read More Lillian Smith’s “Memory of a Large Christmas”

+ abolitionist, adolphe adam, christmas, frederick douglass, holidays, john sullivan dwight, narrative, o holy night, placide cappeau

"O Holy Night" and the Abolitionist Movement

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      https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=widuitH9vKs     Note: Interminable Rambling will be taking a break for the next two weeks. We will see you again January 5th. Did you know that “O Holy Night,” a Christmas carol we sing every year, has ties to the abolitionist movement? I didn’t realize this until recently when I heard the song sung. Typically, performers only sing the first … Read More "O Holy Night" and the Abolitionist Movement

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