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The U. But there was something particularly sinister about the invasion of Grenada. A preview of this use of the linkage doctrine was in Afghanistan, when the U. That U. It was a punishment with the hard edge of racism intact, the sensibility of the colonising countries that they must always be the ones to rule and cannot tolerate the assertion of the formerly colonised.

Years later, when I first saw Archie speak at an event organised by The Nation in New York just before he died in of late diagnosed cancer , I reflected on what Vincent Harding had said. Archie was one of the last in a series of intellectuals who accompanied the national liberation movements, using his abilities to elaborate the theory of the struggle and amplify the voices of the struggle.

So many people assassinated, some of them forgotten. Archie, too, has been largely forgotten, his books out of print and his name barely visible on the internet.

But this is not about Archie alone. It is about that stance , which believes strongly in the possibility of human freedom and takes refuge in the UN Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples. That stance—firmly for liberation, eager to accompany the struggle—is slowly making its return. Circa Fidel Castro with Archie Singham. A few years before his death, I met the Namibian poet Mvula ya Nangolo in Windhoek to talk about art and politics, but more than anything his journalism with Namibia Today.

Mvula told me what it felt like for Namibians—used to courage of their own and to betrayals of many kinds—to be accompanied by others in their struggle. On the flight from Johannesburg, I had read some of his poems, this one copied into my notebook:.

Circa Archie Singham with Namibian Independence. My kids have shown a big interest in pioneers and Westward Expansion. Was thinking of starting with Vol. Your thoughts? Or start with Vol. This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed. When I started using Story of the World with my oldest back when she was a first grader, putting together a history lesson was pretty simple. Read a chapter, narrate, and draw a picture. But now that I have 3 kids sitting in on our Story of the World lessons with ages spanning 6 years!

How could I make our history lessons work? Could we continue to use the history curriculum we loved? But how could I possibly include younger siblings while at the same time keeping my oldest child challenged and engaged? General Tips for Using Story of the World Give each child his or her own history notebook to keep maps, colouring pages and narrations.

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