Word: slaves
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...brooding hillock General John J. Pershing lies in lonely aloofness. Another small knoll is occupied by the grave of Lieut. General Arthur MacArthur; near by, a plot is reserved for his son. Humbler graves reflect the grimness of war and the greatness of American history: "James Parks, born a slave," or, simply, "Unknown...
...crowd with their music's wild beauty. It was the fascinating difference between palace panoply and hillside rebel yells. The pipers played a few marches and accompanied eight regimental dancers in a slow fling and a rapid, triumphant reel. After some concert pieces (Tchaikovsky's Marche Slave, Arditi's // Bacio, etc.) indifferently done by the band, the dancers placed claymores in the form of a St. Andrew's cross on the floor for the warlike sword dance. By that time, brothers in the gallery had passed the limits of endurance and were shrieking their...
...keep in touch, McNamara spends a third of his time traveling, but he is no slave to the job, which pays well over $100,000. At Chicago he works an 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. day, spends his evenings as often as possible with a can of beer in front of a television set. Says he: "You can't try to do it all yourself. You've got to get a laugh out of life...
...know the Chinese Communist regime is dictatorial, inhumane, terroristic and slave-driving. But diplomatic recognition and membership in the United Nations cannot be viewed as rewards for democratic virtue...
...like a slave market,' s Radcliffe girl confided to me once," Back relates. "'I feel as if everyone is counting my teeth and measuring my bust...