The oracle bones of ancient China rank among my favorite historical artifacts. Who doesn’t love mystical techniques to predict the future? Leaders in ancient China needed people who knew how to read oracle bones. Sure, the success of reading oracle bones was spotty. Absent data to inform a prediction, all attempts to predict the future […]
Month: April 2022
Grace Lorch Helps Elizabeth Eckford
It’s unlikely you’ve heard of Grace Lorch. Unless you are a serious student of Arkansas history, her name likely doesn’t register. But when Grace Lorch helps Elizabeth Eckford in 1957, she changed history. Grace Lorch is a superb example of how regular people, almost unknown today, contributed to the Civil Rights Movement. The main event […]