St. Josephine Bakhita, kidnapped as a child in Sudan and sold into slavery, finally owned by an Italian family who brought her back to Italy. Upon hearing the gospel she divined God's will that she be free. When she refused her mistress's plan to take her back to Sudan...
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the Signora sued in court for the return of her "property." Only then did Bakhita learn that slavery was illegal in Italy--she was already free. She became a member of the Sisters of Charity and lived to 78, died on Feb 8 1947. Patron saint for all victims of trafficking.
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I appreciate this memorial about my father by @ggrenwald above any I have read today--for his comprehensive review of his bio & history, for his attention to themes generally overlooked about his post-Vietnam life, but particularly for deep appreciation of his human qualities.🙏
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Here's my @RollingStone article on Daniel Ellsberg, the heroic Pentagon Papers leaker who died today at 92:
"We’re Told Never to Meet Our Childhood Heroes. Knowing Daniel Ellsberg Proved That Wrong"
rollingstone.com/politics/polit
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