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I remember my Grandmother Tschetter taking me to the Huron Community on the James River.

We visited 2 in 2015 on our heritage quest in South Dakota. To be fair, I do know of one success: Hutterite Bruderhofs across America's northern plains and southern Canada have been very successful. With Dickensian suffering dominating the wild west of the early industrial age, it's little wonder activists experimented with communal living. Louisa May Alcott wrote a hilarious satire on her father's involvement with the short-lived Brook Farm (1841-47) utopian experiment. Heck, it didn't even work on a tiny scale with visionaries.

Socialism has never worked on a large scale (Soviet Union). Saw several original Rappite (Harmonist) structures including homesteads as well as their granary which is now a typical, cool wedding venue. Stopped for a few hours at New Harmony, Indiana, site of two of the most famous utopian experiments: Harmonists (1815-1825) and Robert Owens (1825-1826). We did go through the American Museum of Science and Energy. We had both read The Girls of Atomic City, the story of the workers during WWII. Stayed in Oak Ridge, the site of the uranium enrichment for the Manhattan Project. Didn't go inside but walked around the beautiful pond and grounds. Gorgeous day for a walk over to Jimmy Carter presidential library and museum. Built in 1894, it houses a restored 1927 American LaFrance Metropolitan Pumper Hose Car. Great visit to the restored Fire Station 6 in the historical park. Always thankful for my 11th grade teacher Miss Dickson who challenged me to read King's 'Letter from a Birmingham Jail.' Never forgot it. Uprights on cascades of water convey words of King quoting Amos 5:24: 'We will not be satisfied until justice rolls down like water and righteousness like a mighty stream.' Walked inside Ebenezer Baptist Church, imagining King preaching and straining for echoes. Toured the Martin Luther King national historical park in Atlanta. Visiting Cherokee sites helps one grasp just how far the Cherokee had assimilated, making the expulsion and Trail of Tears doubly terrible and evil. Then drove to Rome, Georgia to see Chief Major Ridge's plantation home. One original building, the two-story Worcester house, plus reconstructions of Vann tavern, print shop, council house, and supreme court building. Stopped by New Echota, capital of the Cherokee nation. Had read Blood Moon, the best-selling story of the Cherokee nation. A wealthy planter on his prosperous 1,000 acre plantation, Vann led efforts to assimilate his Cherokee nation. Visited Cherokee Chief James Vann's mansion near Dalton, Georgia. Drove on Chappie James Drive (Tuskegee Airman and first Black Four Star General) to and from Moton Field. Again, to look out at Moton Field and conjure images of those courageous and worthy airmen training to defend America during her great peril. In spite of '' antiquated hangar exteriors,' the two hangar interiors house a fully modern museum-superb audio visual.

Just another in a litany of reminders of great barriers that generation of Blacks overcame to contribute mightily to America. Tuskegee Airmen museum was exceptionally interesting. Walked by their graves: Washington and Carver. Thoughtful expression of Washington's life work. Enjoyed seeing the well known sculpture, Lifting the Veil of Ignorance.

Sadly, both The Oaks (Washington's home) and Carver Museum (Carver's lab) were closed for renovations. Knowing we were going to visit, also read Booker T. Saw the movie, Tuskegee Airmen years ago. When I was in elementary, I read biographies of Booker T. Had read Up from Slavery several times, most recently about 3 months ago. The university appears to be thriving with its grounds well kept. Staying with Jim and Carol and seeing family for 2 weeks. Breakfast and coffee at Cafe Vino Tinto in Safety Harbor. Rode Courtney Campbell Causeway Trail across Tampa Bay with Jim and Carol. Contrail of a Cape Kennedy launch (100 miles away). Traditional walk in Circle B Bar Reserve. Met Jon and Hope at Swan Brewery in Lakeland. Famous Chippewa Square with sculpture of James Oglethorpe, site of iconic Forrest Gump scene. Telfair Academy with its iconic sculptures including Raphael, Rembrandt, and Michelangelo. Lots of history about John Wesley and the Methodists in the Reynolds Square. Famous Savannah Squares, first American city intentionally laid out. I told Rocket her hair matches the Crocuses.

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