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    For Bob

    Robert Daniel Hyde, April 11, 1960-March 14, 2023, Russellville High School Class of 1979 My children’s dad died yesterday. My ex-husband. I did not expect to feel… Read more “For Bob”

    March 15, 2023March 15, 2023 by Ugena Whitlock

    My Long, Strange Curriculum Journey

    Note: The following essay was submitted in draft form for a collection to which I was invited to contribute called “Letters to the Field” (of curriculum studies).… Read more “My Long, Strange Curriculum Journey”

    October 14, 2022August 8, 2022 by Ugena Whitlock

    Without a Country. Why isn’t this obvious?

    In 1973, Cliff Robertson starred in an ABC Movie of the Week production of Edward Everett Hale’s story, “The Man Without a Country.” In it, an American… Read more “Without a Country. Why isn’t this obvious?”

    January 16, 2021January 16, 2021 by Ugena Whitlock

    Race, Religion, and the Lost Cause: Observation from the National ONA Gathering

    Today is June 19th, Juneteenth, the day in 1865 when news of Lincoln’s signing of the Emancipation Proclamation two years earlier finally reached enslaved persons in Texas.… Read more “Race, Religion, and the Lost Cause: Observation from the National ONA Gathering”

    June 19, 2019June 19, 2019 by Ugena Whitlock

    Alabama Gilead: The Beguiling of Conservative Women

    for Jenny Nixon Last weekend, I attended the National Gathering of the Southeast Conference of the United Church of Christ, a denomination with a history of social… Read more “Alabama Gilead: The Beguiling of Conservative Women”

    June 3, 2019 by Ugena Whitlock

    Season of Lilacs: Memoir For My Mother

    Down home, where they know you by name and treat you like family, Down home, where a man’s good word and a handshake are all you need.… Read more “Season of Lilacs: Memoir For My Mother”

    May 6, 2019May 6, 2019 by Ugena Whitlock

    Recovering from Fundamentalism, Part 1

    One of my friends is, like me, a recovering fundamentalist Christian.  She suggested that I might get to the root of my issues, whether about relationships, teaching,… Read more “Recovering from Fundamentalism, Part 1”

    January 12, 2014May 3, 2019 by Ugena Whitlock

    Alabama the ("Your word here")

    Since I decided that my next project would be a place study on my Country South by storying my great-grandmother Jeffreys’ life, I’ve been doing a lot… Read more “Alabama the ("Your word here")”

    March 5, 2012November 21, 2018 by Ugena Whitlock
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