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  • Anthony Comstock, September Morn, and the Fillmore

    Anthony Comstock, September Morn, and the Fillmore

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    “Congress shall make no law … abridging the freedom of speech” is part of the first amendment of the U. S. Constitution. It went into effect on March 4, 1789. Historians are unable to agree when the first debate over censorship started, but we all know it will never end. Postcards are part of that…

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Ray Hahn
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When I saw St. Mariacka (St. Mary’s) it was very different from the picture on this postcard.  On a warm day in late September, the dim interior of this church was a welcome relief from the searing sun and blinding light of mid-day.  The languages around me that day were Polish and English and the […]

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