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How the Creole Language Developed
John F. McKeon Imagine a room full of people, each speaking a different language and needing to complete a task. How would these...
Abraham Lincoln, Denmark and the Island of St. Croix
John F. McKeon Abraham Lincoln, who is lauded for his role in ending slavery, at one time advocated the colonization of African...
Puerto Rico and Spain: Back to the Future?
John F. McKeon (Photo:Flag of Spanish Puerto Rico) Puerto Rico is a “country” within a country, with its own traditions, culture and...
The US and China: The Paths not Taken.
John F. McKeon Life presents opportunities, some are seized, some slip by unnoticed, most are missed entirely. In January 1945 Mao Tse-tung and Chou En-lai were trying to change the existing relationship with the United States. Mao Tse Tung had asked to personally come to Washington and meet with President Roosevelt. Roosevelt never responded. (1) What if Mao and Chou had gone to Washington? Imagine if they had persuaded Roosevelt of the real and growing strength of their
The Bitter and Sweet History of Sugar
John F. McKeon Bethlehem Sugar Factory Workers c 1941 Library of Congress The story of St. Croix is the story of sugar. From 1650...
A Window Into the Past
John F. McKeon I first arrived in St. Croix in 2012. As my wife Stephanie and I share an interest in old churches, our first stop was a...
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