Pleased to share a new essay , “Visibility and Respect,” just published at The Raven’s Perch, an excellent award-winning zine worth reading in full, front to back. This latest scribble of mine was inspired by a recent autumn visit to the Mingus Mill in the Smoky Mountains – and other things relevant to the here and now. Enjoy the read and the pics.
Visibility and Respect – New Essay
Posted byDoug HoekstraPosted in2025, america, challenge, Civil Rights, connections, country, essays, history, ideas, jazz, perspective, place, politics, redemption, Travel, WritingTags:Better angels, Charles Mingus, Election 2024, Great smoky mountains, history, Mingus Mill, North Carolina, Reconstruction, Slave cemeteries, slavery
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read this.
strong work/
saw Mingus in concert long ago.
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