My mother grew up on Minute Maid’s Florida groves. Her family were migrant workers. From the Carolinas to South Florida, they picked oranges, tomatoes, and cotton. My mother was born in 1942, the last of 17 children. Her family lived in a one-room shack with a dirt floor. Describing the conditions of Florida’s migrant workers, the former United States Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare, Joseph A. Califano, wrote in his memoir, Inside: A Public and Private Life (2005): We …
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50 years ago today February 9th, four guys from Liverpool crossed the Atlantic and landed in the U.S. to play on The Ed Sullivan Show. The Beatles’ performance on The Ed Sullivan Show ignited a new musical revolution, influencing future generations of musicians and song writers. Their performance on The Ed Sullivan Show was a watershed moment for many in the baby boom generation. It was a cultural moment you had to tune in on your TV sets, no DVR, no internet stream, it …
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