January 9, 2021
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In 1856, work began on a replacement for the original Capitol dome in Washington, D.C.. When the Civil War broke out five years later, it was unfinished.
President Abraham Lincoln and the wartime Congresses insisted on continuing construction despite the conflict, determined to show to the world their faith that the nation would endure and that it would, eventually, grow into its ideals.
The Capitol dome was completed, for the first time, in 1866. It has needed repairs periodically ever since.
(It’s been quite a week, folks. I’ll see you tomorrow.)
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Yet another friend called me tonight - this one from Mississippi - and thanked me for sharing your letters with her. She said it calmed her down. That's four friends in the past week - also women in Missouri, Illinois and Pennsylvania - all said the same - you are an anchor in a storm. Thank you for your work.
We are all supremely fortunate to have found Dr. Richardson’s monumental contribution to our one day even greater nation. That possibility still exists, in part, due to her work dissecting the events of these past 15 or so months. Thank you, Professor.
To all my co-grape pickers in Heather’s vineyard, I feel a deep obligation to share this rather blunt article, assessing the response to Wednesday’s insurrection. It carries an eye-opening message that this virtual community, especially, needs to heed and remember.
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/political-violence-all-american-history_n_5ff73da1c5b6214c551878e6