In pre-Civil War Petersburg, one of the voices championing progressive ideas decided to start her own newspaper. Though societal reforms were still decades away, one can find the seeds of their origins in the pages of The Kaleidoscope. Read more in today's The UncommonWealth.
https://uncommonwealth.virginiamemory.com/blog/2023/08/07/kaleidoscope/
Vincent T. Brooks
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