Frederick Douglass had charged the air with rebellion and redemption, and these in turn had supported him in the heat of abolitionism. But the atmosphere changed to one of repression after the Civil Rights Act of 1875.
The first devices to record and play back music were the phonograph and the gramophone. The gramophone's inventor: Alexander Graham Bell.
The act of bell ringing is symbolic of all proselytizing religions. It implies the pointless interference with the quiet of other people.
The PC rebellion is about a reaction against the media academic complex, which tells us what to say - or else.
It is a beautiful thing to witness when my kids ask about the baby in my belly whenever I have been pregnant.
As to Bell's talking telegraph, it only creates interest in scientific circles... its commercial values will be limited.
I finished 'American Born Chinese' in 2005, so after that, I started actively researching the Boxer Rebellion.
The only biography I read was about Al Bell, of Stax Records. I wanted to follow in the footsteps of Al Bell.