33 Left to Right: LibertyAndProsperity.com Treasurer Bruce Barkoff, Director Paul Klepacki, Republican Congressman Jeff Van Drew, Director Mike Smith, Republican Somers Point Councilman Michael Owen, and LibertyAndProsperity.com member Alan Stearne. Photo taken shortly after event. Atlantic County Surrogate Jim Curcio, […]
Neither Richard Somers, nor anyone in his family owned slaves. South Jersey, along with Philadelphia and most of Pennsylvania, was mostly settled and run by Quakers guided by William Penn.  Quakers families who were the first to settle in what
At 4pm TODAY! Friday, September 4, 2020, we will tell the story of Richard Somers. On this day in 1804, 26 year old Richard Somers and all 13 men of his ship Intrepid were killed in Tripoli. We will
At 4pm on Friday, September 4, 2020, we will tell the story of Richard Somers on the day he and all 13 men of his ship Intrepid were killed in Tripoli in 1804. We will gather by his statue in
At 4pm on Friday, September 4, 2020, we will tell the story of Richard Somers on the day he and all 13 men of his ship Intrepid were killed in Tripoli in 1804. We will gather by his statue
Tomorrow, September 4, Millville Artist Maryann Cannon Will Explain Images on Richard Somers Mural She Painted In Somers Point 801 Shore Road at 4pm. The public is invited to fundraising buffet immediately afterwards at Gregory’s Restaurant, 900 Shore Road. $35pp,
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Atlantic City’s Harry Hurley (WPG 95.5FM, 1450AM) gave full prime time hour to Richard Somers story & our Sep 4 ceremony/fundraiser in Somers Point. Then gave generous check. Then shared that “politically incorrect” history with Fox News Radio colleagues. Thank
Here’s just one of many “inconvenient” details that explain why. These Barbary “pirates” were in fact “corsairs” (privateers) with licenses to attack unarmed merchant ships under International Law. On September 4, 1804, 26 year old Richard Somers of Somers Point
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They also knew his remarkable story. Today, both are all but forgotten–even here in Somers Point where he was born. This is a national tragedy. The stories of Richard Somers and other Americans like him teach the greatness and goodness
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For over five hundred years, fanatic Muslim sea fighters from Turkey and North Africa attacked Christian ships and coastal towns as far away as Ireland.?? Millions of Europeans were captured and sold as slaves. Rich countries like England and France
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