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Spears of the Silver Plateau – Georgian Colchian Guard. Colchian infantry defended Black Sea frontiers, appearing in conflicts tied to early Persian expansion and later Hellenistic clashes. They balanced shield formations with swift spear charges that broke advancing infantry lines. Battles near the Rioni Valley displayed their adaptability in both hill and coastal warfare, shaping early Caucasian military identity.

Many kids have dreams of becoming a pilot – but how about achieving your dream at age 17!
Christopher Ballinger is among the youngest Black pilots in the country thanks to an Air Force JROTC flight Academy Program.

The Creation of Adam and the Biblical Origins of Race in The Slave’s Friend (1836–1838)
by Kerry M. Sonia
The creation of Adam out of dust is a familiar tradition from the Book of Genesis. In abolitionist literature of the nineteenth century, this biblical narrative became the basis for a theory about the origins of race, arguing that because Adam was formed from red clay, neither he nor his descendants were white. This interpretation of Genesis underscored the value of non-white ancestors both in the biblical narrative and in human history and undermined popular theological arguments that upheld color-based racial hierarchies that privileged whiteness in the United States. This article examines the creation of Adam in Genesis 2 and its use in racial theory and abolitionist rhetoric, focusing on the children’s anti-slavery periodical The Slave’s Friend, published from 1836 to 1838.