Ep. 7: Healing through history with Dr. Maurice Hobson.
As a historian, Maurice believes that there are three things that he must do:
1. Always tell the truth.
2. Always be loyal to his people and the land that they stand on.
3. Always provide a solution.
So many beautiful things from this conversation resonated a lot with us so we’re delighted …
The Science of History - Dr. Maurice Hobson '99
Maurice HobsonBA, UAB College of Arts and Sciences, 1999Associate Professor, Georgia State University
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