Archive For November 11, 2021
Perfect valor is to behave, without witnesses, as one would act were all the world watching. – Francois de la Rochefoucauld. Plus there was a draft. 5 Facts to Know About Veterans Day By Katie Lange for the USA Department of Defense. You have accessed part of a historical collection on defense.gov. Some of the information contained…
“The rich White folks inflamed the poor White folks, and told them that these Black people were taking over the city.” – Historian Larry Thomas Wilmington Insurrection of 1898 Following the Phoenix Election Riot, a white insurgent group overthrew the elected biracial fusionist government, including a white mayor, of the city of Wilmington, North Carolina. They…
We have waited two hundred and fifty years for liberty, and this is what it is when it comes. O Liberty, what crimes are committed in thy name! – Rev. Charles S. Morris The Rev. J. Allen Kirk gave this statement about the experience of November 10, 1898. It was a great sight to see…
More Crucial White History they didn’t teach you in school. The Phoenix election riot occurred on November 8, 1898, near Greenwood County, South Carolina, when a group of local white Democrats attempted to stop a Republican election official from taking the affidavits of African Americans who had been denied the ability to vote. The race-based riot was part of numerous…
Cross Country teaches teamwork, camaraderie, discipline, dedication, motivation, planning, hard work, time management, confidence, following directions, goal setting, competition, taking risks, mental toughness, overcoming injuries, dealing with failure and success, etc., etc. etc. – Ron Wayne One time, early 1970s, maybe Lake Mary Meadows, I was at a race, small as all were back in those…
According to lore, the sheriff asked, “Who are your leaders?” The response from the ferry was a shout from everyone aboard, declaring, “We are all leaders here.” The Everett Massacre (also known as Bloody Sunday) was an armed confrontation between local authorities and members of the Industrial Workers of the World (IWW) union, commonly called “Wobblies”. It took place in Everett,…
A bear, however hard he tries, grows tubby without exercise. – A.A. Milne, Winnie-the-Pooh Abnormal Anti-Aging Fitness Routine First thing you do, work on that attitude. Drink an abnormal amount of water. Run an abnormal amount of hours. Walking is good, too. If walking, stride abnormally fast as you can. Avoid an abnormal amount of fried food….
If you do not breathe through writing, if you do not cry out in writing, or sing in writing, then don’t write, because our culture has no use for it. – Anais Nin We all have that book — or two — that we can’t get enough of, and this holiday gives us the chance…