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 In 2005, I thought that it was about time that we started the conversation: about who we are, and where we came from:

Time to differentiate ourselves from Emma Lazarus' "... huddled masses, longing to be free..." (of the 20th Century).

Recognizing that, more often than not, perception creates a reality of it's own. 

 

     Doshia Greene Bowling 

 

  

Amelia Evans Greene

  

Almeter Drakeford Harris

  

Ruth McCarley Harris and daughter Bobbi Harris Burkes 

 

 

Frank Harris Sr. 1954

Johnnie Harris Jr. 1953

 

      

  LJ Harris-1945

  Oscar Harris 1945

 

Lela-Mae Harris 52'

   

Walker Jones 1950 (est.)   

 

 

  

Sunman, Bigmama, & Johnnie Lee 1979 

Author Profile: 

 

 _ Graduate of the Barney School of Business, University of Hartford, 1983  

   

_Graduate of Central Connecticut State                            

 _ former bodybuilder au naturel.

_ insurance underwriter turned social historian.

 

 

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Entries by [JL Harris] (15)

Monday
May052008

The Right to Vote: An Exercise in Demagoguery

from another country.jpgThe President of the United States is elected in an institution known as the Electoral College:

 the number of electors assigned to each state are equal to the number of senators and representatives the state sends to Congress (proportional representation).
 
 
Electoral College Result: 1976 thru 1996
 

 STATE
Carter
76
Reagan
80’
Reagan
84’
Bush
88’
Bush
92
Clinton
96
Alabama
9
9
9
9
9       
0
Arkansas
6
6
6
7
6           
6
Florida
17
17
21
21
25         
25
Georgia
12
0
12
12
13          
13
Louisiana
10
10
10
10
9           
9
Mississippi
7
7
7
7
7           
0
N.Carolina
13
13
13
13
14         
0
S.Carolina
8
8
8
8
8           
0
Texas
26
26
29
29
32         
0
Tennessee
12
12
12
12
11         
11
Virginia
12
12
12
12
13         
0


 

When I look at the historical voting pattern of what was the Confederate States, I'm reminded of the old southern colloquialism:

 " Ya'll go ahead an vote,..so we can get on with the election!

 [ Demagogue: a leader who makes use of popular prejudices and false claims and promises in order to gain power.]
Tuesday
Jan222008

Pillars of Strength

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In May of 2005, we gathered to pay tribute to Brother Will & Mother. In this particular photo, pictured to the rear of them, from left to right, are Rev. James Loynes_ patriarch of the Loynes clan; Pastor James Harris Jr._ titular head of the Harris clan, and his wife Carolyn, and daughter Jaime.

 

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Contrary to popular opinion, the Numerican Nation knows well it's culture, tradition, and heritage:

 

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Speaking, relatively straight forward, the fundamental question isn't who do I think I am? The question is who do you think you are?

Remembering, of course, that my life and yours, is not driven by "consensus opinion': Although, "massur jac" might disagree; and has institutionalized his version of the facts, as if such is so.

Friday
Nov302007

Chapter 1 _ If You Must Whisper

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This is a photo of my Uncle Johnnie Harris, as well as his business establishment located along John G. Richards road, taken in March of 1959:

To facilitate an understanding of the development of the Numerican Nation, I shared with you the "relevant inside story" of his youth in chapter one.

 Within the broader context of things, keep in mind the facts:

  • "Quid pro quos" were not unusual during the first half of the Twentieth Century, and
  • the lands bordering the Catawba, as well as the Wateree, were generally perceived as Native American soil.

Basically the "quid pro quo" enabled us to live in relative peace, irrepective of who occupied the State-house, and/or the make-up of the local constabulary.

Monday
Nov262007

Ambassadors-at-large

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Fast forward: the children did, in fact, grow-up in a "kinder and gentler America". They learned to speak multiple languages, and traveled to places that we only dreamed of.

And yes, we did supplement their education; by home-schooling them on matters relating to American History, Culture, Religions of the World, and Life Management.

Sunday
Oct142007

Pictures & Memories

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The legacy of Dr. King resides not in testimonials and monuments; but in the eyes of those for whom he died.

So it was with great pride that we joined the Numerican Nation, in petitioning the Federals, for a day of recognition in his honor.

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January 15, 1980 we traveled to Washington D.C. to support the movement to make Dr. King's birthday a national holiday:

In my youth, I was taught that Dr. King was a "trouble-making heretic, apt to get everybody killed; and that Strom Thurmond was the colored people's friend".

Nothing could have been farther from the truth.

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Alice, my younger sister, was born in the sixties; she was a freshman at Central Connecticut State at the time.

[1980 was an Election Year; the Republican Party was voted back into office; and, Strom Thurmond was selected President Pro Tempore of the U. S. Senate (third in line  for the presidency).]

Brad and Courtney are the little ones' in the snow-suits; Patty is wearing the maroon leather jacket.

Stevie Wonder composed the music for the occasion; the Happy Birthday song, which the children still hum today.

 

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