THE RED PILL
DIALOGUE AND DISCUSSION ON EDUCATION, ENVIRONMENT AND RACE
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Another one of those threads that knowing where to list is a real problem. Should this information be placed and learned under race or is this information pertinent to education? YOU decide, and then, comment on what you think should be the case.
In wikipedia place the name of the town of Mound Bayou, (Located in Mississippi). Now read as much as you find and then continue to search and link information from other reference material and sources. performing this task can teach one more than a few things about research and how to do it.
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Permalink Reply by Clifford Black on
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Wonder what could possibly be learned by trying to accomplish this small task of research. Maybe one might find some pertinent information that could enlighten one about some history that is real and relavent to this present moment.
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Adisa, be sure to link the information that is to be found on other threads and if you cannot find the connections, let me know.
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Permalink Reply by Adisa on
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WE are TOGETHER! I know the links you are referring to! I SEE the connection regarding what we discussed about John G. Jackson and my interest with one of his topics of discussin also!!!
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I am going through the information and have become confused. Isaiah Montgomery the founder of Mound Bayou, is said to have been elected mayor but his name was not mentioned on the list of first so called black mayors.
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A maze is a representation of confusion and when you work your way thru the maze you unravel the confusion, it takes time.
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Answer what Adisa has come upon and one may come up on power.
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I took some time away from this thread but thanks to your pointing I took another look step by step. Since I was confused by Isaiah Thornton Montgomery not being mentioned as one of the U.S. Black Mayors I went back to the beginning to find a clue that would clear my confusion.
Mound Bayou was established in 1887 as an independent "black" community. This was following the conclusion of the American Civil War and the Southern Reconstruction period. After the State of Mississippi seceded from the Union in 1861, Mississippi revised the State's Constitution two additional times, 1868 and 1890. Isaiah Montgomery participated as a politician in the 1890 Mississippi State Constitutional Convention.
Mound Bayou is recognized as the largest U.S. Negro town. Mound Bayou was not only self-sustained but was also SELF GOVERNED Isaiah Montgomery allegedly encouraged the people of Mound Bayou with the following words; "You have for centuries hewed down forests at the request of a master. Could you not do it for yourselves and your children into successive generations that they may worship and develop under your own vine and fig tree?" Mound Bayou was incorporated as a U.S. city in the year 1898.
In contrast, the list of U.S. African American Mayors lists three individuals as mayors during the late 1800s beginning with Pierre Caliste Landry who in 1868 was elected mayor of Donaldsonville, Louisiana. Donaldsonville, Louisana began as a French and Spanish settlement. Donaldsonville also served briefly as the State Capital of Louisana in 1830.
W.B Scott is listed as the second African American mayor. In 1869 W.B. Scott was elected mayor of Maryville, Tennessee. Maryville, Tennessee was established by European settlers and was eventually Incorporated as a U.S. city prior to the election of W.B. Scott.
Edward Duplex is listed as the third and final African American mayor during the late 1800s. In 1888 Edward Duplex was elected mayor of Wheatland, California. Wheatland, California was established in the 1860s and was eventually incorporated as a U.S. city prior to the election of Edward Duplex.
In conclusion, Isaiah T. Montgomery was elected mayor of a city/town that had not been incorporated as a city in the U.S at the time he held the office.
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Let this be one of the questions that you bring to the convening in April. In the meantime, keep thinking about---Why the history of "Black Mayors", is a subject that starts in Gary In.
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Dr. B, I looked where you were pointing and found:
In the 1960s, like many other American urban centers reliant on one particular industry, Gary entered a spiral of decline. Gary's decline was brought on by the growing overseas competitiveness in the steel industry, which had caused U.S. Steel to lay off many workers from the Gary area. As the city declined, crime increased.
Rapid racial change occurred in Gary during the late 20th century. These population changes resulted in political change which reflected the racial demographics of Gary (Indiana). Gary had one of the nation's first African-American mayors, Richard G. Hatcher, and hosted the ground-breaking 1972 National Black Political Convention.
I'm still unsure as to the connection, aside from the gap from the late 1800s up until the 1960s, the "civil rights era."
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Adisa---do not let me forget to address this thread!
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