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I Had My Son's 7th Grade Reading Book At Home ... PRO
Contributed by Karl Eckhoff on Jan 14, 2003 (message contributor)
I had my son’s 7th grade reading book at home this past week and I read a story written by Clifton Davis. You might know Clifton from the TV show entitled Amen. Clifton found success starring as the Reverend on the sitcom from the 1980’s.
It wasn’t success, however, that Clifton was encountering in earlier years. It was racism. He went to a predominantly white school where all of his classmates were white. Not a problem. But it became a problem one day when his school visited Washington D.C. Part of this trip that had cost him a lot of time and effort in order to gain the adequate funds, was a trip to an amusement park. All of them were excited; Clifton especially so. Trouble was, the amusement park at the time had a racial code – no Negroes aloud. As gently as possible, his teachers tried to explain that he would have to stay behind while his classmates went without him. Clifton was devastated. His friends, however, were appalled. One by one they decided to stay behind with Clifton, when they heard that he couldn’t go. They weren’t going any place Clifton couldn’t go, fun or no fun, money lost or money saved, they weren’t going.
As it turned out, all the boys were...
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Contributed by Mike Harris on Sep 24, 2002
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The Assyrians, Babylonians, Phoenicians, ... PRO
Contributed by Evie Megginson on Feb 2, 2005
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That's The Only Problem PRO
Contributed by A. Todd Coget on Mar 17, 2003
[That’s the Only Problem] The young man had finished his first semester in college, and was spending the weekend at home. Somewhat bored with the old place, he was regaling his father with the wonders of his campus and the enlightened people there. After getting up a head of steam and warming up ...read more
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Consider This Story Told By Bernard L. Brown, ...
Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Sep 1, 2004
Consider this story told by Bernard L. Brown, Jr., president of the Kennestone Regional Health Care System in the state of Georgia. Brown once worked in a hospital where a patient knocked over a cup of water, which spilled on the floor beside the patient’s bed. The patient was afraid he might ...read more
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A Prayer Before The U.s. Senate. "Lord Jesus, ...
Contributed by Lou Nicholes on Mar 28, 2005
A prayer before the U.S. Senate. “Lord Jesus, thou who art the way, the truth, and the life; hear us as we pray for the truth that shall make all free. Teach us that liberty is not only to be loved but also to be lived. Liberty is too precious a thing to be buried in books. It costs too much to be ...read more
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