Marion County native Edmond Fordham navigated a world of racial segregation as he served in the U.S. Air Force and the public school system. Fordham s daughter, Krista, said her father always commanded respect in every role he filled, despite even the harshest discrimination.
Fordham, now 93, was born in rural Fort McCoy, about 15 miles east of Ocala, and lived near the intersection of the main crossroad. His father drove a truck, and was a laborer and a farmer. His mother worked for the Cooks, a white family that owned a store in the community.
Fordham said his parents, Sadie and Louis Fordham, strongly encouraged him to get a good education.
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‘A gift from God’, local pastor endorses COVID-19 vaccine for POC
Dr. Ralph Lassiter wanted to encourage those of faith and people of color alike to get vaccinated
February 10, 2021 11:44 am
LINCOLN, Neb. (KLKN)- After signing a proclamation for Black History Month, Governor Ricketts invited Dr. Ralph Lassiter to speak on his experience with vaccines in Nebraska.
Dr. Lassiter is the senior pastor at Mount Moriah Missionary Baptist Church, the first predominantly black Baptist church in Omaha, Nebraska.
Dr. Lassiter said that many people of color and many in the church oppose taking the vaccine, but they have their reasons.