Sort of the frenzied pace, but it was beautiful. I learned so much in i was nurtd by all of the generations of people who came before me and helped me understand the world. Youve written a biography of the song. May we forever stand is the name of the book. James johnson and john rosa monde they are the author and composer. They were brothers born in jacksonville florida. Renaissance men and of course back in the day they were called race man. People who thought every achievement they had as being in the service of the race. He became the first secretary general of the naacp. Really extraordinary. One of the signature accomplishments was the accomplishment of the song. They were firstgeneration freemen. Born in the 1870s . Yes, they were of that generation that emerged from slavery with these hopes and dreams and aspirations that were so quickly dashed with the end of reconstruction. What was extraordinary is that the song caught on like wildfire. It was the most immediately embraced a
Summoning help. Gray died a week later and meantime officials are bracing for more large marchs in baltimore. A nighttime curfew will remain in the effect for the weekend. Back here hundreds took to the streets of center city calling for justice for freddie gray and the protest was for the most part peaceful but it did get dicey at times. This was a lafrnlly peaceful protest but everybody was released overnight and no serious injuries or Property Damage were reported. Before this mornings announcement that six officers are being charged with freddie grays death there were calls from hundreds for freddie grays death. Standing in solidarity. Enough is enough, and i done want to see anybody hurt or fighting or any of that going on but we need to be heard. Most of those people were great, expressing their rights and views and it was okay. But there was tension moments around broad and vine, a small group of 100 people attempted to march on to the vine street express way. Some protesters be
The U.S. Army Joint Modernization Command, or JMC, held a change of command ceremony on Fort Bliss Friday to welcome incoming commander Col. Zachary Miller.
“As the British confronted the possibility of invasion during the summer of 1940, military planners faced an obstacle that seemed unbelievable in a nation