Greater Chattanooga Navy League Council Persevered During Trying Year Saturday, January 9, 2021 - by Stacy Kehoe
Coast Guard Ouachita Station crew members with David Smith and Stacy Kehoe
Despite the many obstacles and challenges that Covid-19 presented to our world, the United States Greater Chattanooga Navy League Council members adapted and overcame these obstacles during the onset of the 2020 pandemic.
In June of 2020, our Council held a lunch picnic at the Tennessee Riverpark and had CDR Remillard as our guest speaker. He was the former Commanding Officer of NOSC Chattanooga. During the luncheon, our Council honored and awarded BMCM McMahon, the former Officer in Charge of our local USCGC Ouachita a Quilt of Valor.
about the story of the trenton six. my book is about six african-american men who were rounded up, tried, convicted and sentenced to be electrocuted for the murder of a white man. this was all done more or less within the law by police and prosecutors who followed proper procedure and who knew that the men were innocent. i m going to very briefly tell you some facts of the case because i want to spend most of my time reading little bits from the book. on january 27th, 1948, a white man, william horner, who was a secondhand store dealer in downtown trenton, new jersey, was murdered. seen leaving this crime were two light-skinned african-americans. six men were ultimately arrested. they had no way to fight back, no knowledge of their rights. the sister of one was determined to to find justice for the men. she found the civil rights congress when no one else would help. the civil rights congress was an arm of the communist party usa. the men were cases were appealed to the new
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[inaudible conversations] i m glad you are here to hear about the story of the trenton six. my book is about six african-american men who were rounded up, tried, convicted and sentenced to be electrocuted for the murder of a white man. this was all done more or less within the law by police and prosecutors who followed proper procedure and who knew that the men were innocent. i m going to very briefly tell you some facts of the case because i want to spend most of my time reading little bits from the book. on january 27th, 1948, a white man, william horner, who was a secondhand store dealer in downtown trenton, new jersey, was murdered. seen leaving this crime were two light-skinned african-americans. six men were ultimately arrested. they had no way to fight back, no knowledge of their rights. the sister of one was determined to to find justice for the men. she found the civil rights congress when no one else would help. the civil rights congress was an arm of the communis