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A Man And A Story To Remember

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He is the man in the middle.

William Felton was born on February 12, 1934.

His grandfather was the family’s first generation born free on this continent. The young boy would hear stories of how the Ku Klux Klan went after his grandfather because he tried to raise money among the poor blacks to build a schoolhouse and pay a teacher to educate their children.

The young boy would remember his grandfather’s story, and he would remember the racism he and his family lived with daily.

When he was growing up, he remembers his father was once refused service at a gas station until all the white customers were helped first; when his father tried to leave, the attendant put a shotgun in his face, telling him, “Boy, you’re going to buy your gas from me” and he had to wait.

He remembers when his mother walked outside the house…

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Florida accused of trying to divide communities of color – AsAmNews

“The idea that we’re going to selectively choose the things that we think are appropriate subjective to a certain politician’s ideologies does not sit well with me,” he told Ethnic Media Services. “Education is a way to eradicate hate. When we know each other’s stories, when we see each other in people’s histories, when we see each other’s art, it’s a way of bridging gaps.”

“And so, to say we’re going to remove a culture, whether it’s a racial culture, an identity culture, an orientation culture – that we’re going to remove these from schools, it’s going to lead to divisiveness and hatred. And in a way, I think that’s exactly what they want,” said Pancholy, who founded Act to Change to combat school bullying.

“They want to keep our education limited to one story. And it’s not the full story. It’s a story that excludes people and marginalizes people and demonizes people. And that’s a problem.”

Source: Florida accused of trying to divide communities of color – AsAmNews