This act of Terrorism was said to have involved the local branch of the KKK, and was allegedly sparked after a fight between Roger malcom and Barnette Hester. Hester, who was white, was believed to have had an affair with Mr. Malcom's wife Dorothy. Roger Malcom was arrested on the allegation that he had stabbed Hester, and a lynch mob was formed to greet him once he made bail. The other two victims in the car were George Dorsey (A recently returned World War II Veteran) and his wife Mae Murray Dorsey. Their bodies were left in the bushes of a side road, and the number of bullet holes fired into their upper bodies left them almost unrecognizable. In the wake of the incident, a national outcry for justice was sparked-which forced the hand of then-President Harry Truman to push for new Civil Rights Action (at least verbally-Truman himself was a member of the KKK #Fact). The environment of the time was especially conducive to this sort of thing happening, as much was at stake with vicious white resistance in the face of many Black Soldiers returning from fighting in world War II & recent court decisions on Black voting Rights. The fear of losing jobs and political power was often manipulated by those in power to stir up the lesser educated to fight to suppress those who sought to push for rightfully-deserved freedoms (sound familiar?). The FBI eventually joined in on investigating these executions, but no one was ever charged. Thanks to re-enactment ceremonies, and an undying push for justice, there has been a renewed investigation into who may have been involved & is still living. At least one suspect (86 year Old Charlie Peppers of Monroe, Georgia) has been questioned this year. Stay Tuned...
July 25th 1946 marks the date of the last "reported" Mass Lynching in American History. On that day a mob of whites ambushed two couples, dragged them from the vehicle and fired At Least 60 Gunshots into their bodies. One of the women (Dorothy Malcom) was seven months pregnant at the time. Her body was cut open & the unborn child was removed and left on the ground next to her dead body. What would become known as "The Moore's Ford Lynching," occurred in Walton County, Georgia-not far from Moore’s Ford Bridge. This act of Terrorism was said to have involved the local branch of the KKK, and was allegedly sparked after a fight between Roger malcom and Barnette Hester. Hester, who was white, was believed to have had an affair with Mr. Malcom's wife Dorothy. Roger Malcom was arrested on the allegation that he had stabbed Hester, and a lynch mob was formed to greet him once he made bail. The other two victims in the car were George Dorsey (A recently returned World War II Veteran) and his wife Mae Murray Dorsey. Their bodies were left in the bushes of a side road, and the number of bullet holes fired into their upper bodies left them almost unrecognizable. In the wake of the incident, a national outcry for justice was sparked-which forced the hand of then-President Harry Truman to push for new Civil Rights Action (at least verbally-Truman himself was a member of the KKK #Fact). The environment of the time was especially conducive to this sort of thing happening, as much was at stake with vicious white resistance in the face of many Black Soldiers returning from fighting in world War II & recent court decisions on Black voting Rights. The fear of losing jobs and political power was often manipulated by those in power to stir up the lesser educated to fight to suppress those who sought to push for rightfully-deserved freedoms (sound familiar?). The FBI eventually joined in on investigating these executions, but no one was ever charged. Thanks to re-enactment ceremonies, and an undying push for justice, there has been a renewed investigation into who may have been involved & is still living. At least one suspect (86 year Old Charlie Peppers of Monroe, Georgia) has been questioned this year. Stay Tuned...
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This weekend, Thousands to the streets of New York In commemoration of The One Year anniversary of The NYPD's EXECUTION of Eric Garner. Protest rallies and memorials were held in numerous locations including outside The Federal Courthouse in Brooklyn, Columbus Circle, Central Park, The Fox News Building, Macys in Herald Square, Penn Station, and Union Square. Activities on Friday were highlighted by the releasing of White Doves, by Eric Garner's 15-Month Old Daughter Legacy Garner, in front of the Tompkinsville store where he was EXECUTED Last Year. Dozens were reportedly arrested at the various locations. As a sidebar, The city has agreed to a $5.9 Million Dollar Settlement with The Garner Family & governor Andrew Cuomo has issued an executive order naming attorney general Eric Schneiderman as special prosecutor in charge of investigating The abuses & Excessive Force cases The NYPD is so well known for, including The Murder of Eric Garner. R.I.P. Just shortly after midnight, on March 3, 1991, George Holliday woke up to the sounds of police helicopters and squad car sirens. Upon getting up to see what was going on, Holliday unwittingly found himself walking into history. What he saw was a group of Los Angeles Police Officers savagely beatings a Black Man that would later be revealed to be Rodney King. Presumably shocked, George Holliday pulled out his recently purchased camcorder and began filming what he saw. According to multiple sources, Holliday called the police seeking information as to what crime Rodney King could have committed, to warrant such treatment, but was given nothing. Sometime shortly thereafter he advised a local television station of what he had on tape, but was advised to just leave his tape and he would call him later. That evening the video was aired, and rocked the entire world. FINALLY, there was PROOF of the shear Brutality and Misconduct that Black & Brown People had been suffering from all over the country!!! We all know what happened from there. A rigged Simi Valley (the trial was moved from L.A.) jury failed to convict Stacey Koon, Laurence Powell, Timothy Wind, Theodore Briseno & the 1992 L.A. Riots were sparked. Eventually Officer Laurence Powell and Sergeant Stacey Koon would spend a few minutes in jail on Federal charges. The other two pigs were acquitted. The city would agree to pay out a $3.8 million dollar settlement to Rodney King. Rodney King died in 2012, from what I believe to be shady circumstances. George Holliday was never paid one dime for his video. Without him possibly no one else thinks to press record & document what happened to Oscar Grant, Eric Garner, walter scott, or the many other incidents caught on camera since 1992. #salute “You rape our women, and you’re taking over our country.” Upon first reading some of the quotes that came from Dylann Roof, as to why he attacked The Historic Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Charleston, south Carolina, I first thought of how his words followed the usual routine of rhetoric used by White supremacist hate Groups to rile up their most ignorant followers. After that I realized just how close his words followed the explanations of Racism/White supremacy provided by the Genius that is Dr. Frances Cress Welsing. But this morning a friend threw in yet another way of looking at this when she spoke to the reality of how white men are always accusing Black Men of being after their women; but have been actually been after Our's for Centuries! Be it the rape of millions of Black Women during Slavery & Colonization, or the more recent trend of linking up with the SiStars today, and everything in between, our women have been a commodity always in need of protection from those same people that would be quick to target the life of a Black man that was just simply rumored to have even looked a white woman too long. While at the end of the day, the actions of most white supremacists are motivated by a fear of the genetically-superior Black, Brown & Yellow worldwide Majority, one with a knowledge of history must never allow the well-documented history of White aggression be minimized or put in any other context besides what it truly is. Aggression & savagery. No nation on this earth has been immune to the rape, murder, pillaging & psychological warfare against all that is important in those places. Make no mistake about it, every incursion into Asia, Africa, The Middle East, and The Americas included the outright rape of the female inhabitants-both past & PRESENT!!! With that said, said behaviors will always breed varying degrees of subconscious guilt and/or paranoia of eventual backlash. And any move that looks like the current ruling class's position in life may be threatening will always see a surge in violence toward the Black, Brown & Yellow masses. Study your history, it's all documented (from Reconstruction, to post WW I & WW II Eras, to 9/11, to the election of President Barack Obama). The propaganda begins, and the violence follows. Learn & Understand. Teach Others & Reverse the Trend. Everything begins with a thought. P.E.A.C.E. During the early morning hours of June 17th 1972 a security guard Frank Wills was walking the premises of The Watergate Building in Washington D.C., when he discovered tape covering a door latch, which prevented it from closing all the way. The security guard made note of his find, removed the tape, and went on his way. But upon returning to the area, Wills observed that the door was again taped open & called the police. That door was an entrance to the offices of The Democratic National Committee, what Wills had discovered was five men, all in some way attached to Then-President Richard Nixon, there to steal documents & set up wiretaps on the office phones. The five men were arrested, and over the next 22 months, it was confirmed that these men were working with the campaign to re-elect Nixon. Though he steadfastly denied any involvement in the burglaries, Nixon was implicated in having providing so-called "hush money" to the burglars, obstructing the FBI's investigation & and destroying evidence. He was NEVER PROSECUTED, but facing impeachment, Nixon ultimately resigned from office in August of 1974.
What happened to Frank Wills? While he did enjoy some level of fame & fortune briefly, he ultimately died broke & destitute. The security company that he had been working for refused to give him a raise, and likely blacklisted, he never found stable employment again. Just like The Iran-Contra Scandal, that would come a decade later, most of those involved in the criminal side of this conspiracy found fame & money. The two reporters that covered Frank Wills story, Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein, are important figures right up to this day. But like in so many other cases, in which the whistle-blower ends up being the one punished, Frank Wills was made to suffer for doing the right thing. Sadly Frank Wills died penniless, of a brain tumor, on September 27th 2000. The Democratic National Committee honored him with a superficial award in 1974, but few looked out for him to make sure that the obvious pending backlash would not be allowed to destroy him. #Salute #RespectTheStruggle |
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