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TEXAS
INFORMER
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Example to Follow
by Maxine Session
President
Obama has released the long and short
form of his birth certificate letting
those who believe he is not an American
born citizen know without question that
he is genuine. He is not the first
politician of African decent to face
adversity because of his race. The
election of John Mercer Langston to the
House of Representatives in
1890 shows that African American
political power did not evaporate
completely with the end of
Reconstruction in 1877. The son of a
white planter and a mixed raced mother,
Langston had attended Oberlin College,
studied law with a judge, and been
admitted to the Ohio bar in 1854. After
the Civil War, he organized the Law
Department at Howard University before
serving as its first dean and then
president from 1873 to 1875. Then, after
a brief stint as resident minister and
consul general to Haiti and charge
d’affairs to the Dominican Republic, he
won the 1888 election to the House of
Representatives, but took his seat on
September 23, 1890,only after the House
had determined that his Democratic rival
had cheated. He was a member of the
House for less than six months, and his
stint showed some of the difficulties of
being an African American representative
after Reconstruction. When Langston’s
term ended on March 3, 1891, he failed
to get reelected. Every candidate
for election to the house, senate and so
on should be vetted by the same set of
rules. President Obama is the
first know candidate for president to
face such adversity about a
birth certificate, his religion to where
his children go to school. His
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and common sense approach
to problems no
matter how small
is an example
for us all to
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Letters
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Dear Editor
I
just want to let
the supporters
of Sweet Union
Development
Corporation
about the
upcoming event.
The Sweet Union
Development
Corporation was
set up 11 years
ago to assist
residents of
Cherokee,
Nacogdoches,
Angelina and
Houston
counties. Our
primary goal is
to offer as much
assistance to as
many people as
our funds allow.
We assist low
income and
elderly
residents with
rent payments
and help with
payment of
utility, medical
and prescription
bills. Each year
about this time
we are engaged
in raising funds
to continue to
offer assistance
to these
residents
whenever
possible. These
are our
neighbors and
friends. We are
hosting out
annual Gospel
Fest on May 28,
2011 and we are
asking for a
donation.
As we are tax
exempt,
non-profit
501(c)(3)
organization,
please remember
that all
donations are
tax deductible.
Our tax ID# is
75-2796009.
Thank you in
advance for your
continued
support and if
you have any
questions,
please feel free
to contact.
Yvonne
McCalister at
936-867-4380.
Yvonne
McCalister |
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Happy 1st
Anniversary
Shonda and Eddie
Harris
June 4th
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