YOU CAN HELP FRIENDS OF FORKS OF ROADS SOCIETY INC ACHIEVE EQUAL HISTORY COMMEMORATIONS IN THE MISSISSIPPI VALLEY LED BY: AWARD WINNER SER SESHSH AB HETER-CLIFFORD M. BOXLEY, Warrior in S.F. Bay Area Civil & Human Rights Movements & Now Mississippi INSTITUTIONALIZED HISTORY REMAINS THE MOST SEGREGATED ENTITY IN MISSISSIPPI-LOUISIANA REGION! ACHEIVEMENT OF AFRICAN DESCENDANTS’ EQUAL HISTORY COMMEMORATIONS IS THE CIVIL/HUMAN RIGHTS MOVEMENT BEING FOUGHT IN THE MISSISSIPPI VALLEY TODAY!* TWENTIETH CENTURY CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENTS DESEGREGATED: SCHOOLS, VOTING, GOVERNMENTS, POLITICAL/APPOINTED OFFICES, TRANSPORTATION, EMPLOYMENT PLACES, HOUSING, AND HEALTH SERVICES & ETC. HOWEVER THOSE MOVEMENTS DID NOT DESEGREGATE SYSTEMIC RACISM HISTORY! DESEGREGATING HISTORY Most systemic “mainstream” history in the Mississippi Valley covers up, deletes, omits, denies, disguises, sanitizes, white washes, and white out the humanity, history, legacies, heritage, culture and community development contributions of African Descendants in three major subject areas. THE THREE PILLARS OF SEGREGATED HISTORY SUBJECT AREAS: A. Chattel Slavery B. Roles of Union Military “Black” Freedom Fighters-Supporters in the Civil War C. Roles of the collective Black community’s history (not “persons’ history”) of 19th & 20th centuries Civil-human rights struggles SINCE 1995 SER BOXLEY WITH LIMITED LOCAL SUPPORTERS HAS DONE GROUND BREAKING INSTITUTION CHANGE WORK AS FOLLOWS: • Natchez National Historic Park: Revision of Natchez Visitor Center’s permanent exhibition to reflect a more inclusive history, Special activities & exhibits about other “Black” people, Research of “slave trading” history in Natchez/Forks of Road • City of Natchez: Receipt of one-time State of Ms. Grant to purchase Forks land, Sold FRSI a Forks area lot, Receipt U. S. Senator Thad Cochran’s generated grant for Forks feasibility study, Tourism Agency’s limited inclusion of Forks site to visit, Limited inclusion of slavery, “Blacks” in Civil War & 19th-20th centuries civil rights on Phase I Walking Trails panels, Development of a Phase II Walking Trail in “Black” Community • State of Mississippi: One-time grant to Natchez to purchase historic Forks land, Designation of Forks an archeology site & submission of historic landmark application, Lack luster support of Black & Blue Civil War events • Natchez Trace Parkway: Recovery of “Slave” Cemetery at Mt. Locust Inn, Erection of Broadside about Mt. Locust “Slaves” • Vicksburg National Military Park: Develop and added permanent exhibit in Visitors Center on African Descent Troops roles in Battle of Milliken’s Bend • Underground Railroad Network to Freedom Program Southeast Region National Park Service: Inclusion of Forks as a site, $67,500 in grants to FRSI since 2001 to develop African/European Roots of Underground Railroad Traveling Exhibition, Proving Miss. River UGRR Route Memphis to Gulf of Mexico Research Project, Forks of Road Interpretive Brochure and Forks of Road Traveling Exhibition, Sponsored Bound For Glory on the Bayou Gathering In Baton Rouge in 2003 • Veterans Administration: Added 592 Black WWI names to Natchez’s U. S. Courthouse Memorial Plague • Other: FRSI erection of Historic Panels at Forks & Inclusion of Forks history in local and national “mainstream” media, the Internet and authors’ books and articles & local businesses donations *Overcoming History which makes it seem like European descendants have done everything “all by themselves!” I/We want to help Ser Boxley’s Equal History Commemorations Campaign in Mississippi Valley Apply my/our donations to: o Continue Forks of Road “slave” Markets preservation fight o Resurrect & present history of Union Civil War African Descent Freedom Fighters and supporters o Develop Shrine-Monument & Museum tourism incubator on lot at Forks o Annual Blacks & Blue Civil War Living History Events o Publishing of Ser Boxley’s manuscripts (Chattel Slavery Along Natchez Trace & Sesquicentennial Dedication to Blacks in Civil War in Natchez Ms. Vidalia La. region & other pertinent research o All of the above Accept check/money order for: $100 $200 $500 $1000 or $__________________ Make payable to: Friends of Forks of Road Society Inc or FRSI. (501(c-3) status Mail to: P. O. Box 2188 Natchez, Ms. 39121-2188 forksoftheroads.net 601-442-4719 forksyaroads@aol Ser Seshsh Ab Heter-Boxley in U. S. 6th Colored Heavy Artillery replica uniform of the several different Union Army units of African Descent Troops who occupied Natchez and Vidalia after July 13, 1863 From: Award Winning Ser Seshsh Ab Heter-CM Boxley, Coordinator Friends of Forks of Roads Society, Inc Thank you kindly
Posted on: Wed, 10 Jul 2013 16:16:35 +0000
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