Fast forward to 1966 You might think I'm dredging up ancient history. At a committee hearing in the House, which Bond lost 23-2, the lawyer representing House members was the same man who had introduced the flag change of 1956, our own Denmark Groover. The Bond case went to the U.S. Supreme Court, according to Anne Farrisee, Project Historian for Georgia State University's Department of History. The nation's high court said Bond's comments did not violate the law or go beyond his right to free speech, and Bond was sworn into the Georgia House of Representatives on Jan. 9, 1967. With history, you have to take the good and the bad.
Whimsical remembrances can prove inaccurate.
If you're still ticked about the flag or anything else about black history, study your own race's history. You will probably find all the material needed to feel both pride and shame. Charles E. Richardson is a Duke University Knight Fellow. The Macon Telegraph. The information you receive online from The Macon Telegraph is protected by the copyright laws of the United States.