The Joseph Carter Corbin Memorial Scholarship was established by Gladys Turner Finney July 10, 2015 at Ohio University to assist freshman students in the College of Arts and Sciences and who have demonstrated academic merit.The scholarship honors Dr. Joseph Carter Corbin, a distinguished 19th Century graduate of Ohio University, born at Chillicothe, Ohio. BA, 1853, MA 1856 and 1889. First African-American to be elected Arkansas State Superintendent of Education 1872. Founder of the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff.
For a limited time, your gift to the Joseph Carter Corbin Memorial Scholarship Endowment will be matched $.50 on the dollar as part of the University's OHIO Match Program. To make a gift to the scholarship, contact the Ohio University Foundation at 800-592-FUND or giving@ohio.edu
Checks may be made payable to The Ohio University Foundation (be sure to write "Corbin
Memorial Scholarship" in the notes section) and sent to:
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Gifts also can be made online at www.ohio.edu/give
Sunday, November 1, 2015
Thursday, October 1, 2015
Reflections on "The Caning"
The Caning-The Assault That Drove America To Civil War is certainly the kind of book that wins the Pulitzer Prize. Written by Stephen Puelo, it focuses on the historical caning assault of Massachusetts anti-slavery Senator Charles Sumner in 1856 on the floor of the United States Senate Chamber by pro-slavery U. S. Representative Preston Brooks of South Carolina. The over arching theme of the book is that the assault on Senator Sumner was the first blow of the Civil War. Puelo sets forth in great detail the differences in background, education, personality of the two men and their views about slavery. Brooks is presented as the more likable personality and Sumner more admirable for his anti-slavery stance. The caning incident intensified the political polarization of the North and South on the issues of free speech and extension of slavery to the western territory.
The book is engaging and packed with historical events, the Dred Scott Supreme Court Decision, the Kansas-Nebraska Act of 1854, John Brown's Raid, Abraham Lincoln and the election of 1860.
In addition to a brain injury and perhaps PTSD, Senator Sumner's recovery was long and painful.
Victims are not responsible for the violence inflicted on them. However, Southerners felt that Representative Brooks was justified in his assault on Senator Sumner to defend a code of honor for Sumner's verbal insult to his kin, Senator Andrew Butler of Edgefield, South Carolina, and way of life in Sumner's "Crime Against Kansas" speech.
Slavery was a sin against God and a crime against humanity. Sumner accurately perceived slave holding as a barbaric act that made barbarians of the slave holders. Questions to ponder:
What made a minority of abolitionists defy slavery and turn the tide of history? To what extent a "southern gentlemen" would defend his right to human slaves as property?
I was interested in reading the book because of the time period, the caning incident, the political antagonists, and Edgefield County, South Carolina, the home of Representative Brooks. I am a descendant of slaves of Edgefield County, most of whom are lost to history. Edgefield was the center of political power in South Carolina. Ten of its state governors came from Edgefield County including Senator Strom Thurmond. Although I have never visited Edgefield County, I understand
that neo-slavery existed there in the 1950s.
The book is engaging and packed with historical events, the Dred Scott Supreme Court Decision, the Kansas-Nebraska Act of 1854, John Brown's Raid, Abraham Lincoln and the election of 1860.
In addition to a brain injury and perhaps PTSD, Senator Sumner's recovery was long and painful.
Victims are not responsible for the violence inflicted on them. However, Southerners felt that Representative Brooks was justified in his assault on Senator Sumner to defend a code of honor for Sumner's verbal insult to his kin, Senator Andrew Butler of Edgefield, South Carolina, and way of life in Sumner's "Crime Against Kansas" speech.
Slavery was a sin against God and a crime against humanity. Sumner accurately perceived slave holding as a barbaric act that made barbarians of the slave holders. Questions to ponder:
What made a minority of abolitionists defy slavery and turn the tide of history? To what extent a "southern gentlemen" would defend his right to human slaves as property?
I was interested in reading the book because of the time period, the caning incident, the political antagonists, and Edgefield County, South Carolina, the home of Representative Brooks. I am a descendant of slaves of Edgefield County, most of whom are lost to history. Edgefield was the center of political power in South Carolina. Ten of its state governors came from Edgefield County including Senator Strom Thurmond. Although I have never visited Edgefield County, I understand
that neo-slavery existed there in the 1950s.
Thursday, September 3, 2015
Family Research: Sgt. Elmo Blair, U.S. Army
- Sgt. United States Army
- STM 3, United States Navy
- Service: World War II and Korea
- Date of Birth: December 1, 1919
- Date of Death: January 15, 2001
- Buried: Section 49, Row 7, Site 20, Leavenworth, Kansas National Cemetery
- Wife: Cozie Bell Turner Blair: Date of Birth: November 21, 1920; Date of Death: February 8, 2000. Buried: Leavenworth National Cemetery: Section 49. Row 7, Site 20.
Wednesday, July 1, 2015
Family Research: MM/ 3C Roger Morris, Jr., United States Navy
Roger Morris, Jr., MM 3 C
United States Navy, 251-00811
Korean Conflict
Date of Birth: December 9, 1935
Grady, Lincoln County, Arkansas
Parents; Roger (R,D.) Morris
Margaret Bluford Morris
Dates of Service: January 6, 1955 to January 6, 1959
Assignment/Location: USS Wren-568; Norfolk, Virginia
Awards: Good Conduct Medal
Wife: Sylvia Green Morris
Date of Death: March 9, 2008
Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio
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Source: Roger Morris, Jr.
September 12, 2006
Monday, June 29, 2015
Basic Training of Black Military Soldiers During World War II (Unknown Training Photograph)
Basic training of black military soldiers during World War II was in segregated units.
See Unknown Training Photograph By Dr. Gladys Turner Finney.
Click here: www.aaggmv.org
Thursday, June 4, 2015
Family Research: Emmett DeWitt Turner, Jr.
Emmett DeWitt Turner, Jr.
World War II
SC3c United States Navy, 866101
Date of Birth: March 3, 1924, Kansas City, Kansas.
Place of Entry: Kansas City, Kansas, June 14, 1943.
Assignments/Location :
NRS, Kansas City, Missouri
USNTS, Great Lakes, Illinois
US Naval Trade School, Hampton, Virginia
Inshore Patrol, NOB, Norfolk, Virginia
Sect. Base, Little Creek, Virginia
CIC Group TRACEN, Little Creek, Virginia
NAV TraSte, Newport, Rhode Island
U,S,S. LACERTA (AKA-29)
Decorations/Awards:
World War II Victory Medal
America Area Campaign Medal
Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal
W/1 Bronze Star
Place of Separation: Kansas City, Kansas, January 7, 1946.
Wife: Nevelyn Turner
Date of Death: August 16, 1987.
Buried: Section 45, Row 31, Site 1, Leavenworth National Cemetery.
Source: National Personnel Records
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Wednesday, June 3, 2015
Family Research, SPC Freddie Lee Johnson
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| SPC Freddie Lee Johnson, Military Police United States Army Vietnam Era Date of Entry: February 10, 1970, Ft. Knox, Kentucky Advanced Infantry Training, Ft. Gordon, Georgia Date of Discharge: January 15, 1972, Ft. Dix, New Jersey |
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