Column: Free Speech And Civility
Free speech is a right protected by the Constitution! A person can freely express a belief or opinion.
Free speech is a right protected by the Constitution! A person can freely express a belief or opinion.
Our history is important. We all have a personal history that shows the what and why of who we are as people.
The following letters were sent to me from Sherman Davis and Leonard Jacobs (not their real names) respectively.
To The Editor:
The people of the Pee Dee have long enjoyed the coastal areas of South Caroline.
I find myself shaking my head in disdain and disgust at the sight of many young African-American men walking around with their pants hanging down around their butts.
The season of spring officially started on March 20, 2019. Calendar-wise, we have been into the spring season for ten days.
To be honest about it, this article that you are reading today had its genesis over sixty-seven years ago, when yours truly was conceived and born in the year of 1951.
During the entire month of February, I am going to dedicate my column each week to the task of celebrating and citing blacks who have played an essential role in helping to shape the African-American community and culture of Dillon County.
Due to the fact that ever since my father was a young man, in his mid-twenties, working under the tutelage of Mr. J. E. Thomas (a white bricklayer and contractor), construction and building has been a part of my family’s professional and occupational legacy and tradition.
In the third installment of my tribute to Black History Month, I am going to focus my attention on African-Americans, who were the first of their race in Dillon County to achieve or accomplish something that was truly noteworthy and historical.