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For over 100 years, Black farmers like James and Bessie Williams have fought to preserve their family land in Baker County, Georgia. Despite systemic discrimination and decades of financial struggles, they continue to nurture the legacy of their ancestors. The Williams family, along with many others in Georgia, are part of a broader movement where cooperatives provide vital support to Black farmers, ensuring they can access resources, grow their operations and thrive in the face of adversity. Recent aid from the USDA’s Inflation Reduction Act has provided much-needed financial relief, but the fight to retain Black-owned farmland continues. In a region where agriculture has deep roots in both history and culture, the collaborative efforts of cooperatives like Feed My Sheep and the Southwest Georgia Project are critical in sustaining and revitalizing this vital legacy. At the heart of this movement is a belief that community, knowledge and support can create a future where Black farmers thrive. Read more: https://wkkf.co/i24q The GroundTruth Project Report for America

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Imagine a humble Scottish farmer named Fleming toiling away on his farm, when suddenly, piercing screams shatter the tranquility. Without a second thought, he abandons his tools and races towards the distress. What he finds is a child struggling in the swamp, trapped and drowning. With no hesitation, Fleming risks his own life, using a long branch to pull the child to safety. The very next day, a luxurious car pulls up to Fleming's modest home. Out steps a distinguished gentleman—Randolph Churchill, the father of the boy Fleming saved. Churchill offers to repay the farmer's bravery with riches, but Fleming refuses, saying, "Saving someone is my duty; humanity has no price." Just then, Fleming's own son appears at the door. Churchill, intrigued, asks, "Is this your son?" When Fleming proudly confirms, Churchill proposes an intriguing deal: if Fleming won't accept his money, he'll fund the boy’s education at the finest schools, ensuring he gets the same opportunities as Churchill's own child. Fleming, realizing the chance to give his son a future he could never afford, gratefully accepts. His son goes on to attend St Mary's Medical School in London and becomes Sir Alexander Fleming, the inventor of penicillin. But here’s where the story comes full circle: years later, it is penicillin that saves the life of Winston Churchill, Randolph’s son, who would become the Prime Minister of Britain twice. Isn’t it fascinating how a single act of kindness can ripple through history, connecting lives in such unexpected ways? #Humanity #Kindness #History #Inspiration #Penicillin #WinstonChurchill #AlexanderFleming #LifeChanging #Coincidence

Imagine a humble Scottish farmer named Fleming toiling away on his farm, when suddenly, piercing screams shatter the tranquility. Without a second thought, he abandons his tools and races towards the distress. What he finds is a child struggling in the swamp, trapped and drowning. With no hesitation, Fleming risks his own life, using a long branch to pull the child to safety. The very next day, a luxurious car pulls up to Fleming's modest home. Out steps a distinguished gentleman—Randolph Churchill, the father of the boy Fleming saved. Churchill offers to repay the farmer's bravery with riches, but Fleming refuses, saying, "Saving someone is my duty; humanity has no price." Just then, Fleming's own son appears at the door. Churchill, intrigued, asks, "Is this your son?" When Fleming proudly confirms, Churchill proposes an intriguing deal: if Fleming won't accept his money, he'll fund the boy’s education at the finest schools, ensuring he gets the same opportunities as Churchill's own child. Fleming, realizing the chance to give his son a future he could never afford, gratefully accepts. His son goes on to attend St Mary's Medical School in London and becomes Sir Alexander Fleming, the inventor of penicillin. But here’s where the story comes full circle: years later, it is penicillin that saves the life of Winston Churchill, Randolph’s son, who would become the Prime Minister of Britain twice. Isn’t it fascinating how a single act of kindness can ripple through history, connecting lives in such unexpected ways? #Humanity #Kindness #History #Inspiration #Penicillin #WinstonChurchill #AlexanderFleming #LifeChanging #Coincidence - Nicholas Soames

As an anti-trafficking organization, we recognize that tomorrow, the National Day of Mourning, is a time to reflect on the historical and ongoing injustices faced by Indigenous peoples across the United States. For many, Thanksgiving is a day of gratitude, but for Indigenous communities, it serves as a reminder of colonial violence, land theft, and cultural erasure that continues to impact generations. Indigenous women, girls, and Two-Spirit individuals are disproportionately affected by human trafficking and violence, a reality rooted in systemic racism, economic disenfranchisement, and historical trauma. Addressing these issues is essential to dismantling the structures that perpetuate exploitation and harm. As we work toward a world free from trafficking, we must center the voices and experiences of Indigenous communities, advocate for policies that protect their rights, and amplify the resilience and sovereignty of Native peoples. We honor those who have been lost and commit to standing in solidarity with Indigenous communities as we strive for justice and liberation.

I would LOVE and APPRECIATE your questions and comments on this day. This is not black history, This is American history. We just happened to be black in it. After this day, June 19th, 1865, so much happened. Under the direction of then President Andrew Johnson, nearly all the southern states would enact their own black codes in 1865 and 1866. While the codes granted certain freedoms to African Americans—including the right to buy and own property, marry, make contracts and testify in court (only in cases involving people of their own race)—their primary purpose was to restrict Black peoples’ labor and activity. Black people who broke labor contracts were subject to arrest, beating and forced labor, and apprenticeship laws forced many minors (either orphans or those whose parents were deemed unable to support them by a judge 🤨) into unpaid labor for white planters. Passed by a political system in which Black people effectively had no voice, the black codes were enforced by all-white police and state militia forces—often made up of Confederate veterans of the Civil War—across the South. After passing the Civil Rights Act (over Johnson’s veto), Republicans in Congress effectively took control of Reconstruction. The Reconstruction Act of 1867 required southern states to ratify the 14th Amendment—which granted “equal protection” of the Constitution to former enslaved people—and enact universal male suffrage before they could rejoin the Union. The 15th Amendment, adopted in 1870, guaranteed that a citizen’s right to vote would not be denied “on account of race, color, or previous condition of servitude.” During this period of Radical Reconstruction (1867-1877), Black men won election to southern state governments and even to the U.S. Congress. However, white southerners showed a steadfast commitment to ensuring their supremacy and the survival of plantation agriculture in the postwar years. Support for Reconstruction policies waned after the early 1870s, undermined by the violence of white supremacist organizations such as the Ku Klux Klan. By 1877, Black people had seen little improvement in their economic and social status, and the vigorous efforts of white supremacist forces throughout the region had undone the political gains they had made. Discrimination would continue in America with the rise of Jim Crow laws, but would inspire the civil rights movement to come. For more information on this post, go to HISTORY.COM

As we celebrate our nation's independence, let's remember the importance of family. St. Peter Life Plans offer a legacy of security for generations to come. #RP612fic #StPeterLifePlan #StPeterLifePlanRSV #StPeterLifePlansAndChapels