“Studying the 19th century is like being a parent. You have flashes of recognition that your children behave as you once did. You wonder if your ancestors acted like you, too. Similar patterns emerge when researching the political ancestors of modern leaders. The 1820s and 1830s — the era when our modern democracy began to take shape — were full of recognizable figures, such as a Georgia governor who fulminated in 1825 against a perceived conspiracy by Washington elites. (He was paranoid that Supreme Court justices and an untrustworthy president would free his state’s slaves. Today his political positions are outdated, but his rhetoric lives on.) Even more striking is an early-19th-century civil rights leader. Nobody called him that, of course. But John Ross fought for his rights with tactics that perfectly prefigured America’s 20th-century civil rights battles. What people actually called Ross was an Indian. Eventually, he was the principal chief of the Cherokee Nation, resisting efforts to drive his people out of their historic homeland in north Georgia and the surrounding states. Seeking to influence a democratic society, John Ross of Georgia used tactics similar to those of Martin Luther King Jr. of Georgia. Their parallel experiences say much about what has and hasn’t changed in America….
The Cherokee leader who paved the way for MLK http://t.co/1Yby1ALgf6
— The Lovely Plains (@DaRiverZkind) July 9, 2025
…To lobby against this separate-but-unequal scheme, Cherokees under Ross started a newspaper, the first ever published by Native Americans. Just as later generations of African Americans would make themselves heard in the pages of the Chicago Defender, Cherokees spoke through the Cherokee Phoenix. Copies were mailed to other newspapers, and its articles were reprinted widely, spreading Cherokee perspectives. And like later civil rights leaders, Ross found white and religious allies. He appealed to white missionaries who proselytized to Native Americans. The Cherokees flipped the missionaries, who spread word back to the white population that Cherokees were Christian, civilized and worth defending. They activated a powerful network of preachers, publishers and politicians. One Christian writer and activist wrote two dozen articles against removal in the National Intelligencer, the era’s nearest approximation of the Washington Post. He even encouraged a national movement of women, who could not vote but petitioned Congress…continued”
My pleasure, Jackie! I thought it was a nice corollary with the summit held today at the White House….I got a link I posted to the videos from the 4 sessions, but they are in moderation and need to be freed from blackhole A.K.A. the WordPress moderator :)
It is awesome Bill & shows the opportunities the Obamas give ordinary people that would never happen in any other administration:
“It’s Deesha Dyer’s first week in a new job that nothing in her back story suggested she would ever hold: White House social secretary. The job has historically been the province of upper-class white women with pedigree, connections and political networks. Dyer arrived in Washington with none of these. She was a girl from a hard-knock neighborhood in West Philadelphia who dropped out of college, got a 9-to-5, developed a side-hustle writing about Philly’s hip-hop and soul scene, went to community college, and at age 31 became a White House intern. It’s a résumé that would be highly unusual even among the more eclectic guests at White House state dinners — and now Dyer will be the woman who organizes them…continued”
Louie Gohmert talking on C-SPAN talking about removing the SCOTUS who performed same-sex wedding ceremonies. I wonder if we can remove Scalia & Thomas for speaking at RW events for Citizens United & against ACA.
ummm, if I were to say I just love the fact that PBO wears a singlet, would it start a rumble in the Village?? I know 99ts will know what I am sayin’!!
After accepting a misdemeanor charge in a plea bargain, Mr. Fowler was sentenced to six months in jail but released after five, for health reasons.
“He admitted his guilt, he apologized to the family for what he had done, and he served some time,” said Michael W. Jackson, the district attorney who had obtained the indictment. “It helped bring closure to the family and to history.”
Mr. Fleming, the Star editor who is now the executive editor of the Center for Sustainable Journalism in Kennesaw, Ga., agreed with that sentiment.
{Bobfr, this part’s for you. ↓ ↓ ↓ }
*** “One thing we’ve never experienced in the South is anything close to a truth and reconciliation commission,” he told The Times in 2010 after Mr. Fowler formally acknowledged his guilt. “What happened today was a moment of that experience.” ****
Yep, LP, the Iran Negotiations have now entered into what I call “The Obama Zone” ….. no one at TOD needs that explained, but for lurkers in need of a clue, the TOZ is as dense as any known ‘dark matter’ :)
My final 2 cents on the whole “Southern Heritage” defense of the Confed flag. (well, final words today…lol)
I was born and raised in the South. My mother was born and raised in the South. My mother’s mother was born and raised in the South. My mother’s mother’s mother was born and raised in the South (after being brought here from Africa, like alot of Black folk, I am 2 generations removed from sharecroppers and slavery). The same can be said for my father, his father, his father’s father…..you see where I’m going with this.
I love my city NOLA. I love the Southern heritage of NOLA and I’ve NEVER been embarassed to be from the South.
Being a native Southerner is my HERITAGE, and I and I’d bet a majority of the Black folk in the South, DO NOT consider the Confed flag as representin’ our heritage.
I’ve lived in the South and my family has lived in the South as long as a majority of the White Southerners who like to defend the flag as part of their “Southern Heritage”.
Now what makes their “heritage” more important than mine. What is it about “my Southern heritage” that makes it less symbolic of the Southern heritage than theirs?
I have idea, and I’m sure you guys do to!
Defenders of Confed flag "Southern Heritage are defending WHITE Southern heritage, whether they admit it or not. (4) pic.twitter.com/o2ix7CHKiw
Donald Trump is promising to be the GOP’s never-ending nightmare. “So many people want me to run as an independent — so many people,” Trump told the Washington Post today, refusing to rule out a third party run should he fail to secure the GOP nomination.
Just watched the Serena match. Fabulous! Chris Fowler and Chris Evert…totally disgusting commentary. Absolutely trying to WILL Maria to win. So ridiculous…Maria has nothing, nothing that Serena can’t handle in her sleep. But who could sleep with that damned shrieking going on?
This is off topic, but if anyone has a video of Boehner crying over what to do to appease his confederate-tea-baggers, please post. Anticipated thanks.
Hypocritical Hillary Clinton…. http://t.co/Xf0ZuMduLD - making a push for gun control.
I remember when then Senator Obama was campaigning and she was the first to announce that he is coming for their guns after the comment at a fundraiser!
Sorry…will not vote for her. Hillary’s claim to fame is to be the first woman President…NOTHING.MORE!
White House.gov
“Studying the 19th century is like being a parent. You have flashes of recognition that your children behave as you once did. You wonder if your ancestors acted like you, too. Similar patterns emerge when researching the political ancestors of modern leaders. The 1820s and 1830s — the era when our modern democracy began to take shape — were full of recognizable figures, such as a Georgia governor who fulminated in 1825 against a perceived conspiracy by Washington elites. (He was paranoid that Supreme Court justices and an untrustworthy president would free his state’s slaves. Today his political positions are outdated, but his rhetoric lives on.) Even more striking is an early-19th-century civil rights leader. Nobody called him that, of course. But John Ross fought for his rights with tactics that perfectly prefigured America’s 20th-century civil rights battles. What people actually called Ross was an Indian. Eventually, he was the principal chief of the Cherokee Nation, resisting efforts to drive his people out of their historic homeland in north Georgia and the surrounding states. Seeking to influence a democratic society, John Ross of Georgia used tactics similar to those of Martin Luther King Jr. of Georgia. Their parallel experiences say much about what has and hasn’t changed in America….
…To lobby against this separate-but-unequal scheme, Cherokees under Ross started a newspaper, the first ever published by Native Americans. Just as later generations of African Americans would make themselves heard in the pages of the Chicago Defender, Cherokees spoke through the Cherokee Phoenix. Copies were mailed to other newspapers, and its articles were reprinted widely, spreading Cherokee perspectives. And like later civil rights leaders, Ross found white and religious allies. He appealed to white missionaries who proselytized to Native Americans. The Cherokees flipped the missionaries, who spread word back to the white population that Cherokees were Christian, civilized and worth defending. They activated a powerful network of preachers, publishers and politicians. One Christian writer and activist wrote two dozen articles against removal in the National Intelligencer, the era’s nearest approximation of the Washington Post. He even encouraged a national movement of women, who could not vote but petitioned Congress…continued”
White House Tribal Youth Gathering (FLOTUS & session links) http://livestream.com/accounts/14128713/events/4184612/videos/92569386
Can’t wait to read that! Thanks.
NP, JB!
Thank you so much for this, LP. I’m ashamed to say that I never heard of John Ross, which shows how much was missing from our history books. I
My pleasure, Jackie! I thought it was a nice corollary with the summit held today at the White House….I got a link I posted to the videos from the 4 sessions, but they are in moderation and need to be freed from blackhole A.K.A. the WordPress moderator :)
aide, not aid. the whole meaning changes with just one letter.
picky, picky, like you never make a typeo
and gud morning to you too, john.
good evening.
What a great personal story on Deesha Dyer!
It is awesome Bill & shows the opportunities the Obamas give ordinary people that would never happen in any other administration:
“It’s Deesha Dyer’s first week in a new job that nothing in her back story suggested she would ever hold: White House social secretary. The job has historically been the province of upper-class white women with pedigree, connections and political networks. Dyer arrived in Washington with none of these. She was a girl from a hard-knock neighborhood in West Philadelphia who dropped out of college, got a 9-to-5, developed a side-hustle writing about Philly’s hip-hop and soul scene, went to community college, and at age 31 became a White House intern. It’s a résumé that would be highly unusual even among the more eclectic guests at White House state dinners — and now Dyer will be the woman who organizes them…continued”
I hope she turns out to be the best social secretary ever!
Thanks for sharing this!
Btw, she’s on Twitter too!
@DeeshaDyer
She might be a relative……..
go check the ancestry sailor - lots to discover.
I have Trish. I can’t find any from her neck of the woods.
Go back a few more generations - you could be 12th cousins 3 times removed :) :)
or not
Louie Gohmert talking on C-SPAN talking about removing the SCOTUS who performed same-sex wedding ceremonies. I wonder if we can remove Scalia & Thomas for speaking at RW events for Citizens United & against ACA.
Oh brother, this is a whine fest of Red States - TX, FL, IA, and KS wanting congress to undo marriage equality.
I love this pic of POTUS and Joey B….love it.
If Joe Biden tossed his aviator glasses in the presidential ring, he’d have my vote without batting an eye!
Same here! 😎
Please tweet that to him if you’re on The Twittah! I bet he’d love tbat!
ummm, if I were to say I just love the fact that PBO wears a singlet, would it start a rumble in the Village?? I know 99ts will know what I am sayin’!!
Jill Biden certainly acts like a First Lady on the world stage. I hope she realizes what a natural she is for the job’
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After accepting a misdemeanor charge in a plea bargain, Mr. Fowler was sentenced to six months in jail but released after five, for health reasons.
“He admitted his guilt, he apologized to the family for what he had done, and he served some time,” said Michael W. Jackson, the district attorney who had obtained the indictment. “It helped bring closure to the family and to history.”
Mr. Fleming, the Star editor who is now the executive editor of the Center for Sustainable Journalism in Kennesaw, Ga., agreed with that sentiment.
{Bobfr, this part’s for you. ↓ ↓ ↓ }
*** “One thing we’ve never experienced in the South is anything close to a truth and reconciliation commission,” he told The Times in 2010 after Mr. Fowler formally acknowledged his guilt. “What happened today was a moment of that experience.” ****
Congrats LP!! :)
Great photo, NW. Thanks for featuring it!!
As in every negotiation ….. it always gets real the moment the ‘term sheet’ is (penultimately) ready for signatures ….
Thanks, Bob!
This deal will be pronounced *dead* a minimum of 3x before the dust settles and all are on board :)
Yep, LP, the Iran Negotiations have now entered into what I call “The Obama Zone” ….. no one at TOD needs that explained, but for lurkers in need of a clue, the TOZ is as dense as any known ‘dark matter’ :)
Indeed. :)
Not sure if there is a more level headed person when it comes to foreign diplomats
You’re welcome, Bob.
My final 2 cents on the whole “Southern Heritage” defense of the Confed flag. (well, final words today…lol)
I was born and raised in the South. My mother was born and raised in the South. My mother’s mother was born and raised in the South. My mother’s mother’s mother was born and raised in the South (after being brought here from Africa, like alot of Black folk, I am 2 generations removed from sharecroppers and slavery). The same can be said for my father, his father, his father’s father…..you see where I’m going with this.
I love my city NOLA. I love the Southern heritage of NOLA and I’ve NEVER been embarassed to be from the South.
Being a native Southerner is my HERITAGE, and I and I’d bet a majority of the Black folk in the South, DO NOT consider the Confed flag as representin’ our heritage.
I’ve lived in the South and my family has lived in the South as long as a majority of the White Southerners who like to defend the flag as part of their “Southern Heritage”.
Now what makes their “heritage” more important than mine. What is it about “my Southern heritage” that makes it less symbolic of the Southern heritage than theirs?
I have idea, and I’m sure you guys do to!
edited to #SouthernHeritage to reach the maximum number of racists and modern day domestic terrorists …..
LOL!!!
Cant stop laughing…
LOL. I toldja s was toying with s y’day.
lol great minds….
:D :D :D :D
The gift that keeps on giving!
Donald Trump is promising to be the GOP’s never-ending nightmare. “So many people want me to run as an independent — so many people,” Trump told the Washington Post today, refusing to rule out a third party run should he fail to secure the GOP nomination.
http://www.salon.com/2015/07/09/donald_trump_could_hand_the_election_to_hillary_now_he_says_he_may_go_third_party/
I simply pray they don’t chase THE DONALD. He needs to keep marching on!
I’m beginning to think ‘the donald’ has a death wish ….
Just watched the Serena match. Fabulous! Chris Fowler and Chris Evert…totally disgusting commentary. Absolutely trying to WILL Maria to win. So ridiculous…Maria has nothing, nothing that Serena can’t handle in her sleep. But who could sleep with that damned shrieking going on?
This is off topic, but if anyone has a video of Boehner crying over what to do to appease his confederate-tea-baggers, please post. Anticipated thanks.
Ha! 😄
:D :D
Paging Donna! 😀
Thanks, Dudette, this is perfect. There’s something about that man’s face that makes me slightly nauseous. He truly defines the word, “repellent.”
Hypocritical Hillary Clinton…. http://t.co/Xf0ZuMduLD - making a push for gun control.
I remember when then Senator Obama was campaigning and she was the first to announce that he is coming for their guns after the comment at a fundraiser!
Sorry…will not vote for her. Hillary’s claim to fame is to be the first woman President…NOTHING.MORE!
Served with thirteen Secretaries of State
Love that!
fedex’s twitterdom.
and I am not even on twitter.
bbl … sup prep … btw, good morning amk :)
‘sup, Bob?
:D :D
New post.
http://theobamadiary.com/2015/07/09/a-historic-day-at-the-white-house/
But not with history books from Texas
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