Hope everyone enjoyed the day off.
I spent some time yesterday reflecting on Dr. King's vision and ideals.
By coincidence I was researching a track of land in the deed room at the county courthouse last week. I traced this tract back to a deed dated 8/19/1869.
This tract of last was sold on this date by a mister Headly to a Miss Grundley. The deed stated that Miss Grundley was "a free woman of color". She paid $175.00 for the land cash in hand to Mr. Head. Then Mr. Head conveyed and tranfered the land to Mr. Sneed. It goes on to explain the land is conveyed to Mr. Sneed to hold in trust for the sole benifit of Miss. Grundley. Mr Sneed signed the deed stating that he accepted the trust that was imposed by the deed.
I guess a black person could not own land in 1869 so they had to put the land in a white persons name in trust. Good news was that when Miss Grundley sold the land in 1906 she had gained control of the trust and the land was in her name to sell.
In any case it was very interesting to see these documents and realize how the African decendents in the country have had to overcome many obsticales.
I realized that Miss Grundley was more than likely a slave at one time and was freed just 4 years prior to this deed (1865).
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Dang state/federal gubment banks, schools should work as well. Honor the man if you want but go to work!!!
Originally Posted by DJD
. I just do not agree with special treatment of MLK day for gubment thats broke and already gets too many days off. What makes them so special that we have to pay them to sit at home for MLK? Wonder what that cost us? I don't agree that a private citizen should get that honor, why should he? Of course labor unions backed this original idea.... it's just another White guilt trip laid upon the american people...JMO.