OCTOBER 28 - NOVEMBER 3.1985 THE CITIZEN
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The Walls of fericbo II
Continu d 'from P 9 1
ubdued by overwhelmin fire-
po er, and Ce ayo I t in
of th Zulu nation, surrend rd
to the Briti h in 1882. And his
p opl re confined to re r­
v tion hich r not unlik the
'hom I nd ' they inh bit
t day.
TIGHTE
Since th n outh African
hit hav ti htened their rip
on th n tive uthAfricanpe-
pi, includin pa in th
Group r a Actof1950 hich
provid for parat hite and
non- hite re idential ar .
Th B ntu Education Act of
1953 gave the govemm nt con­
trol ov r bantu education. It
follo ed imilar acts like the
Job Re ervation Act hich
Leander Jones explains .. made
certain job unavailable to
Black. But because Blacks had
become uch a valuable com­
modity in the ork force," h
continue, lie pecially in the
min ,that la had to be re-
laxed." "
Still othe la ere enacted
to furth r re triet the nativ
population and embed in their
minds th reality of their econd
c citizenry.
'PASSLA S'
ORST
cr .
Thi p rticular ction bv th
uth African governm nt
purr d th Afri an ational
Con re who pr viou ly lob­
bied for peaceful reform, to take
up rm again t the racist re­
gim . In 1964, its leader, elson
andela a Black South African
1 er wa rrested and incar­
cerated in a South African jail
here he remains to this day.
His refusal to denounce th
African National Congr (the
one action his captors demand
in exchange for hi freedom) has
become a symbol of B ck deter­
mination to re ist apartheid,
And around the orld or­
ganizations similar to SASO II
respond to events in South
Africa as they point toward a
singular de tiny. While apart­
heid, that cheap facade that
hields a brother of man from
hi inalienable ri hts begin to
peel like so much plaster in the
face of a r vaging storm,
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ESTER ICHIGAN UNIVERSITY students and faculty m mb r d monstrate gain
apartheid. Org niz d by SASO II, the demonstrator call d for div titure. (Larry R. Car­
t r photo)
Eatonville, Fla. first all-Black
incorporated U.S. community
EATONVILLE, FLA - In
August of 1887, twenty-seven
Black men gathered in Eaton­
ville's public hall and voted
unanimously to incorporate
their small settlement s the first
all-Black municipality in the
United States.
ere saluted by the dolph Coors Company and Coo
. prosnm h eel by the Vet Center of Little Roc with Philander
Vietman Veteran emorial Committee. The pecial lecture and multi-
ee Terry, thor of Bloods: An Oral History of the Vietnam War by
o red a Community Relatio program by Coor and the Little Roc Coor
bove are Vietnam eteran, includin: (fi t ro ,kneeling Wallace Terry Sth
t erritt, Te Leader of th Vet Center (1st on right; and (2nd ro, nding
an Editor of th Arkan State (2nd from right nd Calvin Vinson,
Field r for the Adolph Coo Company I on right .
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Contlhued from P
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po ition in Coca-Col facilities
in South Africa; and he con­
fumed th t none of tho
facilitie wa owned by Black .
The other . de of the story
a shown in recent poll
publi ed by the Sunday Time
of London. It tated that 77
percent of Bl ck South
fricans were in favor of
economic ction gain t their
government de pite fear that
they ould uffer from such
mea ures.
Coca-Cola's reluct nee to give
up their profits in South
fric h given boost to
AmeriCol. Andre anley
h s d a difficult time getting
his product on upermar et
Coke
shelve within reach of the
consumer. He i full of stories
bout his competitor making
derog tory references to his
product, calling it "coon cola",
atermelon juice", and wor .
AmeriCola sale men report price
stickers being craped off his
products, and in one sic inci­
dent, a tic y ubstance was
pplied to ArneriCola can and
prinkled with same eds to
resemble mou e dropping.
I have no intention of
doin busine in South
frica" said anley. "I have
enough trouble fighting raci m
in the busine pr ctices u d
by me of my competitors
who re trying to keep my
products off the shelv "
Health
classes
BENTO HARBOR - So�th­
western Michigan Health Care
Association announces, its
classes/clinics offered in ovem­
ber 1985 at Mercy and Memorial
Hospitals.
My N Blby Class - Sun-
day, November 3, 1:30 p.m./
Memorial Hospital Forum. Pre­
registration required, call 927-
5297.
Pre-N Ita I Nutrition - Mon-
ay, November 4. from 6-7
p.m./Memorial Hospital Forum ..
Preregistration required, call
927-5297.
Breastfeeding Class - Mon­
day, November 4, 7-8 p.m./
Memorial Hospital Forum. Pre­
registration required, call 927-
5297.
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Today Eatonville, Fla., is
city of 2,800, and residents
of this central Florida com­
munity recently celebrated their
98th anniversary with traditional
parties and prayer services. But
this year's Founder's Day had a
special" theme - 'Countdown
to Centennial' - as the town
gears up for its lOOth anni­
versary two years from now.
Located six miles north of
Orlando, Fla. Eatonville was
first settled as early s 1880
by small groups of Blacks
.iany who had come from the
Bl ck portion of the nearby
Town of aitland a predomi­
nantly white city which incor­
porated in 1884.
One of Maitland's founders
Joseph Eaton, offered to ell
a large parcel of land just west
of Maitland for purpo es of
establishing Black community.
The land was purchased by
Joseph Clarke who would later
become mayor of Eatonville
(named after Joseph Eaton.)
Clarke then old the land to
ny Blacks wishin to settle
there and thus was born the
nation's first, and oldest, all­
Black incorporated community.
The town was incorporated
on Aug. 18, 1887, and con­
tinued to grow throughout the
late 1800's and early 1900's.
Blacks were enticed to the
community through word of
mouth s well as advertisements
such s this which appeared
on the front page of the city'
weekly paper, the Eatonville
Speaker, on Jan. 22, 1889.
'Colored people of the United
States: olve the great r ce
problem by securing a home in
Eatonville Fl. negor city
governed by negroes. '
The d went on to de cribe
the community nd lot price ,
urgin readers to write for
further information to ayor
Cl ke who wa al 0 the town's
postmaster nd owner of the
general store.
The Wymore Career Edu­
cation Center in the town,
wa originally found d in
1809 as the Robert Hun r-
ford ormal nd Indu rial
School. It w s endowed by
E.L. Hun erford on of
aitland s original founders, in
memory of his n, a phy ici n
who had died of yellow fever
contracted while treating Blacks
who had been abandoned by
local white doctors during an
epidenic in the Bayou region
of Louisi na.
For years, it was the mo t
important educational institut­
ion for Blacks in the t te of
Florida. It remained a private
institution until 1950 when it
was given to Orange County,
Fla., as a private tru t. The
facility is now known as th
Wymore Career ducat ion Cen­
ter, a public high ch 1. Also
located on the property is the
Hungerford lernentary School
with current enrollment of
about 300 students.
For now, Eatonville residents
are beginning to look ahead
excitedly to 1987 when the
town will observe its centen­
nial with the biggest celebrat­
ion ever. Rogers, the mayor's
administrative istant, . d
plans are to mark the occ sion
with the construction of a
brand new city hall - E ton­
ville's first, since municipal
office are now b ed in
converted hou e.
ayor Gordon, he id will
announce a corporate fund­
rai mg drive in the near
future to rai e money for the
new f cility.
(Editor's ote - Historical
information contained in this
sto is based on "The History
of Eatonvill "by rs. Susann
D u las and edited b Charie
A. H per.)