The Valdosta City Charter of 1860 read, in Article 100, Section XI: “THAT THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL SHALL PASS ALL PROPER AND NECESSARY LAWS AND ORDINANCES FOR THE CONTROL OF SLAVES AND FREE PERSONS OF COLOR IN SAID TOWN AND SUPPRESS AND ABATE ALL NUISANCES ARRIVING FROM HOGS, DOGS, HORSES, OR OTHER STOCK STRAYING AT LARGE IN SAID TOWN, OR FROM OTHER CAUSES.” DID THIS IMPACT OUR CITY SCHOOL CHILDREN IN 2009?
The Valdosta Daily Times published an article on Sept 20, 2009 “Controversy over decision not to show President Obama Continues.” There was a photo of me on the front page; “George Boston Rhynes shares statistics Saturday about the ratio of Black students to White students in the Valdosta City School System at a community meeting concerning the omission of the President’s speech from the city schools.” However the statistics were not published leaving citizens unaware of what I provided to the 200 people in attendance. This was the second such meeting concerning Superintendent Bill Cason decision not to allow students to watch the live president’s speech in a school system that is 80% Black. And was a devastating blot to the members of our armed forces serving in Iraq, Afghanistan and in other war torn areas.
Moreover this decision was a slap in the face of the children whose mothers and fathers departed from Moody Air Force Base here in Valdosta, Georgia, not knowing if their parents would ever return home to see them again?
Although these parents Executive Commander-In-Chief placed them in harms way and to deny these children this privilege is not easily accepted and has resulted in a request for the Superintendent Bill Cason to resign. The following statistics was provided from the Valdosta City School Superintendent for the first 10 days of school September 10, 2009:
Valdosta City School System:
THE FOLLOWING STATISTICS REPRESENT SYSTEM WIDE ENROLLMENT FOR THE FIRST 10 DAYS OF SCHOOL: (September 10, 2009:
CITY SCHOOL BLACK WHITE OTHER GRAND TOTAL
J.L. Lomax Elementary
(Black- 617, White 11, Other 29, G. Tot. 657)
Salas-Mahone Elementary
(Black 443, White 390, Other 119, G. Tot. 952)
S.L. Mason Elementary School
(Black--629, White--189, Other--42, G. Tot.--860)
W.G. Nunn Elementary School
(Black--976, White--50, Other--52, G. Tot.--1078
Southeast Elementary School
(Black--285, White--8, Other--6, G. Tot.--299)
These figures look as if they were from the 1950s and 60s, and our local news media have a responsibility to keep the American people informed and not bury the facts. God bless America and everybody else.
GEORGE BOSTON RHYNES Retired United States Armed Forces Veteran A concerned citizen and brother of humanity
Born in Thomasville, Georgia attended Booker T. Washington Elementary School, graduated from Washington Street High School in Quitman Georgia, in the County of Brooks. Entered the University of Life nine months before birth, and cannot graduate until the Final Dean tells him that he has mastered the class of life!
Parent with one Daughter, X1-A, two Sons, X2-A, and X2-B. He is single. With No outside children, and this was not an accident.
Minister of truth, retired from the United States Armed Forces, business owner for fourteen years, community organizer, President of local NAACP, member of Operation PUSH, Peoples Tribunal, SCLC, member of the masonic lodge, published in many newspapers including USA Today, maintained a radio broadcast in Conway South Carolina (WLAT), while station at Myrtle Beach Air Force Base, WGOV for two years with the Historical Gospel Giant Herman Smith Sr. Then on WJEM with the C.W.O. D. Broadcast (Community Words of Deliverance). He was on radio eighteen years speaking truth to power, he NOW resides in Valdosta, Georgia. Google his name, and to better know him READ HIS BLOG. Because when truth comes all falsehood must VANISH.
