Did Supt.Cason Act Alone? And wil it take 150 to 375 years for Valdosta to change?

I was informed that Valdosta City School Superintendent Bill Cason did NOT tell parents, or ask for approval from City Board of Education Members. He just decided HIMSELF, to NOT let Black Children along with White Right Children, and their parents WATCH the 1st Black African American President speech on taking individual responsibility for their education.

Although Valdosta City Schools are 80% Black these citizens as usual are not respected and considered as equal players in our community. We can only ask why?

So did the Old Valdosta City Charter of 1860 mentality influence Dr. Cason decision to control, suppress, and abate as was the case in 1860 in Valdosta, Georgia? It read: 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.”

This controlling and suppress mentality seems to be reflected in the disparity in Local City, County, State, and Federal job employees. Simply look around as to who is employed in these hard economic times throughout our community. The old saying seem real "Backs are last hired, and first fired."

Many hardware stores where we spend our money have no Blacks employed whatsoever, or in management positions and this includes construction companies, bank managers etc.

How many Whites were among the 40 city employees that was terminated in June 2009? This was brought to my attention by an employee in our community.

How many department heads in both city and county are Black, and this includes all aspects of the job market in our community.

How many schools are named in honor of a Black Person in Valdosta-Lowndes County Georgia?

Look at the street named in honor of Rev. Martin L. King Jr., it consists of only seven blocks. When even the small town of Quitman, Thomasville, and many other much smaller towns have major thorough fares to honor this world Nobel Peace Prize Winner. How sad?

Valdosta television, newspaper and other media sources are the contributing factor for Valdosta being locked down without, change for the last 100 years. Seemingly to keep citizens deaf, dumb, and blind to the time by design.

However I remain 100% sure that in about 150 to 375 years Valdosta will eventually change. That is when we attract new television stations, and newspapers from an outside source. The lack of investigative reporting is what local citizens need at this time in history.

Therefore, we cannot move forward by keeping citizens deaf, dumb, and blind to the times, and unable to make intelligent decisions based on information that or media rather keep away from the eyes of the general public. (Media refuses to publish such information from public meetings)

May God Bless the founding fathers of our great nation, that believed in freedom of speech and of the press. But those days seems long gone from us forever.

However in the end Galatians 6:7 must be made a reality in our time, and as Jesus said in the Volume of Sacred Law, "love thou neighbor, as you love yourself."

So regardless of who spreads hate, mistreat, kill, or murder his brother or sister. Then in the end, the final judge must render his or her verdic, and measured by the plumb line of justice where money will not be the order of the day.


GEORGE BOSTON RHYNES
Retired United States Armed Forces Veteran
A concerned citizen and brother of all humanity---always