Freedom NeverDies

Lake Orienta 2/19/13

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1954

May 17, 1954The Supreme Court rules on the landmark case Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka, Kans., unanimously agreeing that segregation in public schools is unconstitutional.

• Jan. 2, 1944 – Willie James Howard killed in Live Oak, Florida. My mother knew of him and his family.

• Aug. 1955 – Emit Till, age 14 was killed

• Dec. 1, 1955 – Rosa Parks went to jail

• Sept. 1957 – Little Rock 9 attempted to integrate Central High School in Little Rock Ark.

• Dec. 25, 1951 – Harry T. Moore and wife are murdered in Mim, FL

• Fe b. 1961 – Sit ins begin

• May 4, 1961 – Freedom Riders begin to ride through the south on busses

• June 12, 1963 – Medgar Evers is murdered

• April 28, 1963 – March on Washington “I Have A Dream”

• July 2, 1964 - Civil Rights Bill signed by the President

• March 7, 1965 - Bloody Sunday

• Sept. 24, 1965 – Affirmative Action

• July 16, 1960 – Greenville 8 go to jail

• April 4, 1968 – Martin Luther King Killed

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The Ballad of Harry T. MooreBy

Langston Hughes

Sung by “Sweet Honey In the Rock”

http://youtu.be/_wEPZ0rTsHs

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Joan Maddison • July 16, 1960 The

Greenville 8 go to jailJesse Jackson

April 4, 1968(Memphis, Tenn.) Martin Luther King, at age 39, is shot as he stands on the balcony outside his hotel room. Escaped convict and committed racist James Earl Ray is convicted of the crime

June 27, 1950Born in Manhattan, NYAdopted – age 10 daysRaised in Sanford, FL

Only childMother died at age 5

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Winifred Dorsett,Birth Mother,

Brooklyn, N.Y. Gave me up for

adoption(deceased)

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Winifred Dorsett,Birth other,

Brooklyn, N.Y. Gave me up for adoption

(deceased)

Ulysses and Edna Burton, who buried Civil

Rights Activist Harry T. Moore,

adopted me in 1950.

(deceased)

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Cleo Alexander Burton my

stepmother. She raised me from age 11 to 18. Harry T. Moore was her 1st

grade teacher.(She will be 93 in

March 2013)

Burton’s Funeral HomeSanford, Florida

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This was my home.I grew up here.

My Godfather, Dr. George H. Starke,

The only black doctor in Seminole County

Fall 1964One day my daddy said, “Baby, how would you like to go to the

“white” school?”I replied, “Yes!” without really

thinking about it.

My mother was opposed because she knew that

people were being killed for participating in the Civil

Rights movement.

Advice for your enemies:

“Just look at them and smile.”

The night before…I received an

anonymous phone call froma white woman warning me

not to go to the “white”school.

The very next day…

My daddy drove me to Sanford Jr. High. I was escortedinto the building by the

Police. I told no one about the phone call.

Sanford Jr. High, 1964

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I remember the very long sidewalk in front of the school.

Some “terms” to consider•Curiosity -  a state in which you want to learn more about something•Daring – brave, bold•Fun – amusing•Integrate – to combine into an integral whole.•White only – self explanatory•Change – to cause to be different, to transform•Non-violence – not willing to harm anyone•Jim Crow Laws – (You’ll never guess…)

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“courage”A perfect sensibility tothe measure of danger,

and a mental willingnessto endure it.

“Non-voilence”I was never trained

for it, but I wentthrough as if I had

been. Someone elsecarried me through.

Courage & Non-Violence

COURAGE

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If you can keep your head…

Courage: Eight of us integrated Seminole High School in 1965.

Courage: The Water Incidentthat I never told anyone about.

More “terms” to consider•Bigoted – "obstinately convinced of the superiority or correctness of one's own opinions and prejudiced against those who hold different opinions“

• racist - a person with a prejudiced belief that one race is superior to others

•Prejudiced - an unfavorable opinion or feeling formed  beforehand or without knowledge, thought or reason.

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“My definition of

a racist is simply a

person who has not met

me yet.”

It takes courage and love to effect change in the face of danger.

I did it without even thinking that I was in danger.

…caused Winifred Dorsett to give me up for adoption so that I

could have more in life than she could give me

given her circumstances.

“Love…”

…caused the owners of Burton’s Funeral

Home toadopt me and promise Winnie that I would be well cared for and

received a good education.

“Love…”

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…is why Harry T. Moore risked and untimately gave his

life for the Civil Rights Movement

“Love…”

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“Love…”…is why I said “Yes”

to INTEGRATION when I was 14 years

old, even when people were being killed for it.

…is why my parents allowed me

to take that dangerous step to

integrate schools in Seminiole County

“Love…”

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When Harry T. Moore’s body was buried in the ground he became a seed of freedom.

Edna Burton. Ulysses S. Burton

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“And this he says, our Harry Moore,As from the grave he cries:

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“No bomb can kill the dreams I hold…”

Age 6 months, 1951

Age 10, 1960

Age 18, 1968

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“ for freedom Never Dies!”

Carmelita AyanaUniversity of Fla. Jasmín René

F.A.M.U.

Asha ConsueloUniv. of South Fla.

Ron Nathan F.A.M.U

Principal of Altermese Bentley Elementary in

Sanford, FloridaIngrid Burton Nathan

Florida Southern College

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Freedom never dies, I say.

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NEVER

DIES

FREEDOM

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INGRID BURTON NATHAN(the baby Herod could not kill)

Born in Manhattan, N. Y. to Winifred Dorsett and Michael Turner on June 27, 1950

Adopted by Ulysses and Edna Burton , funeral directors, in Sanford, FL

Raised and nurtured by Ulysses Burtton and Cleo Alexander Burton after Edna’s death in 1955.

Spanish Teacher for 38 years; M. Ed.Retired in 2009; came out in 2012

Married to Ron NathanMother of 4

Minister of MusicInspiration to Many

Integrated Sanford Jr. High in 1964 at the age of 14

Integrated Seminole High in 1965. Graduated with Honors in 1968.

Graduated from Florida Southern College in 1972 with honors and a B. A. in Spanish

God-daughter of Dr. George H. Starke, Biracial Committee Chair Person