Government Slaves! by K. Anderson Yancy

Author:K. Anderson Yancy [Yancy, K. Anderson]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Literature & Fiction, United States, African American, Mystery; Thriller & Suspense, Thrillers & Suspense, Legal, Thrillers
Amazon: B00QLFKTTK
Publisher: ChicagoWood Media/SonicMovie.net/Wollcott & Sheridan/Bishop & Paxton
Published: 2014-12-04T05:00:00+00:00

19. The Evil That Men Do

Across the street from an eight story Italian palazzo, with Palladian windows and doors, marble floors and staircases, soaring columns and pillars –- Fayetteville, North Carolina’s Radisson Prince Charles –- across the street from all this splendor two men sat in an SUV, the Confederate flags on their rear windshields and license plates screaming their views and attitudes on life to the world as they watched a large group of African-Americans, wearing T-shirts proudly proclaiming “Hammond Family Reunion”, leaving The Prince Charles and the board a number of busses outside awaiting them. I said busses for lack of a better word, in reality they were the First Class sections of 747’s on wheels. Full, they left the hotel and a very short time later so did the SUV.

The Hammonds made their first stop and exited to see the Marker of Isaac Hammond, the father of their line, a free Black man who’d served as a soldier in the American Revolutionary War, and later in the local militia unit, the Fayetteville Independent Light Infantry. Great, Great Grandmother Hammond, the Grand Dame of the family placed an impressive wreath on it and led the family in prayer and thanks.

Their respects paid, under the tutelage of the tour guide provided by the bus line, the family visited other locations of historical significance to them, the city and the U.S. While the driver ferried them about she showed the Hammonds her hometown. “Historic Downtown Fayetteville . . . The Atlantic Coast Line Railroad Station, built in 1911, a rare example of Dutch Colonial architecture dating back from World War I . . . The Orange Street School, the oldest existing structure in the city associated with public schooling, constructed in 1915 when the town appropriated funds for a two-story brick structure for African-American children.”

The homes: “Kyle House, a fine example of Greek Revival and Italianate architecture a victim of the Great Fire of 1831, rebuilt in 1855 with walls 18 inches thick to provide insulation and fire-proofing . . . Beldon-Horne House, another victim of the Great Fire reborn to its original splendor . . . Heritage Square and its buildings – The Sandford House, erected in 1800, the Baker-Haigh-Nimocks House, constructed in 1804 and the Oval Ballroom, a freestanding single room built in 1818.”

They saw Fayetteville State University, FSU, alma matter of several of the Hammonds. “Established in 1867 as the Howard School, in 1877 it became the State Colored Normal School, the second oldest public institution of higher learning in North Carolina, FSU became part of the University of North Carolina in 1972.”

Their guide talked of faith. “In Fayetteville we take God and religion very seriously and you’ll see that in our churches. There’s Sandy Grove Church, a Presbyterian Church built in 1854 . . . Longstreet Church & Cemetery, a Presbyterian church founded by Scottish settlers in 1756. The current building was erected in 1846. The cemetery dates to 1773 . . . Old Bluff Presbyterian Church & Cemetery was established in 1758 .

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