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I often desire to tell my life's story, so now, I write about my experiences. I want to share my experiences growing up and experiencing racial issues. It is easier for me writing my life experiences than to be open and straightforward about those unpleasant and challenging moments. In this book, "The Community and Social Acceptance," you will learn about my family and childhood. You will see information on racial issues, racial differences, and how they impacted my life and those who interacted with me along the way. You will see some recommendations for becoming an "advocate" for social change and racial harmony. And you will also see a reference guide for further reading and planning as you seek to engage the community.

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Publié par	Xlibris US
Date de parution	19 octobre 2022
Nombre de lectures	0
EAN13	9781669850014
Langue	English

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THE COMMUNITY AND SOCIAL ACCEPTANCE

Yesterday, Today, And Tomorrow

Clarence George Page

Copyright © 2022 by Clarence George Page.
Library of Congress Control Number:
2022918460
ISBN:
Hardcover
978-1-6698-5003-8
Softcover
978-1-6698-5002-1
eBook
978-1-6698-5001-4

All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, or by any information storage and retrieval system, without permission in writing from the copyright owner.

Scripture quotations marked KJV are from the Holy Bible, King James Version (Authorized Version). First published in 1611. Quoted from the KJV Classic Reference Bible, Copyright © 1983 by The Zondervan Corporation.

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Rev. date: 10/03/2022

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A SPECIAL TRIBUTE
I am very grateful with honor to tribute this book, “The Community and Social Acceptance,” to my deceased parents, William Spencer and Ida Wright Page. I give thanks for their faithfulness in work and serving family and many others. And most of all, I thank God who sustained them through the years. Now I dedicate this poem to them with all my love.
ENDURINGLY STRONG
We sometimes think life can exist forever and ever,
We sometimes think we can obtain many
Possessions, but death comes and shows we are so wrong.

We sometimes do not realize how valuable life can be until
We lose the ones we value so much, and that is you.

We sometimes search for you, and you are nowhere around,
And then we realize you are as near as our breath and a heartbeat away.

Though you are gone to live a new life, a life free from pain and
Suffering, we will never forget you for being our parents and
Being enduringly strong.
I dedicate this book not only to my parents but to the sharecroppers and their families who worked on the Gaddy’s Mill Community farms in Dillon, South Carolina, many times before, during, and after the 1950s. I am most grateful to my wife, Teresa, for her love and support through the years of our ministry.
And, with gratitude, I thank my cousins, Ilee Inman, Ophair Gaddy, and Constance McQueen Page, for providing information about my family and ancestors. I thank Robert Carmichael and Rev. Leon Page for their input on the history of Old Bethel Presbyterian Church. I hope you will find this book to be a fantastic read and that it will motivate you to become an “advocate” for social change for social justice.

WHAT IS LIFE
Life is breath, breathing, living.
Life is movement, moving, doing.
Life is touching, feeling, and existing.
Life is enduring, suffering, and overcoming.
Life is understanding, caring, and being empathic.
Life is alive in you, me, everyone.
Life is the transcending presence of God.

FOREWORD
I often desire to tell my life’s story, so now, I write about my experiences. I would like to share my experiences growing up and experiencing racial issues. It is easier for me writing my life experiences than to be open and straightforward about those unpleasant and challenging days. In this book, “The Community and Social Acceptance,” you will learn about my family and childhood. You will see information on racial issues, racial differences, and how they impacted my life and those who interacted with me along the way. You will learn about me, especially my mother, who took the helm and went solo to raise the six of us children after the death of our father. You will learn about the 1970 school integration and how it changed my life and the community. You will gain insight into my educational experiences, calling into the ministry, and involvement in community service. You will gain an understanding of the structural formation of the black community and the white community. You will see some recommendations for becoming an “advocate” for social change and racial harmony. And you will also see a reference guide for further reading and planning as you seek to engage the community.

Mother to Son
Well, son, I’ll tell you:
Life for me ain’t been no crystal stair.
It’s had tacks in it,
And splinters,
And boards torn up,
And places with no carpet on the floor-
Bare
But all the time
I’se been a-climbin’ on,
And reaching landin’s
And turning corners,
And sometimes goin’ in the dark
Where there ain’t been no light.
So, boy, don’t you turn back.
Don’t you set down on the steps?
‘Cause you finds it’s kinder hard.
Don’t you fall now-
For I’se still goin’, honey,
I’se still climbin’,
And life for me ain’t been no crystal stair
-Langston Hughes, published, 1922, The Criss Magazine

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