History History History
I enjoy all types and periods of history and
altho the transition of the 1N34 Germanium diode to the 1N34A Germanium diode is
interesting what I really prefer is social transitions and my two favorable
periods for this is the time between WW1 and WW2 and the 1960's.
In
looking at regional history, 1966 was a pivotal year as it was the year school
integration and busing took full effect. Blacks and Whites were frustrated and
mad over the Federal and State Government cramping crap down their throats.
School Dances and Proms became tensions ridden events, White community support
of the school sports teams hit an all time low when Black players made up
the majority of the team. However Blacks were now being written about in the
newspapers in a positive fashion as opposed to prior to 1966 when they only made
the paper when they were arrested or some White person did something
charitable for a Black organization. Usually there was one positive Black (The
Token Black) article in each edition of the newspaper. For a researcher of
historical events even that was a blessing as now you could do a limited amount
of Black Genealogy.
On April 9th, 1966, in this period of turmoil,
the Ku Klux Klan made one of it's last public demonstration in Delaware. It
held a rally and cross burning between Dagsboro and Millsboro with Bennie P.
Sartin, the Great Titan of the area Klan, as the main speaker. The 30 foot
cross was prevented from being set on fire at the end of the rally because the
State officials had declared a burn ban. Tons of Delaware State Troopers were
sent in to initimidate the audiance. It was followed by another rally in May at
the same site. Edward Twadell from Unit 13 of the Wilmington Klan was the main
speaker with additional speakers of Vernon C. Naimaster, head of the Maryland Ku
Klux Klan, Charles J. Luthardt, candidate for Maryland Governor, and Michael
Desmond (Sadiwhite) a Pennsylvania Klan organizer. In spite of the efforts of
the State, Klan membership increased dramatically in this time period. Today
one rarely hears of a KKK demonstration. Like they say it is an Invisible
Empire.
