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Miss Mary Hamilton [Chat]
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Little things matter.
This is Miss Mary Hamilton. She was the first female field organizer for the Congress of Racial Equality. And in 1963, she was in Gadsen, Alabama. Gadsen was the site of various sit-ins and a boycott. And after the success of Birmingham, various civil rights organizations pour in support for the protesters in Gadsen. And the same is true of the segregationist supporters. The Alabama State Police is called out again, and this time takes a more active role in protest suppression. And they add a new wrinkle by acquiring cattle prods. The actions of the Alabama state police against non-violent protesters is brutal. In one day over 500 protestors were arrested. With Mary Hamilton among them. Later that night a crowd of 600 gather in a vigil outside the courthouse only to be met with dogs, fire hoses, night sticks and cattle prods.
On June 25th, seven days after her arrest, the NAACP gets a habeas corpus hearing for the protests. And Mary Hamilton is among the witnesses called. It was common for white people to be addressed with the honorifics Miss/Mrs/Mr in court rooms. For everyone else, they were generally referred to by their first name. Which lead to this exchange:
For five days Mary Hamilton was in jail. With the local police attempting to break her into accepting the lack of honorific. Abuse and intimidation were used and yet she did not break. Nor does she pay the contempt of court fine of $50. After the five days the NAACP and other organizations manage to bail her out. And lawyers from the NAACP appeal her contempt of court case to the Alabama supreme court. Which promptly rules against her. But the NAACP appeals to the Supreme Court. Which agrees to certiorari. And without hearing oral arguments, the Supreme Court ruled on Hamilton v. Alabama, overturning the the contempt charge. Sending a message that everyone in a court room, regardless of race deserves to addressed with titles of courtesy.
Little dignities like this matter. They act as a signal about how others should treat you. About how you're different. If a judge or a prosecutor treats you with less respect, it tells the jurors and the police to do it too. It seems like a little thing but it's a little thing but it makes it clear to the world that you aren't worth as much as other people.
This is Miss Mary Hamilton. She was the first female field organizer for the Congress of Racial Equality. And in 1963, she was in Gadsen, Alabama. Gadsen was the site of various sit-ins and a boycott. And after the success of Birmingham, various civil rights organizations pour in support for the protesters in Gadsen. And the same is true of the segregationist supporters. The Alabama State Police is called out again, and this time takes a more active role in protest suppression. And they add a new wrinkle by acquiring cattle prods. The actions of the Alabama state police against non-violent protesters is brutal. In one day over 500 protestors were arrested. With Mary Hamilton among them. Later that night a crowd of 600 gather in a vigil outside the courthouse only to be met with dogs, fire hoses, night sticks and cattle prods.
On June 25th, seven days after her arrest, the NAACP gets a habeas corpus hearing for the protests. And Mary Hamilton is among the witnesses called. It was common for white people to be addressed with the honorifics Miss/Mrs/Mr in court rooms. For everyone else, they were generally referred to by their first name. Which lead to this exchange:
Prosecutor: "What is your name, please?"
Witness: "Miss Mary Hamilton."
Prosecutor: "Mary, who were you arrested by?"
Witness: "My name is Miss Hamilton. Please address me correctly."
Prosecutor: "Who were you arrested by, Mary?"
Witness: "I will not answer a question until I am addressed correctly."
Judge: "Answer the question."
Witness: "I will not answer them unless I am addressed correctly."
Judge: "You are in contempt of court."
For five days Mary Hamilton was in jail. With the local police attempting to break her into accepting the lack of honorific. Abuse and intimidation were used and yet she did not break. Nor does she pay the contempt of court fine of $50. After the five days the NAACP and other organizations manage to bail her out. And lawyers from the NAACP appeal her contempt of court case to the Alabama supreme court. Which promptly rules against her. But the NAACP appeals to the Supreme Court. Which agrees to certiorari. And without hearing oral arguments, the Supreme Court ruled on Hamilton v. Alabama, overturning the the contempt charge. Sending a message that everyone in a court room, regardless of race deserves to addressed with titles of courtesy.
Little dignities like this matter. They act as a signal about how others should treat you. About how you're different. If a judge or a prosecutor treats you with less respect, it tells the jurors and the police to do it too. It seems like a little thing but it's a little thing but it makes it clear to the world that you aren't worth as much as other people.
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sometimes you'd get ambushed and just die immediately
Talk about poor life choices.
or this
Nocturne doesnt have Makoto tho.
does have hot teach tho
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Cuz the American gov sold it for $500 cuz they didn't give a shit about it
So her daughter bought it and gave it to some German artist who used his funds to dismantle and transport it to Berlin to preserve it
Shes no Becky with the good hair tho.
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90 minutes away, when is this? We can try to work something out
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aw that's prob a bit far for you guys then no worries
if you're up for it, i'm gonna be in NOLA for a conference Mon and Tues. I haven't bought my tickets yet but I usually fly in Monday morning and leave Tuesday night, so I'd be free Monday evening from like, 5 until whenever to hang
Monday October 9th
edit wait your monday and tuesday thing confused me. Oct 9th is different. I'll have to see what I can do