{"id":1610,"date":"2017-02-17T12:43:08","date_gmt":"2017-02-17T18:43:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/libraries.ne.gov\/stromsburg\/?p=1610"},"modified":"2017-02-17T12:44:52","modified_gmt":"2017-02-17T18:44:52","slug":"1610","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/libraries.ne.gov\/stromsburg\/?p=1610","title":{"rendered":"George Flippin Day at the Library"},"content":{"rendered":"

I first heard about George Flippin when I was working as a para in Mrs. DeMers 4th<\/sup> grade class at Cross County. As part of their Nebraska unit, Kathy came out and did her presentation about George.<\/p>\n

Since then, I\u2019ve heard much about George Flippin. I am guilty of what Kathy refers to as the \u201ceye glaze\u201d sometimes when listening to more about George Flippin. I have not read the book, but have talked with Kathy many times during her writing and researching. I\u2019m no expert, but I can give you the basics about George Flippin at least. Saturday, we celebrated George Flippin Day at the Stromsburg Public Library and I have to say, while listening to the speakers, my whole perspective changed. I\u2019ve only ever thought of George in his context to this town. He was a doctor. He owned a chicken farm. He won shooting contests. He was arrested for voting in an election. He did not own the first car in Stromsburg.<\/p>\n

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Archive unit<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

It wasn\u2019t until Larry Britt, board member for the Nebraska Black Sports Hall of Fame, spoke of how George Flippin\u2019s determination to be educated opened doors for other young black men to be educated that I began to see him in a more complete way. Larry, and later, Preston Love, former UNL football player, both mentioned that because George broke the color barrier, other young black men had opportunities no one before them had.<\/p>\n

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Larry Britt<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

It wasn\u2019t until George\u2019s great-great nephew, Gordon Harrod, spoke of George Flippin\u2019s civil rights activities outside of Stromsburg that I saw him as an activist for his time. It wasn\u2019t until Gordon read the words that the Friends of the Stromsburg Public Library had printed and hung above the archive unit in their entirety and gave the context of the speech, that I realized that a black man spoke words over half a century ago that still apply today. It really reminded me how long this struggle to \u201cRecognize the majesty of the mind and not the color of the face\u201d has gone on and wonder if we\u2019ve made any progress.<\/p>\n

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Gordon Harrod<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

George Flippin did many things that no matter the color of his skin would still have made him memorable. It\u2019s the fact that he did all these things and never thought of letting the color of his skin stop him that made him remarkable.<\/p>\n

New items at the library include, \u201cThe Prisoner\u201d by Alex Berenson, \u201cWicked City by Beatriz Williams, \u201cLost City of the Monkey God\u201d by Douglas Preston, \u201cKings Cage\u201d by Victoria Aveyard, \u201cA Book of American Martyrs\u201d by Joyce Carol Oates, \u201cWhat to Do With a Box\u201d by Jane Yolen and Chris Sheban and \u201cNOPE!\u201d by Drew Sheneman.<\/p>\n

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Quote by George Flippin<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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