Happy Soul Food Friday!
This week:
Post-Independence Day Posts
Remember: freedom is never free and people are struggling for their freedom all over the world!
10 Independence Movements You Should Know About:
Just A Deck of Cards:
Enjoy Your freedom–it has a Price!
Have you ever wondered what happened to the 56 men
who signed the Declaration of Independence? Their story. . .
Five signers were captured by the British as traitors,
and tortured before they died.
Twelve had their homes ransacked and burned.
Two lost their sons serving in the Revolutionary Army;
another had two sons captured.
Nine of the 56 fought and died from wounds or
hardships of the Revolutionary War.
They signed and they pledged their lives, their fortunes,
and their sacred honor.
What kind of men were they?
Twenty-four were lawyers and jurists.
Eleven were merchants.
Nine were farmers and large plantation owners;
men of means, well educated.
But they signed the Declaration of Independence
knowing full well that the penalty would be death if
they were captured.
Carter Braxton of Virginia , a wealthy planter and
trader, saw his ships swept from the seas by the
British Navy. He sold his home and properties to
pay his debts, and died in rags.
Thomas McKeam was so hounded by the British
that he was forced to move his family almost constantly.
He served in the Congress without pay, and his family
was kept in hiding. His possessions were taken from him,
and poverty was his reward.
Vandals or soldiers looted the properties of Dillery, Hall, Clymer,
Walton , Gwinnett, Heyward, Ruttledge, and Middleton.
At the battle of Yorktown , Thomas Nelson, Jr., noted that
the British General Cornwallis had taken over the Nelson
home for his headquarters. He quietly urged General
George Washington to open fire. The home was destroyed,
and Nelson died bankrupt.
Francis Lewis had his home and properties destroyed.
The enemy jailed his wife, and she died within a few months.
John Hart was driven from his wife’s bedside as she was dying.
Their 13 children fled for their lives. His fields and his gristmill
were laid to waste. For more than a year he lived in forests
and caves, returning home to find his wife dead and his
children vanished.
So, take a few minutes while enjoying your 4th of July holiday and
silently thank these patriots. It’s not much to ask for the price they paid.
Remember: freedom is never free!
World Cup and World Class:
US Soccer Star Carli Lloyd and Holocaust Survivor Rudi Klobach
World Class Dancing: Heart Warming!
Change the World with Change.org: Don’t underestimate the power of a small group of people to make a difference, it is now more than one million!
Join the Change Movement…
Neville –
The day you signed your first petition on Change.org, you became a part of something big. Today we’re celebrating 100 million people all over the world coming to Change.org to start or sign a petition. More than one million petitions have been supported by people like you, and there’s a unique story behind every signature.
We’re so proud of the change you have been a part of, and we’re excited to share this moment with you. Join us in celebrating 100 million people using Change.org: track the impact of the growing Change.org community.
Thanks for joining us on this journey,
The Change.org team
A Magnanimous World View: Panoramic Photo Awards
Thanks this week go to Larry H, Helene G, Bob L, Chris B, the change.org movement and YOU for “making change”
Invest that Change Forward!
Love,
Neville
“I’ve missed more than 9000 shots in my career.
26 times, I’ve been trusted with the game winning shot and missed.
I’ve failed over and over and over again in my life.
And that is why I succeed.”
-Michael Jordan
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