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REPUBLICAN RUNDOWN
February 11, 2022
Vol. 2, No. 36
CHAIRMAN'S CORNER
Ken Raymond, Chairman
FCGOP Celebrates Black History Month!!!
Throughout the month of February, the Forsyth County Republican Party is celebrating Black History Month by teaching historic truth about the connection between the black community and the Republican Party. This information is easily verified, but not taught in public schools for political reasons.
We’ll publish information about the role the GOP played, and continues to play, to establish freedom for black Americans. And finally, we’ll also publish information about the courageous black republican congressmen, and state representatives, as they fought for equality, for newly freed slaves, against Democrat white supremacists and their allies in the Ku Klux Klan.
Frederick Douglass
Frederick Douglass speaks about blacks that fought in the American Revolution.
On July 4, 1875, Republican activist Frederick Douglass delivered a speech at the Independence Day celebration at Hillsdale.
About 23 years earlier, Douglass delivered a speech that asked the question, "What does the colored-man have to do with the 4th of July?" In THIS speech, he answered his own question.
During his speech Douglass said, "If any person should ask what the colored man has to do with the 4th of July, the answer is ready. They were at Lewisburg, Ticonderoga, Quebec, Lexington, Concord, and Bunker Hill. The manly form of Major Pitcairne was brought down by the musket of the colored soldier Peter Salem.
The colored man has much to do with the 4th of July."
NC Representative John Hyman from Warren County
In July of 1868, the North Carolina Republican Party won a majority in state legislature for the first time.
Among the new representatives were 20 black republicans. They were the first blacks elected to state office in North Carolina.
They included Senator Wilson Carey from Caswell County, and Senator's John Eagles and Abraham Galloway from from New Hanover County. Three of the house members were James H. Harris from Wake County, Thomas A. Sykes from Pasquotank County, and John A. Hyman from Warren County. John Hyman was also elected to Congress, in 1875, and was one of the founders of the North Carolina Republican Party.
Congressman Robert Smalls
On May 13, 1862, Republican Congressman Robert Smalls led a crew of black sailors to commandeer a Confederate ammunition ship.
Smalls, who was born a slave, and the other black crewmen were forced to work for the Confederate Navy during the Civil War.
The ship, which was called The Planter, was anchored in Charleston harbor and loaded with a cargo of guns, cannons, and ammunition. While the Confederate sailors were ashore, Smalls and the other black sailors rowed out to the ship, weighed anchor, and Smalls took the helm.
Smalls broke into the captains’ quarters and put on the captain’s dress uniform and strutted across the deck as they sailed past Fort Sumter and along the east coastline in the middle of the night.
Smalls and his crew sailed toward St. Helena Sound and turned over the ship, and its cargo, to a blockade of Union Navy ships positioned outside of Beaufort.
Smalls' actions were widely published in abolitionist newspapers, and he became big celebrity. After the Civil War, he was elected to Congress and served for three terms.
VOTER INTEGRITY COMMITTEE
The Voter Integrity Committee will be holding a "PROTECT THE VOTE WORKSHOP" on February 16, 20222 at 6:00 PM. The location is at the Village Inn in Clemmons. Dave Warren with the state's Voter Integrity Committee will be the presenter. Bring your friends and neighbors, all like minded patriots are welcome! To register please visit: https://forsyth.nc.gop/voter_integrity_workshop
PRECINCT MEETING
The Precinct Chair Team Meeting that was previously postponed, due to illness, has been rescheduled to February 18, 2022 at 6:00 PM. The Precinct Chair Team meeting will host Dr. McMasters who will be presenting at the Golden Coral. The topic is the constitution. Dr. McMasters is a political science instructor, author and blogger. You can learn more by visiting her web site: www.thelibertybellenc.com. She A very dynamic speaker, well worth the time. Bring your friends and neighbors, all like minded patriots are welcome!
BLACK HISTORY OUTREACH EVENT
SAVE THE DATE for Thursday, February 24th! Forsyth County Republican Party's Outreach Committee is working with the Forsyth County Republican Women's club to organize a Black History event. This event will take place at Mi Pueblo on Stratford Road beginning with dinner at 5:30 PM. Our program will begin after dinner at 6:30 PM. Please RSVP at https://forsyth.nc.gop/black_history
FCGOP IS RECRUITING ONE-STOP EARLY VOTING WORKERS
You can go ahead and volunteer for One-Stop Early Voting. You can work in shifts, working no more than 7 hours a day. Compensation is $12/hour and training will be provided by the Board of Elections.
Responsibilities include: checking in voters, issuing ballots, activating the ballot-marking device, managing the tabulator, reconciling the voter applications, and curbside voting. One-Stop Early Voting Workers assist with the tasks assigned by the site Lead, including the daily opening and closing process of the early voting site.
Please respond to [email protected] if you are interested in these part time positions. If you have questions, please call or text Pat (336.705.2359), Kathleen (336.407.9272), or Joan (336.671.0005).
WE NEED Republicans working at every Early Voting site.
*If you would like to serve as a Poll Observer during One-Stop Early Voting and work a 4 hour shift (volunteer only), please send an email to: [email protected]
CANDIDATE RECRUITMENT COMMITTEE
Candidate filing for North Carolina’s 2022 primary elections, as well as rescheduled municipal elections, will resume at 8 a.m. Thursday, February 24, and end at noon on Friday, March 4, under an order issued Tuesday by the Superior Court of Wake County.
If you are interested in running or would like to find out more information before committing, please email us at [email protected] . We have some great resources to share and we are looking forward to assisting you!
Kristin Schollander, Chair, Scott Cumbie, Ron Joyce, Christin McMasters, and David Singletary
FCGOP NEWS
Did you miss a Republican Rundown or want to get caught up on news through the week? Make sure to visit: https://forsyth.nc.gop/news
IMPORTANT DATES
| February 16 |
PROTECT THE VOTE WORKSHOP
February 16, 20222 at 6:00 PM
Village Inn, Clemmons
To Register: https://forsyth.nc.gop/voter_integrity_workshop
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| February 18 |
PRECINCT TEAM MEETING
February 18, 2022 at 6:00 PM
Location: Golden Corral
Presenter: Dr. McMasters: www.thelibertybellenc.com
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| February 24 |
BLACK HISTORY EVENT
Mi Pueblo on Stratford Road
Dinner 5:30 PM, Program 6:30 PM
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| February 24 - March 4 |
CANDIDATE FILING PERIOD
For more information visit, https://www.forsyth.cc/Elections/candidate_info.aspx
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| March 19 |
FORSYTH COUNTY CONVENTION
Save the Date!
Location: Village Inn Hotel and Events Center, 6205 Ramada Drive, Clemmons
Time: 8 am - 1 pm
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Chairman: Ken Raymond
Phone (336) 724-6000
Email: [email protected]
Website: http://forsyth.nc.gop
Twitter: https://twitter.com/fcncgop
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