Page 8, The Carolina Indian Voice
UP FROM DUST AND DARKNESS
CHAPTER l! In The Begin
ning [Continaedj
But while Columbus at first
spoke kindly of the Indians,
: praising them for their fidelity,
intelligence and frieldliness,
•he treated them unkindly,
eventually. Inordertoappease
some of his bitterly complain
ing colonists, who quite under
; standably learned in short
order that the New World was
•,no Europe, he appropriated
'some of the lands nearby
- of nearby Indians and then
• enslaved them for the purpose
of tilling their erstwhile pro
perty. (See “Columbus.” New
Standard Enclyclopedia.]
He encouraged the Indians
to think of himself and his
! 'colonists as “gods,” using his
knowledge of a soon-to-come
. eclipse as a clincher. Accord
ing to researchers of Indian
history attached to the Mor
mon Church, the only Ameri
can church whose dogma
revovles around the American
• Indian, the Indians had reason
to believe this inasmuch as
their prophesies foretold the
coming of a Messiah. I used to
feel deep shame as a child
when I studeied the textbooks
— By Lew Barton—
of American history and read
how Indians fled at the ap
proach of Columbus because
.some of those books pictured
the Indians as cowardly br-
causeofthis. It was only manv
years later, after I had become
a man, that 1 learned the real
reason as to why the Indians
had fled. Amazing as it may
seem, a number of Indian
groups did look expectantly
toward the coming of a Messi
ah, no n;iafter by what named
they called him. It was only
logical that these names shou
ld be different among Indians
who, after all. spoke different
languages. There were hun
dreds of languages among the
Indians. These were so un
known to the rest of the world,
as they still are today for that
matter, that an Indian langu
age was used during World
War II by the Allies as a means
of sending messages in
“code.” It was a code that
neither the Germans nor Ja-
paneese ever succeeded in
breaking. (See early colonial
drawing of the Indians fleeing
at the approach of Columbus.)
(This page reprinted from The
Most Ironic Story in American
History.)
The New York Public Library
A very old drawinc of the American Indians as they fled
from Columbus in 1492. Presumably, this scene took.place
.on San SaIvador(now Watlinfr’s Island), an island of the
Bahamas group. The Indians mistook the Europeans for
gods. That Columbus took advantage of this misconception
is proved by the later fact that he compelled them to do his
bidding by foretelling an eclipse of the moon. In describing
his fourth and last voyage to America, New Standard En
cyclopedia says; “The natives, friendly at first, were made
hostile by the bad conduct of some of Columbus’s followers.
They stopped providing food until Columbus worked on
their superstitions by foretelling an eclipse of the moon.”
In describing the third voyage, this source says: “On his
return to the colony, . . . Columbus found general unrest
among the settlers. In an effort to calm them, he divided
the land among them and made slaves of the Indians.”
This was an action with which Queen Isabella of Spain was
very much displeased. Thus we see that what started out to
be a beautiful friendship ended because the Indians were
exploited (for the first but not the last time in American
history.) Ironically, the Indians were not only deprived of
their lands, but were actually forced into slavery to work
them.
The mistreatment nf the
Indians by Columbus, as it
turned out. portended an evil
omen. While it has been
conservatively estimated (hat
there were 846,0(X) American
Indians in what is now the
United States at the' approach
of Columbus, by 1865 there
were but a mere 250,000 if w e
are to believe U. S. Census
figures. Gunpowder pitted
against bows, arrows and
other primative weapons,
along with small pox against
which the Indians had built up
no immunity (never having
known the disease) and gene
ral dissipation had taken their
deadly toll. No wonder Dr.
Martin Luther King wrote:
"To fucus upon the Negro
alone as the ‘inferior race' of
American myth is to miss the
broader dimensions of thd evil.
Our nation was born in geno
cide when it embraced the
doctrine that the original
American, the Indian, was an
inferior race. Even before
there were large numbers of
Negros on our shores, the soar
of racial hatred had already
disfigured colonial society.
From the sixteenth centurv
forward, blood flowed in batt
les over racial supremacy. We
are perhaps the only nation
which tried as a matter rf
national policy to wipe out its
indigenous population. More
over, we elevated that tragic
experience into a noble cru
sade. Indeed, even today we
have not permitted ourselbes
to reject or to feel remorse for
this shameful episode, Oiir
literature, our films, or drama,
our folklore all exalt it.
“Our children are still
taught to respe^ the violence
which reduced a red-skinned
people of an earlier culture
into a few fragmented groups
herded into impoverished re
servations. This is in sharp
contrast to many nations south
of the border, which assimila
ted their Indians, respected
their culture, and elevated
many of them to high position.
“It was upon this massive
base of racism that the preju
dice against the non- white
was readily built, and found
rapid growth. This long
standing racist ideology has
corrupted and diminished our
democratic ideals. It is this
tangible web of prejudice from
which many Americans now
seek to liberate themselves,
without realizing how deeply it
has been woven into their
consciousness.” (King, Mar
tin L., Why We Can’t Walt
(NY, 1963) pp.l30, 131).
Let us examine briefly esti
mates of the Indian population
throughout the New World at
the coming of Columbus: The
accepted figure given for
North America north of Mexi
co is 1,150,000; within the
territory now the continental
United States, 846,000; Cana
da. 220,000: for Alaska, 72.000
for the USA west of the
Mississippi, 300,000 or less;
for Greenland. 10,000.
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It may L'c .sately maintained
that American history, as most
Americans have come to know
it, began with the arrival of
Columbus on that fateful mor
ning of October 12. 1492, and
that the history of race rela
tions in the Western Hemis
phere began at that same
moment of time. Not that
Columbus had set out to
discover “a new world.” Lea
ving Palos, Spain, on August
3, 1492, Columbus had been in
search of a new route to the
riches of the Indies. Like many
of the educated men of Co
lumbus’ day, the adventurous
Italian had believed that the
earth was round- not flat as
the untaught supposed. He
reasoned, therefore, that he
could reach the East by sailing
west, thus avoiding the longer,
more dangerous route around
Africa. Good trade winds
favored Columbus, but after
three weeks at sea, his men
were so frightened and dis
couraged that they threatened
mutiny should Columbus not
agree to turn back. Columbus,
however, persauded, punished
and finally promised to turn
the ships around should not
land be sighted in the next
three days. This was October
10, and on October 12, land
was sighted.
One can imagine the lusty
cheers that went up as the
men, who had been fearful of
sailing right over the edge of
the world or eaten by some
fearsome sea monster, caught
a glimpse of what is now
Walling’s Island. Columbus
went ashore the next morning
and took possession of the
Island in the names of Queen
Isabella and King Ferdinand
of Spain, and doubtless also in
the name of the Almighty. It
was the first two mentioned
who had sponsored his voy
age. Believing that he had
reached his intended distina-
tion, he thus opened a brand
new chapter in world history
without even realizing it.
Inasmuch as undoubted his
tory states that the Indians
were already here when Co
lumbus arrived on the scene, it
is clear that the Indian bumper
stickers proclaiming that
INDIANS DISCOVERED
AMERICA are quite correct.
Indeed, if we are to accept
written records as incontro- j
vertible historical fact, Colum
bus was not the first European
to discover America. Yet the
the school child who answers '
"The Indians” when the tea
cher asks, “Who discovered
America? ” is likely to be in big
trouble, even in today’s en
lightened times. Indians are
not supposed to be able to do
anything as intelligent as
migrating from Asia and thus
discovering America, even
though there Is just a 56- miles
span of water between that
continent and this, and even
though they were here when ,
Columbus reached American :
shores. As a matter of histori
cal fact, however, sailor- ad
venturers of the northern seas,
also called Norsmen, often '
operated hundreds of miles off
the shores of Denmark, Nor
way and Sweden. Having ;
unusually-strong ships for thet
times, they could and did sail
far out from their home ports.
It has been recorded that in '
1000 A. B., Leif, the son of
Eric the Red, discovered the
coast of North America; but it ,
seems to have treated so little
interest that it was forgotten or
unknown generally by the time
Columbus set sail on his :
harrowing adventure.
Columbus did get her how
ever, no matter how haphaz- '
zardly he did so; and it was his
discovery of the New World
that sparked interest and .
finally led to the European
colonization of America. Whi
ch, after all, is no little
historical accomplishment. '
And although he did not
discover America, he did
discover the Indians who had ,
done so, nobody knows how
many centuries before the
birth of the Christian era in
Europe.
^To be continued)
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plans
homecoming
There will be a Homecoming
Sunday. October 3. 1976 at
Dogwood Baptist Church. Sun
day School will be at 10:00
a.m. and morning worship at
11:00 a.m. The speaker for the
the morning will be Chancellor
English E. Jones from Pem
broke State University. Later,
dinner will be served with
special singing starting at
2:(X) p.m. Everyone is cordially
invited to come.
Obituaries
MRS.LOTTIS S.BELL
Final rites were held for
Mrs. Lottis S. Bell, 77, Sept.
24, 1976 at Pembroke First
Baptist Church, Mrs Bell died
September 21, ]976. Officia
ting ministers were Rev. T. M.
Swett, Rev. Chesley Ham
monds and Rev. James H.
Woods. Burial followed in the
Ten Mile Center Church.
Mrs. Bell, wife of the late
George W. Bell, i$ survived
by:one son. Burnice Smith of
Pembroke and James E. Bell
of Florida: Mary E. Oxendine
of Rowland; Bruce Bell of
Baltimore; Nellie Hunt of
Pembroke and Doris Bowman
of Illinois; four stepchildren,
Annie Jacobs of Lumerton;
Girlie Smith of Lumberton;
Bertie McNeill of Lumberton
and Hubert Beil of Red
Springs.
GARY OXENDINE
Gary Oxendine, 18. was
funeralized on Sunday, Sept.
26, 1976 at Pleasant View
Baptist Church with Rev. Roy
Maynor and Rev. Vester Ox
endine officiating. Burial fol
lowed in the church cemetery.
Survivors include his pa
rents, Mr. and Mrs. Jim
Oxendine of Orrum, NC; one
sister. Mrs. Elizabeth Ann
Callaham of Lumberton, NC;
and two brothers, Mr. W. G.
Oxendine of the home and Mr.
Gena Oxendine of Wagram,
NC.; his maternal grand
mother. Mrs. Roady Lambert
of Fairmont: his paternal
grandmother. Mrs. Emmie
Hunt of Route 2, Fairmont.
VERLIE MAE CUMMINGS
Verlie Mae Locklear Cum
mings, 56, was funeralized on
Sept. 26, 1976 at 3:00 p.m. at
New Prospect Church in Pem
broke. Rev. Grover Oxendine,
Rev. Willie Scott and. Rev.
Kelly Sanderson were officiat
ing ministers.
She was the wife nf the late
Ernest Cummings. Survivors
include her parents, Mr. ami
Mrs. Silas Strickland; two
daughters, Mrs. Vernon Steen
and Mrs. Willa Wilkins; three
s'lns. Ted Cummings of Co
lumbia, SC; Nethean Cum
mings of the home andDonell
Cummings of Lumberton; and
seven grandchildren.
RAYMOND DEESE
Final rites were held for
Raymond Deese, 62. at Berea
Baptist Church on Wednesday
Sept. 26. at 4 p.m. Officiating
ministers were Rev. Sidney
Oxendine, Rev. Dawley May
nor and Rev. Chason Oxen
dine.
Mr. Deese was married to
the fwmer Lockey Lowry Dee
se. Surviving are three sons:
Raymond Earl Deese of Pem
broke; Robert Deese of Max-
ton; and Michael Deese of the
home; three daughters, Mrs.
Rosa Sampson of Pembroke;
Mrs. Sue Betty Locklear of
Pembroke; and Mrs. Flora
Woodell of Pembroke; his
mother, Mrs. Sally Deese of
; Pembroke; two brothers, Wal-
jter Deese of Dallas, NC; and
Pernell Deese of Pembroke;
'six sisters, Mrs. Isa Valander
of Rapid City. SD;'Mrs. Carrie
M. Colninger of Dallas, NC;
Mrs. Christine Wollfor and
Mrs. Maudie Thompson, both
of Baltimore, Md., Mrs. Flow-
ers Oxendine and Mrs. Ade
laide Jacobs, both of Pem
broke and nine grandchildren.
DEAN AARON CHAVIS
Final rites were held for
Dean Aaron Chavis, 5', at the
Saddletreee Church of God on
Saturday, Sept. 25, at 3 p.m.
Officiating were Ronald Scott
and Rev. Roy L. Tucker. He is
survived by his parents. Mr.
and Mrs. Ned A. Chavis; one
brother Mark Alan Chavis of
the home. Lumberton. He is
also survived by his paternal
grandmcither, Mrs, Charlie
Chavis of Lumberton, his
maternal grandfather. Mr.
Danny Bell of Maxton and his
paternal great grandmother,
Mrs. Rcickie L. Lowry of
Lumberton.
.. _ • Thursday, September 30, 1976
More People, Places
& Things
CAk NOT RACING SCL LOCOMOTIVE
PATROL DECLARES
A car that collided with a train at
Rennert Saturday night killing five
persons was not racing to beat the
Seaboard Coast Line locomotive to the
crossing as originally reported, High
way Patrol officials said Monday.
Trooper R. W. Hill said the car was
traveling about 30 miles per hour and
the train about 40 mph at the time of the
impact.
AH occupants of the car were killed.
They were the driver, Donnie Scott, 21,
of Wade; David Hall, 23; his wife,
Shelby Jean Hall, 21; their 4-year-old
son, DavidHall; and Hall’s sister Susie
Hall. 16. all of 1717 Long St.,
Fayetteville, the trooper said.
Hill said the foliage at the crossing
prevented the train’s engineer. R. P.
Sanderson, or the driver of the car to
see one another until just before they
collided.
“You can’t even see the train until
about 30 feet from the crossing,” he
said.
Scott, the car’s driver, apparently
tried to stop after seeing the train
engine. There were skid marks indicat
ing Scott applied the brakes, the trooper
said.
“I don’t think it was anybody’s part,”
Hill said.
The five deaths brought to 43 the
number of traffic fatalities inside
Robeson County this year.
PEMBEROKE STATE
RUNNER CITED
PSU freshman Garry Henry has
been named NAIA District 29 “cross
country runner of the week” for the
second week in a row.
Henry ran away from the field in
capturing the sixth Pembroke Invita
tional Saturday.
Henry ran the five-mile course in
25:12 and finished 250 yards ahead of
PSU’s Jeff Moody. Pembroke State took
the first five spots and seven of the first
10.
PROSPECT DOWNS TROJANS
CLAIMS 2ND IN CAPE FEAR
The Prospect Cats overwhelmed
the Magnolia Trojans 42-6 Friday night
in a Cape Fear conference test. Prospect
rolled up 454 yards rushing while their
defensive team held the Trojans to 15
yards on the ground.
The Cats opened the contest quick
when Steve Cummings hit paydirt on a
four yard run. The Cats failed on the
conversion try but picked up the points
later in the quarter on a safety and held
an 8-0 first quarter lead.
In the second quarter Marvin Lock
lear scored on a five yard run to start the
scoring, but the conversion failed.
Mitchell Cummings took care of things
through the balance of the quarter as he
picked off a Prospect pass and ran 83
yards for the score and added the two-
point conversion to set up a 22-0
halftime lead.
The lone score by Magnolia came in
the third quarter when Tonya Kerns
took a kickoff and returned it 70 yards
for the only Magnolia touchdown of the
night.
The Prospect Cats now prepare for
their non conference test with the
Pembroke Warriors next Friday. The
Cats record is 3-1 overall and 2-1 in
conference play. Magnolia with an 0-3
record entertain the Littlefield Hornets
in a conference test.
CLARKTON CLUBS FAIRGROVE
Halfback Johnny Jones rushed for
169 yards on twelve carries to lead his
Qarkton Blue Devils to a convincing
36-14 win over the Fairgrove Bears.
Jones scoring three touchdowns and his
teammate Curtis Chancey adding 136
on 20 carries and two touchdowns led
the onslaught.
The Ciarkton offense rolled to a total
of 339 yards on the ground and added
twenty yards in the air. Chancey scored
on a twenty yard pass play, and a ten
yard run in the third quarter. Jones
scored in the second quarter on a three
yard run and then scored in the third
and fourth quarter of the game on runs
of 80 yards and 12 yards respectively.
Ciarkton raised its Cape Fear 1-A
record to 2-1 and overall mark to 4-2.
Fairgrove meanwhile slipped to 0-3.
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