500 years of
oppression
As US Christians approach pub
lic observances marking the 500th
anniversary of Christopher Colum
bus' first landing in the Western
Hemisphere, we are called to review
[our full history, reflect upon it, and
! act as people of faith mindful of the
'significance of 1492. The people in
our churches and communities now
look at the significance of the event
in different ways. What represented
[newness of freedom, hope, and op
[ portunity for some was the occasion
[for oppression, degradation, and
[genocide for others. For the church
?this is not a time for celebration but
}a time for a committed plan of action
?insuring that this "kaitos" moment in
| history not continue to coat cosmeti
[cally the painful aspects oftfae Ameri
[can history of racism.
: 1. In 1992, celebrations of the 500th
^anniversary of the arrival of Christo
Jpher Columbus in the "New World"
fwill be held. For die descendants of
[the survivors of the subsequent inva
sion, genocide, slavery, "ecocide"
[and exploitation of the wealth of the
| land, a celebration is not an appro
priate observance of this anniver
sary.
; A. For the indigenous people of
[the Caribbean Islands, Christopher
[Columbus' arrival marked the begin
ning of slavery and their eventual
genocide.
* B. For the indigenous people of
'.Central America, the result was sla
very, genocide, and the exploitation
?of their mineral and other natural
?resources, fostering the yearly accu
mulation of capital by the European
'.countries
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JC. For the indigenous people of
I Mexico, the result was slavery, geno
Uide, rape of mineral as well as other
[natural resources, and a decline of
[their civilization.
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? 3. For the indigenous people of
?North America, it brought slavery,
genocide, and tfceft and exploitation
jbfthe land that had led to^fao descen
"dants' improverished lives.
? E. For the peoples of the African
[Diaspora, the results was slavery, an
?devil and immoral system steeped in
rracism, economic exploitation, rape
K>f human and mineral resources and
[national divisiveness along the lines
of colonizing nations.
F. For the descendants of the Euro
pean conquerors the subsequent
legacy has been the perpetuation of
paternalism and racism into our cul
tures and times.
Alumni night at
Strike atthe Wind
planned Aug. 27
The outdoor drama, STRIKE AT
THE WIND!, will sponsor "Alumni
Night", Thursday, August 27. Thisi
the second year for this event. Last
year, "Alumni Night" was such a
success that it was decided to repeat
it this year. "Alumni Night" is open
to any persons who were in the show
in past years to come out and per
form their roles this one night. Hope
Sbeppard and Melton Lowery will
return in their roles as Rhoda Strong
Lowrie and Henry Berry Lowrie.
There will be three nights of re
hearsal in preparation for this special
night on Monday, Tuesday, and
Wednesday nights, August24,25.and
26. Rehearsal will be in the evening
at the Adotph Dial Amphitheater.
Anyone interested in participat
ing in this event, call the STRIKE
AT THE WIND! Office at (919)
521-3112.
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GENE WARREN
Director of
Public Information
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Pembroke State University and the
Pembroke community an gaining
prominent exposure in the new 408
page illustrated social studies text
book entitled "North Carolina: So
cial Studies for a Changing World,"
published by MacmilIan/McGraw
Hill of New York City.
Designed for fourth graders, the
textbook is being printed for state
wide use. Among its many features,
the textbook includes:
-A picture of Old Main, the PSU
landmark which is the oldest build
ing on campus, having been con
structed in 1923. (Pembroke State
University is the only university or
college pictured in the book.)
? A map designating institutions
ofhigher learning in North Carolina.
This includes all campuses in the
UNC 16-campus system, of which
PSU is one. Many private colleges
and community colleges are left off
this map.
?A description of the Lumbee
Indians, including pictures from the
annual Lumbee Homecoming
Previously announced was the
fact that Thomas (Tom) Oxendine,
a native of Pembroke, is pictured in
the book's section about "Famous
Tar Heels". The potion about
Oxendine, who is the older brother
ofPSU Chancellor Joseph Oxendine,
says: "Thomas Oxendine, bom in
Pembroke in 1922; Navy fighter pi
lot; in 1942 became the first Native
American to graduate from U.S.
Navy Flight School; served as a
fighter pilot during both World War
II and the Korean War, says that
"Whatever you conceive (think of),
you can achieve and never be afraid
of the truth."
Chapter 12 of the book, which
includes alesson about "Equal Rights
for All," says in its background in
formation about Pembroke State
University: "Native Americans Fight
For Equal Rights." The Native
3 American'groups m North Carolina
have also fought for equal rights for
many years. As you have read, in
1835 state leaders passed laws that
kept Native Americans from voting.
Indians were also not allowed to go
to the same schools as whites or to
own land. By the 1880's Lumbee
Leaders persuaded state lawmakers
to improve schools for Lumbee Chil
dren. In 1887 the first public college
for the Lumbees was opened near
Pembroke. It is now called Pem
broke State University."
On this same page is a picture of
PSUs Old Main building. Included
in the caption are these words: "Pem
broke State University was our state's
first college for Indians."
In Chapter 8, which include* a
lesson about "Living in the Costal
Plain Region, "the textbook has these
words to say about the Lumbees:
"The LUMBEE" As you have read
in Chapter 3, our state's richest land
is in the Costal Plain. This region's
fertile soil has made farming a way
of life for many people. For hun
dreds of years before the Europeans
arrived, many Native Americans
formed along the coast. Even though
the European colonists took most of
their land, some Indians still form
the land that was left to them.
The largest Native American
group now living in the Inner Costal
Plain is the Lumbee. Today there are
more than 40,000 Lumbee living in
Robeson County. Many are formers,
teachers, lawyers, and local govern
ment leaders.
The ancestors of the Lumbee
include several groups of Indians on
the coast. Over the years, the Lum
bee, along with other Indian groups,
have had to struggle for their rights.
As you read, most of the Cherokee
had to leave their land in the 1830s
and migrate west. The Lumbee,
though, were able to keep their land.
However, state laws were soon
changed. The Lumbee then lost
certain rights, such as the right to
vote and go to school.
"During the Civil War the Coo
federate government made the Lum
bee build forts for Southern soldiers.
Some of the Lumbee refused. Henry
Berry Lowry became a leader for
this group. Lowry and his followers
helped many poor white, Black and
Indian people. For many years
Lowry fought for the rights of the
Lumbee of the coast."
On the page on which this infor
mation concludes are three color
photographs of foe Lumbee Home
coming. The caption says: "Many
Lumbee women and children wear
trgAtkmakclothing at their yearly
bomecqming celebration. Itishek^
in Robeson County."
Such information as this helps to
acquaint young minds across the state
with the uniqueness of Pembroke
State University (whose enrollment
of approximately 3,000now includes
64 percent white students, 23 per
cent American Indian students, and
11 percent Black students) and the
Lumbee Indians.
PSITS Second Session of Summer
School Shows4 Percent Growth Over
Last Year
A total of 839 students have at
tended the second session of PSlTs
summer school, meaning an increase
of 33 students over last year or a 4
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