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2A »o NEWS/tSte Clatlottt SMt Thursday, March 1,2007 Catch up for week Continued from page 1A Wednesday or Thursday to roll into town. Even vendors who line the practice facility at Charlotte Bobcats Arena ■ take their time when it comes to setting up. Sharpton wants DNA test Continued from page 1A "It was probably the most shocking thing in my life," Sharpton said at a news con ference Sunday, the day the Daily News reported the link. Professional genealogists, who work for Ancestry.com, foimd that Sharpton’s great grandfather Coleman Sharpton was a slave owned by Julia Thurmond, whose grandfather was Strom Thurmond's great-great grandfather. Coleman Sharpton was later freed. "Based on the paper trail, it seems pretty evident that the connection is there,” said Mike Ward, a genealo gist with Ancestry.com, who called the link "amazing.” The revelations surfaced after Ancestry.com contact ed a Daily News reporter who agreed to have his own family tree done. The intrigued reporter then asked Sharpton if he wanted to participate. Sharpton said he told the paper, "Go for it.” The genealogists, who were not paid by the news paper, uncovered the ances tral ties using a variety of documents that included census, marriage and death records. Strom Thurmond, of South Carolina, was once considered an icon of racial segregation. During his 1948 bid for president he promised to preserve segre gation, and in 1957 he fili bustered for more than 24 hours against a civil rights bill. But Thurmond was seen as softening his stance later in his long life. He died in 2003, at 100. One of the longest-serving senators in history, he was originally a Democrat but became a Republican in 1964. His children have con firmed that he fathered a biracial daughter. Essie Mae Washing ton-Williams' mother was a housekeeper in the home of Thurmond's parents. Sharpton said he met Thurmond only once, in 1991, when he visited Washington, D.C., with the late James Brown, who knew Thurmond. Sharpton said the meeting was "awk ward.” "I was not happy to meet him because what he had done all his life,” Sharpton said. Sharpton said he hadn't attempted to contact the Thurmond family. Edwards said coming early gives him a chance to get away from work and the family gets a chance to take in many of the sites around the Queen City. On Tuesday, Edwards said he and his wife hit the mall, making a stop at Macy's and later Discovery Place. “Things are kind of expen sive (at the arena), so we eat before we come," he said. But one of the most important things that Edwards said he gets to do in the early days of the tour nament is hang out with his friends and have another homecoming. Local promoter and guy about town Michael Kitchen said he noticed last year that things didn't get start ed until later in the week. So, for the first two days of the tournament this year he rested. "I know I'm going to be in the streets later on in the week," he said. So, what are the advan tages to coming into town early? There’s less traffic, no fighting for prime park ing spots and by the time your late friends arrive on Wednesday and Thursday, you already know your way SHOP SUPER SiyiART The Salvation Army Family Stores CLOTHING • FURNITURE • APPLIANCES BEDDING • BOOKS • HOUSEWARES • TOYS JEWELRY • AND OTHER ITEMS 1023 Central Ave. • Charlotte (704)332-1171 X240 417 E. Franklin St. • Monroe (704)292-1379 9706 One Norman Blvd. • Over 2,5000 New Items Arriving Daily • Every Wednesday 50% OFF All Clothing • 50% OFF Selected Garments Daily E Independence Blvd.. • Matthews (704)814-7031 2910 Cloverleaf Pkwy • Kannapolis (704)788-2055 • Cornelius • (704)987-0411 • Donations Accepted Monday - Saturday • For Large Donations Please call 800-528-0224 To Schedule A Pick-Up www.charlottearc.org Words of Wisdom live in all of us. How will you share yours? In support of Black History Month, Alltel Wireless is Inviting HBCU students to enter our Words of Wisdom: Lessons in Courage essay contest. Fifty years ago, the Little Rock Nine personified courage and spirit, • ’lA/rrte an essay showing how you vylil personify courage and spirit today. Winners wit! receive a scholarship to the HBCU of their choice and will be presented awards personally by Dr, Maya Angelou, Visit www.alltel.com/wordsofwisdom to find out more. V - 1 ■ ) » ■ Clltel wireless Don’t Let Time Pass You By! Charlotte ^osit Subscribe Now and receive a years worth of NEWS! (704)376-0496 Name_ Address^ City - State- -Zip. Phone- I I 1 year $40 I I 2 years $60 Senior Citizens I I 1 year $28 I I 2 years $45 years $75 TOdent $25 Betime $400
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