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^ Ï J o r tla n b © bscruer September 7. 2005 Page A5 COURAGEOUS A frican A m erican s Highly Rated but not the Right Color A fter exem plary and the ready and able sup heroic service in the Civil ply o f A frican-A m erican War, Christian Fleetwood volunteers. Interest in was show ered with praise the w ar had started to and m e d als. H o w ev er decline in the North as w hen it w as tim e to pro th e w h ite p o p u la tio n m ote him, the sam e m ili was becom ing more con tary turned its back on c e rn ed w ith th e fa st him. The U.S. Army would by R o n W eb e moving industrial growth have no part in allow ing a and the econom ic possi- b lack m an to co m m an d w hite b ilitie s that w ent w ith a good troops. econom y. Fleetw ood’s heroism gave great W ith opportunities opening up credence to the abilities o f African in the A rm y, Fleetw ood was ac A m ericans on the battlefield. cepted into Com pany G o f the 4 ,h He w as rem em bered as a child R egim ent o f the new US C olored w ho w as bom to ,---------------------- u p p e r m id d le class free black parents. A new s paperm an, W ill iam E. M athew s, noted: O ur first rec o lle c tio n of young F le e t- w o o d w as th e n o v e l sig h t o f seeing him as a child o f four or fiv e y e a rs, e l egantly dressed in an e m b r o i dered jacked and silken hose, the pet and pride of the household. A s a fu ll- C hristian F le etw o o d grow n m an he w ould never see a V olunteerlnfantryon Aug. 11,1863. height o f more than five feet four His leadership and organizational in c h es. H o w ev er, F le e tw o o d ’s abilities w ere noted im m ediately courage m ade him stand as tall as and he w as prom oted to the co m many a man w hile he fought for pany sergeant major. America. Fleetw ood lead his troops into H is ability to com m and becam e 17 different m ajor battles and nu clear after he graduated from Lin m erous sm all encounters with the coln U niversity w hen he w orked enem y. His troops proved to be for a B altim ore shipping com pany relentless and fearless w hile on the and during his off tim e, founded the battlefield. On Sept. 29, 1864, L yceum O bserver (1863), the first F leetw ood’s bravery and “disre black-ow ned and published jo u r gard for his ow n life," during the nal south o f the M ason-D ixon line. battle o f C h afin ’s Farm at N ew T he O bserver w as designed to M arket H eights in V irginia led to help African Americans betterthem - som ething that had never happened selves academ ically and was con before. O ne hundred percent o f all nected to the prestigious G albraith the w hite officers in his regim ent Lyceum Society, w hich served the petitioned Secretary o f W ar Edw in black elite. Stanton to m ake Sgt. C hristian A s the Civil W ar continued on Fleetw ood the A rm y’s first black much longer than expected, the officer. Sadly this action w as d e N orth decided to start enlisting nied by Stanton w ho said, “There black soldiers. Com m anders needed w as no law under w hich such a com m ission could be given.” D eservedly though, Fleetw ood was given the M edal o f Honor, w hich w as a huge honor for a black person in the m ilitary. Y ears later, during the Spanish A m erican War, he w as finally given w hat he truly deserved and was m ade an officer. Fleetw ood m arried and had two Real People, Real Advice An advice column known for its [earless approach to reality based subjects! Dear Deanna! I’m a young father w ho’s been Dear Deanna! claim ing a son I thought was mine. On the surface my neighbors appear I’ve recently learned o f the possi to be nice people with morals and bility som eone else m ay be the fa good character. I met another couple ther. I feel devastated because I w ho know them and say they aren’t look at this baby as my flesh and married. W e’ve invited them intoour blood. Should I do anything to stop couples group, they go to events the paternity results or should I with us and w e’ve become close take the risk and find out. I feel as if friends. Now I feel they're being I w on’t be able to handle it if the test deceptive because everyone in our com es out negative. —A nony group is married. If they aren’t legiti m ous; Pennsylvania, Penn. mate we don’t want them in the group but don’, know how to tell them. — Dear Anonymous: Shannon; Portland, Ore. It’s im pressive to see you exhibit passion and love for your nam e Dear Shannon: sake. It’s in your best interest fi Y ou're not in a playground playing nancially, spiritually and em otion nanny, nanny boo-boo. Unless you ally to determ ine through testing if communicated to your neighbors that the child is yours. H o p e fo rth e best you're a married couples only group and prepare for the w orst as you thenthere’snoproblem . Y oushould pray for this child’s future. God will consider yourself blessed to have give you the strength needed re nice people next door instead o f loud gardless o f the outcom e and re party animals. G e, the chip o ff your m em ber that through His work, nosy shoulder and ask your neigh things happen for a reason. hors if they're married. Prepare your self to be insulted if they find you Dear Deanna! rude, childish or judgm ental and I'v e finally overcom e trust issues decide to kick you to the curb. w hen it com es to being open for a relationship. I’ve met a m an w ho Ask Deanna is written by Deanna w ants to get m arried but my mind is M. 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