[Oe List ...] Shirley Sherrod

[M. George Walters]

Hi Jann

Yes that is still a live and well family joke.

 

The way we got Kevin to eat vegetables was, he would ask Rick “Do I like this?” and we would get Rick to say yes. He still does that in jest.

 

With kindest regards.

 

M. George Walters

Resurgence Publishing Corporation

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From: oe-bounces at wedgeblade.net [mailto:oe-bounces at wedgeblade.net] On Behalf Of LAURELCG at aol.com
Sent: Thursday, July 22, 2010 14:18
To: oe at wedgeblade.net
Subject: Re: [Oe List ...] Shirley Sherrod

 

Love this background and these stories, George.

 

So here's a Kevin C. Walters story. I still can't pass a KFC restaurant without thinking of Kevin, age 4 probably, wanting to get "Fricky Tied Chicken" on family nights in San Francisco, 1971.

 

Blessings,

Jann McGuire

 

 

 

In a message dated 7/22/2010 7:01:30 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time, m.george.walters at verizon.net writes:

 

 

I saw Charlie standing next to Shirley in the waiting area before Shirley went on Morning Joe, MSNBC this morning. Working with Charlie on the Southwest Georgia Project, in voter registration and in other Civil Rights endeavors was the single greatest experience during Seminary Years started at the Southwestern Baptist Seminary in NYC where I was essentially ousted which drove me to Union Seminary in NYC. It was also 1965 when Carol and I had a cross burned in our yard in Raleigh North Carolina, the parsonage of the Davies Street United Presbyterian Church where we were serving as a student pastor family under Oscar J. McCloud who later became the head of the United Presbyterian Church offices at the national Council of Churches in NYC where you and I worked together.

 

Maynard and I both sent contributions to the SW Ga. Project a few short years ago on the occasion of Charles’ Birthday fund-raiser. You may also remember that Kevin Charles Walters is named after Charles Sherrod, his Godfather, who sang his first song to him when we brought him home from the Hospital at Union Seminary in NYC in 1967 just before we moved to 5th City. This was also before Charles and Shirley were married.

 

Charles sang “Georgia on My Mind” as only he could do it.

 

Sorry I am droning on so much but this awakens a lot of awe-filled memories.

 

With kindest regards.

 

M. George Walters

Resurgence Publishing Corporation

 

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