E. Faye Williams: General Harriet Tubman

(TriceEdneyWire) – I spent the last week in Canada with friends from all over the world.& They were so attentive to the lectures and the tour and they were eager to learn more about Harriet Tubman. We were attending a conference as guests of the National Policy Alliance—Canada.& The conference host and Executive Director of NPA—Canada was Honorable Allister Coward. He is a member of the World Conference of Mayors as I am. He was assisted by Kendra Fipps, Don Mathias, Donna Marshall and others. What a great learning experience! We were reminded of our need to teach our history, but we can’t teach it if we don’t know it. Mayor Johnny Ford, Founder of the World Conference of Mayors, led our team to Canada, with Mayor Jimmie Gardner of Pritchard, AL and President of WCM; Rev. Darryl Johnson of Mound Bayou, Ms; Hon. De’Keither Stamps (Public Service Commissioner for Central Mississippi District; Mayor Alberta C. McCrory of Hobson City, AL, leader of Historically Black Towns and Cities Alliance. Additionally, Dr. Abdoulaye Mbengue, member of the WCM as its Vice-President for Africa. All of us were conference speakers. Our team heard from many others.We had a tour to Buxton, Canada....