[Blindtlk] History of the NFB

Fri Jul 15 19:41:33 UTC 2011

Cheryl,

I suspect, being an NFB history buff myself; and, having listened carefully to the tapes of the conventions of that error, that I can answer your question.  However, I would refer you instead to "Walking alone and Marching Together", which can be found on the NFB web site.  Particularly, chapter three of that work.  It will give you shocking details of exactly what happened, who said what and why.  Also, some evidence is to be had from the recordings of the 1957 NFB convention.  Toward the end of that set of tapes, some controversiy can be heard regarding the make up of the resolutions committee.  Listen carefully to the exchange recorded and you'll be able to see some of the beginnings of the trouble.  When some individuals felt that they were slighted [regected] by the leaders of the federation or by the federation itself for positions of high leadership in the organization, fuel was added to the fire.  Even so far back as 1956, this trouble had the first inklings of a beginning.

Copyright reasons forbid me from quoting any of the book itself; but, I offer a direct link below.

Walking Alone and Marching Together: A History of the Organized Blind Movement in the United States, 1940–1990

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On Jul 15, 2011, at 2:14 PM, cheryl echevarria wrote:

> I just spoke to a friend of mine, who is in Reno at the ACB Convention.
> 
> We just celebrated back on July 6th, the 100th birthday of our founder, now I am not trying to start anything this is my own opinion here.
> 
> When if first went looking for help and mentoring between the 2 organizations, there was and still is pages and pages of blasting the NFB on the ACB website, now I have read the history between the 2, but they are now celebrating there 50th Anniversary in Reno, now without Jacobus tenBroek, there would not be an ACB organization.
> 
> Now, my friend told me which this person doesn't agree with either is, they took a whole session of their convention just to bash us.
> 
> My question is why?
> 
> I know I will get many different reasons.
> 
> Myself I am not prejudiced against anyone, I don't bark at someone because they are with the ACB.
> 
> I think this stuff starts at home, 50 years is a long time to bark. I mean we have in government both democrats and republicans, plus all the other parties, but in the long run many of them are friends and try to do good, we don't bash them.
> 
> Just my own grips.  
> 
> That is why I went to the NFB if someone is so hateful on there website and NFB had nothing accept letting people know what happened.
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>  ----- Original Message ----- 
>  From: Mary McGee<mailto:mmcatitude at gmail.com> 
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>  Sent: Friday, July 15, 2011 2:29 PM
>  Subject: Re: [Blindtlk] July Monitor.
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> 
>  It's on the website.  I read it yesterday.  It's mostly historical
>  information about the early days of the N.F.B.  It's very interesting!
>  Mary
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>  -----Original Message-----
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>  Hi Mary,
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>  Did the July Monitor come out? For this year?
> 
>   Chris
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>  Dear All;
> 
>              Read the July Monitor if you want to know the 
>  history.  You can
>  also read James Omvig's book and listen to Dr.  Jernigan's old 
>  banquet
>  speeches.  I recall a lot of protests at sheltered shops in the 
>  1970's.
>  I'll just say this:  if we allow this bill to become law, we'll 
>  have gone
>  many, many years backwards!
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>  Sincerely,
> 
>  Mary L.  McGee
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