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Helen Reeves Thackston reads to children at Crispus Attucks Early Learning Center, which she headed from 1932-1964. A park in York is named in honor of Helen Thackston. Thackston Park.<\/a> Thackston deserves a place in any history of York County.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

\nIn a column Sunday, I outlined three York Daily Record\/Sunday News special sections that tell about the history of undercovered York County communities:
\n-“Making history,” the story of Crispus Attucks Community Center.
\n– “Black History,” profiles on achievers with links to York County.
\n– “Women’s History,” short stories on up-and-comers and veterans from the county’s past.
\nTen thousand copies of each are being distributed to classrooms participating in Newspapers in Education. For details, see my column: York’s words of wisdom<\/a>, and much material from the publications is available at www.ydr.com\/history<\/a>.
\nTo give a flavor of some of the content of the publication, the following three poems come from “Making history”:<\/p>\n

<\/p>\n

Are you in earnest? Seize this moment.
\nWhat you think you can do, begin it!
\nBoldness has courage, power, magic in it.
\nBegin, and the mind grows heated.
\nBegin, and the job will be completed.
\n– Sadie Orr Dunbar, CA Herald, 1971
\nI got my freedom
\n(excerpted)
\nI got my freedom when my brothers fought for this land.
\nI got my freedom when they made those gallant last stands.
\nI got my freedom when my brothers were fighting to be free,
\nThey were fighting for themselves, also for you and me…
\nI got my freedom the hard way, I tell you no lie,
\nIf I ever have to give up my freedom I will rather die.
\nSamuel Beard, CA Herald, 1971
\nCrispus Attucks Summer Day Camp Creed
\nI am a positive individual
\nready to navigate my life
\nin positive channels
\nThe world owes me nothing.
\nIt is up to me
\nto achieve
\nto live my life
\nto plan my destiny
\nMy plan is to succeed.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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