objects to having Mobile's Azalea Trail Maids as Alabama's only
group in the presidential inaugural parade. He says they remind him
of slavery days.
Vaughn says he thinks Alabama will be a "laughing stock" at
the inauguration.
The 50 high school seniors in the racially integrated Southern
hospitality group wear pastel-colored hoop dresses and matching
bonnets reminiscent of the Civil War era.
Vaughn of Dothan told the Montgomery Advertiser for a story Thursday that for the swearing-in of the nation's first black president, Barack Obama, marching bands from historically black Tuskegee University or Alabama State University would have been a better choice.
The Presidential Inaugural Committee, set up by Obama, selected
the parade participants.
(Copyright 2009 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)
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Anti-Slavery International is the world’s oldest international human rights organization, founded in 1839. Proceeding the NAACP by almost 100 years. They are dedicated to fighting for human rights world wide. Their list of accomplishments is quite impressive.
http://www.antislavery.org/homepage/antislavery/history.htm
I remembered them being mentioned in one of my history classes during civil rights discussions. I had to do a little research to remember the exact name of the organization, but I knew it found prior to the War of Northern Agression.