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21 NORTH RUTHERFORD A.M. WEDNESDAY, MARCH 5, 2014 RUTHERFORD A.M Student's family in history books ON DNJ.COM See a gallery of photos taken at the prayer vigil on dnj.com. came to the event to find fellowship with other Christians, regardless of their denomination. "We all love Jesus," Turner said. "It's important for us to do this, not just for Ephesus or not just for CRU, but to realize we're all in it together." The ultimate objective, though, was to seek God's aid on campus and in the community, said Hank Hayes, a student organizer with Ephesus.

"When we get in one mind and one accord together, God can do some great things," Hayes said. Relief Continued from PageTI Feb. 10 at Stones Creek Apartments. "We've seen a lot of people lose their lives for various reasons some violent acts, some random events," said Josh Hancock, an organizer with Ephesus who graduated from MTSU in 2006, during the prayer meeting. "We want to pray to the Lord to bless MTSU and to prevent this from happening." Sydney Sharp, a student member of Ephesus, led the group in hymns between prayers and testimonials.

Though most of those in attendance were from the same Pentecostal group, it was important for all Christians to gather for the meeting, she said. Jesse Turner, a student member of CRU, said he Christopher Merchant can be contacted at cmerchantdnj.com and 615-278-5109. Follow him on Twitter cmerchant. By Amy Rivera For The Daily News Journal For one MTSU student, Black History Month is special for a personal reason. Amaris Greene, a 20-year-old junior, is the of famous abolitionist and father of the civil rights movement, Frederick Douglass.

"I was about 10 years old when I started to understand the significance of my lineage," said Greene, a native of Portland, who is a communication-disorder major. "I started to see Frederick Douglass appear throughout my textbooks, and that is when I began to understand his importance." Greene is related to Douglass through her father's side of the family. According to biographies of the abolitionist advocate, Douglass' son, Charles Remond Douglass, was the first African-American man to enlist in the military during the Civil War and was one of the first African-American clerks in the Freedmen's Bureau, a federal agency set up after the Civil War to aid freed slaves. Charles had a son named Haley George Douglass who became a schoolteacher at Dunbar High School in Washington, D.C., and later became the mayor of Highland Beach, Md. Haley had a daughter named Jean and she had a son, Kevin Douglass Greene, who, on occasion, travels to speak about Frederick Douglass' biography at church events and Black History Month programs.

Kevin Douglass Greene is Amaris Greene's father. Amaris Greene, who hopes to become a speech pathologist, was born in Germany on Oct. 3, 1993. Both of her parents were in the Army and were stationed overseas and us Rezoning Continued from Page T1 ing, it was to give relief to Oakland Middle," Nipper said. "We're not giving them that much relief.

We know it's going to be two or three years before we can get them an addition to give them a relief. I don't see coming back and redoing this next year again. We're not doing anything but straightening lines." A potential building development that would homes right to the edge of Whitworth-Buchanan will hopefully level some of the free and reduced-priced lunch population at the school, Odom said. "We've heard from developers these homes will be more than $200,000," Odom said. "These are not likely to be economically disadvantaged, and maybe that begins to offset some of the economically disadvantaged numbers that we might see." Contact Amanda Haggard at ahaggarddnj.com.

Follow her on Twitter haggardamanda. Amaris Greene did not understand the magnitude of her linage until she was about 10. stateside, including Germany, Oklahoma, Colorado and Portland, Ore. The family moved to Tennessee when she was 10 years old after her father retired from the Army. "The military gave my dad many opportunities to travel and speak about Frederick Douglass, and he sometimes took me along with him to Black History Month events and programs," Greene said.

Frederick Douglass, born Frederick Augustus Washington Bailey, was born into slavery in Talbot County, Md. The ex- bring more than 700 ZONE EXEMPTIONS A grandfathering clause in the rezoning plan would allow students entering the seventh and eighth grade in the 2014-15 school year to remain in their current school, according to James Evans, community relations coordinator for Rutherford County Schools. However, parents of those students would be required to provide their own transportation, Evans said. Parents are also required to fill out a zone exemption before April 15, but all requests under the grandfathering clause will be granted, according to Evans. "We just have to verify (the) address and have the zone exemption to see how many students are moving or staying," Evans said.

WHOLE BONELESS PORK LOINS Wl food stores RUSSETl 99 FAMILY PACK BONELESS PORK CHOPS OR COMBO PACKS POTATOES 2 lb. and Dutch. In 1848, Douglass was the only African-American to attend the Seneca Falls Convention where women's rights were discussed. He spoke in favor of women's suffrage stating that he could not accept the right to vote as a black man if women were not given the same right. Douglass deliberated with both President Abraham Lincoln and President Andrew Johnson on the treatment of black soldiers and the topic of black suffrage in 1863.

President Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation declared the freedom of all slaves in Confederate territory. In 1874, Douglass became the United States marshal for the District of Columbia to help assure his family's financial security after having the Freedman's Savings Bank go bankrupt shortly after he became its president. Frederick Douglass became the first African-American to receive a vote for president of the United States at the 1888 Republican National Convention. He was appointed the Republic of Haiti's minister-resident and consul-general in 1889, and in 1892 he became Haiti's commissioner to the Chicago Worlds Columbian Expedition. He gave his final speech on Feb.

20, 1895, at the National Council of Women in Washington, D.C., where he received a standing ovation. He later returned home where he died of a massive heart attack. "It's important for anybody, not necessarily someone history says is famous, to know where you come from," Greene said. "There is an African term called which means 'we must go back and reclaim our past so we can move forward, so we can understand why and how we came to be who we are act date of his birth is unknown, but he chose to celebrate it on Feb. 14.

He was an orator, writer and statesman, becoming one of the leaders of the abolitionist movement. Frederick escaped from slavery and headed north where he took the surname of Douglass. But before that, he was taken from his mother at a young age and lived with his grandmother until he was separated from her and moved to a plantation about 12 miles from the only home he had known. At the age of 12, Douglass was taught the alphabet by the wife of his master, despite it being illegal to teach slaves to read. He successfully learned to read from the white children in the neighborhood, as well as by observations of other writings.

Douglass practiced his reading until he was able to read books and political materials. He was then transferred to a new master where he taught other slaves to read. He escaped to freedom in 1838 by disguising himself as a sailor and traveling to the safe house of abolitionist David Ruggles in New York City. He later joined the African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church and became a licensed preacher in 1839. "Just knowing of the legacy that I carry is something I want to someday extend to my own children," Greene said.

In 1843, Douglass began to speak with other speakers in the American Anti-Slavery Society's "Hundred Conventions" project. He published autobiographies such as the bestseller "Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave." Within three years, it had been reprinted nine times with 11,000 copies circulating the country and was also translated into other languages such as French ZD SQ29 BONELESS BEEF SIRLOIN TIP ROAST Robert H. Jones, dds MURFREESBORO 615.893.1629 1370 Gateway Ste. 220 MCMINNVILLE 931.473.6200 1200 South Chancery St. HMW' 8 lb.

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