Longview High School Alumni
Longview, Texas (TX)
Russell Hancock
Longview High School
Class of 1974
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RUSSELL'S PROFILE
| First Name | Russell |
| Last Name | Hancock |
| Graduation Year | Class of 1974 |
| Gender | Male |
| Hometown | Carthage, Texas |
| Relationship Status | Divorced |
| About Me | aww, luk owt now cuz dis awta be jus a hoot! i wuz bone a po white chile in da sitty ob cartrij texiz in da ye a ob owa lo ad nine teen huned an fibty six... rite neah da ril rode trax. i mussa likedem, cuz i STIL libs rite nea de trax. ennywaze, i gots it in ma hed ta be myy sef. dat ain nairy neah popla, cuz yew kin git slandad, libld, an trone out ub da chewech fo whut ize bout ta dew. but whut ize bout ta dew, sum foke myt say ize krazy n raciz, but i ayn no dayng wus dan dem fokes kum doun da rode wid day cahs sown like a base drum so lowd yew cain tink n tawkin bout killin awl da white foke. day awta be graitfil to da load fo whot day got. eben as a po white chile, i dint eben tink bout enyting lak dat eber eebn be possbl. i doan hates NO Boddy. i jus tel yew rite now dat eny boddy widuh opatewnty kin git a ejacashun ah nun atall. its up tew da wun whut haz da offa. ifn yew doan take de opotewnty it be ya on fawlt. so doan kal me a racis kawz yew had da chainse jus lak ah ded n may bee mo. prefernz awl waze goze ta da munarety so i wuz las in lyn. a kaint hep it. day had dem kwodas n whod nod so i wuz las in lyn fo enny hep. so done blaym me. ah is a protuk ub da tymz. This should demonstrate what life was like for MANY poor people from our past, and especially in the early days of our country. But, even I grew up knowing people - both black and white - who not only spoke this way, but spelled this way - if they could spell at all. And the linguistic style demonstrated here is often mistaken for being that of only poor, uneducated black people. But, who did they learn their language skills from? THE POOR, UNEDUCATED WHITE PEOPLE, who they often worked with - and the only white people who spoke to them (aside from the well-to-do whites, when giving orders). I hope that those who read this are appropriately alarmed by what the "story" tells, as well as the phonetic writing style and speech delivery. Through affirmative action, black youths were made to feel guilty by their elders for not taking full advantage of what affirmative action offered - although it was poorly administered - and consequently became angry grown men. White youths were frustrated for being put at the "back of the line" for scholarships, loans, etc. for college. Many gave up and, consequently, became angry grown white men. The great divide was not originally between whites and blacks, but between the HAVES and the HAVE-NOTS. The racial divide was manufactured by the rich. God forbid that the poor commoners ever begin to suspect the truth! But, it is STILL this way - and getting much, much worse. The "1 percenters" will try the same divisive tactics that were used before. Don't let them stir up racial hate in YOU, in order to divert your attention from THEM. Take the battle to the REAL enemy... not your brothers and sisters of the "other 99 percent"! I feel that it's time to lay the blame for this country's - indeed, this world's division at the feet of the rich, where it belongs! There is an old Buddhist saying that says "When you see a finger pointing at the moon, don't mistake the finger for the moon". Not bad advice for a "poor white child". And remember... all of that music that you love, whether it be rock or rap - well, it came from the blues and the ancient work ...(read more) |
Class of 1974 Alumni
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Class of 1986
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Class of 1973
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Class of 1989
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Class of 1972
Catherine Ross
Class of 1974
Joey P
Class of 1979
Larry Stokes
Class of 1988
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Class of 2003
Timothy Elia
Class of 1981
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Class of 1992
James Partin
Class of 1987
Jason Armstrong
Class of 1993
Randall Mcmellon
Class of 1980
Felica Alford
Class of 1991
Derrick Mccollum
Class of 1988
Tom Walker
Class of 1965
Quentin Lewis
Class of 2006
Tisa Rockmore
Class of 1987
Michelle Dayane
Class of 2010
Johnetta Grant
Class of 1997
Clarence Shahan
Class of 1945
Melissa Sweeney
Class of 2005
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Class of 1982
Lee Graham
Class of 2000
Recent Class of 1974 Reunions
Plan a Class of 1974 Reunion for Free
Longview Lady Lobo Luncheons
Invited Classes: All Classes
Date: Nov 02, 2013
Description: This event is for any lady that attended or graduated from Longview High School! All proceeds and donations will go tow...(read more)