Pants on the ground!!
Jan 25, 2010 9:01:58 GMT
Post by spaceneedle on Jan 25, 2010 9:01:58 GMT
For those abroad who have not seen this, this man was a contestant on the new season of American Idol- his name is General Larry Platt.
He's not a real General in the literal sense, bu this background is really interesting. (from the web)
If you go to the home page of the Civil Rights Veterans Movement website, you'll a pic of a young man on the left, looking directly into the camera. That's Larry Platt, age 16.
"We had come by bus in 1963 to a church in Savannah, Georgia to plan a march to desegregate the city," Platt writes. "Reverend Hosea Williams and Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. were our leaders. That particular planned march was canceled and we were singing to raise our spirits before returning home."
Platt worked with the Student Non-Violent Coordinating Committee and the Southern Christian Leadership Conference in Georgia, organizing sit-ins in the South.
He was beaten during the Bloody Sunday march from Selma, Ala., to Montgomery.
He got his nickname, "General," from the Rev. Hosea Williams because of his heroic efforts on behalf of the civil-rights movement.
The Georgia General Assembly proclaimed Sept. 4, 2001, Larry Platt Day in Atlanta, because of "his great energy and commitment to equality and the protection of the innocent and for his outstanding service to the Atlanta community and the citizens of Georgia."
He remains a community activist in the Atlanta area and recently has become known for publicly protesting foreclosures.
The song has gone viral and includes a version by comedian Jimmy Fallon, playing Neil Young and football quarterback Brett Favre, along with a 'remix'. ;D
(And I agree with this man, I cringe every time I see the "pants on the ground" look!)
Neil Young version:
Brett Favre:
Remix:
He's not a real General in the literal sense, bu this background is really interesting. (from the web)
If you go to the home page of the Civil Rights Veterans Movement website, you'll a pic of a young man on the left, looking directly into the camera. That's Larry Platt, age 16.
"We had come by bus in 1963 to a church in Savannah, Georgia to plan a march to desegregate the city," Platt writes. "Reverend Hosea Williams and Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. were our leaders. That particular planned march was canceled and we were singing to raise our spirits before returning home."
Platt worked with the Student Non-Violent Coordinating Committee and the Southern Christian Leadership Conference in Georgia, organizing sit-ins in the South.
He was beaten during the Bloody Sunday march from Selma, Ala., to Montgomery.
He got his nickname, "General," from the Rev. Hosea Williams because of his heroic efforts on behalf of the civil-rights movement.
The Georgia General Assembly proclaimed Sept. 4, 2001, Larry Platt Day in Atlanta, because of "his great energy and commitment to equality and the protection of the innocent and for his outstanding service to the Atlanta community and the citizens of Georgia."
He remains a community activist in the Atlanta area and recently has become known for publicly protesting foreclosures.
The song has gone viral and includes a version by comedian Jimmy Fallon, playing Neil Young and football quarterback Brett Favre, along with a 'remix'. ;D
(And I agree with this man, I cringe every time I see the "pants on the ground" look!)
Neil Young version:
Brett Favre:
Remix:
