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He Was Offended, But Does That Mean He’s Arrived?
I’m breaking a promise in writing this story. I used to mention Harold Ford, Jr regularly when he routinely appeared on Morning Joe. That was before Joe Scarborough’s seeming conversion from a conservative Republican to an Independent, though his white evangelist roots still shine through from time to time. I formerly opined that Ford spent too much time making excuses for racist actions.
I’ve wondered what his father, Harold Ford, Sr, thinks of his son’s career path. Ford, Sr was the first Black elected Representative from Tennessee. His father, Nathan Ford, unsuccessfully ran for the Tennessee House of Representatives in 1966. The family was a fixture in the community, operating one of the leading funeral homes in Memphis. Harold Ford, Sr, was active in Alpha Phi Alpha, and his mother Vera was named Delta Sigma Theta’s Mother of the Year for Tennessee and was first runner-up for the national title.
The Ford children attended the Ford Chapel AME Zion Church, named for their great-grandfather, Newton Ford, who had donated the land. Harold Ford, Sr. and all of his 11 siblings got college degrees, mainly from HBCU Tennessee State University in Nashville. Harold Jr. chose a different path from his parents, aunts, and uncles. He went to…
