#fantasy five

A Metaphor for the Destruction of American Civilization Photo by Aaron Kittredge on Pexels.com Editor’s Note: I haven’t posted in a while because I have been working on the 50th Celebration of the Election of the first Blacks to the Macon, Georgia City Council. What I have been doing is reflected in this piece. When a president tears down a wing of the White House, it’s more than…

A National Call to Action Fifty-one years ago, in 1974, the city of Macon, Georgia, redrew its district lines—not to suppress, but to uplift. That redistricting made way for the election, a year later, of the “Macon Fantasy Five,” the first five Black members of the Macon City Council. They were Willie C. Hill, Vernon Colbert, Julius Vinson, Delores Brooks, and Rev. Eddie D. Smith, Sr. It was a…

In Review of Fantasy Five by Harold Michael Harvey Book Reviewer Glenda Bixler, Photo courtesy of Ms. Bixler I’ve seen and heard enough during the last 10 years not to be surprised by what happened in Macon, Georgia. I didn’t expect that prejudice would still be going on and getting worse rather than continuing to improve! God help us all. I think I’m an average American. Most of us have spent…

With Alex Habersham on the A Call to Action Harold Michael Harvey, award-winning author and publisher Click the link below to hear Harvey discuss his publishing career and his recently released book, Fantasy Five. https://haroldmichaelharvey.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/A-CALL-TO-ACTION-WITH-MICHAEL-HARVEY-1.mp3

The Middle Georgia African American History Committee to Host Author Award-winning author Harold Michael Harvey On November 20, 2024, the Middle Georgia Regional African American History Committee will host a book discussion with award-winning author Harold Michael Harvey. The talk will occur at the Middle Georgia Regional Library, 1180 Washington Avenue, Macon-Bibb County, Georgia, at 4:00 pm.…

Before the Middle Georgia Regional African American History Committee Award-winning author Harold Michael Harvey will discuss his latest book, Fantasy Five: An Unimagable History, The Election of Macon’s First Black Councilmembers, on November 20, 2024, at the Washington Memorial Library in the Genealogical and Historical Room at 4:00 pm. Cyn Harvey, a senior editor at Cascade Publishing House,…