Chapter 1 _ If You Must Whisper

This is a photo of my Uncle Johnnie Harris, as well as his business establishment located along John G. Richards road, taken in March of 1959:

To facilitate an understanding of the development of the Numerican Nation, I shared with you the "relevant inside story" of his youth in chapter one.

 Within the broader context of things, keep in mind the facts:

• "Quid pro quos" were not unusual during the first half of the Twentieth Century, and
• the lands bordering the Catawba, as well as the Wateree, were generally perceived as Native American soil.

Basically the "quid pro quo" enabled us to live in relative peace, irrepective of who occupied the State-house, and/or the make-up of the local constabulary.

Update on Thursday, December 6, 2007 at 08:47AM by [JL Harris]

From a chronology perspective, Uncle Johnnie lived from 1928 to 1972: He was raised by Mr. Fort in Liberty Hill.

Highway 97 was named after John G. Richards, elected Governor in 1926, and also lived in Liberty Hill until his death in 1941:

See Chapter 24: Liberty Hill, in Kirkland & Kennedy's Historic Camden(vol.2) for farther insights on the area.

Summary data (free) on the life of former Governor John Gardiner Richards Jr. can be found by "googling the name" on the Internet.

As I said in the introduction to Numerican Nation, a Self Portrait, I'm only attempting to develop an unencumbered portrait of the family;  framed within the historical context of "time and space".