# 54 -- THE SEARCH FOR THE TRUTH CONTINUES!

By Gary J. Gabehart

The search for the truth about "Free People of Color" (FPC) continues.

I refuse to be distracted by those annoying little gnats buzzing around on these bogus Redbone lists. Certainly, things are slowing down on the LV list; LV is being hard hit money wise on his attached advertising -- I might do it someday, but I'm more interested in research -- likely, it's chump change. As a side note, I have no aspirations of running for any office, so rave on LV, rave on!

Beverly Jackson? Well everyone knows Bev's home problems by now. So Beverly started a Redbone list, I'll concede that much, but whoop-ty-doo. I'll also allow that she failed to make it work -- maybe that's why she hates the RHF sites -- who knows? BTW, I'm heart broken that I will not get an invitation to her Gumbo Saurez -- maybe I should crash this soriee?

By now, you have seen the goofy postings on KPLC-TV Blog attacking individuals and beating their own Tom-Toms. Of course, attacking ideas and even research is usually fair game if there is something truly wrong with the idea, but attacking a "given" is bizarre behavior in any camp -- referring to people as "White" social workers is racist.

If you have a problem with an idea and attack it, and if you are serious in your beliefs, you should have a legitimate answer to the problem -- a fix so to speak. But enough, back to the discussion.

I think we can agree from Blog #52, that there is way more to "Free People of Color;" they certainly were not Black, and they were treated differently than Whites. This separation accounts for the word colored -- many colors in the case of FPC.

Now throw out the thought of Louisiana/FPC and start looking at the term Redbone as having started in the Carolina's -- maybe, even in Virginia. What did "Redbone" mean on the East Coast? You tell me!

Folks who I have spoken with, among them Dr. James Nickens, are adamant that the term back East referred to an Indian connection by blood [or by association-writers note]. Certainly, if not a slur, the term Redbone would have at least been considered a slang term of that era to describe a group of people. It likely could have been used to describe an area as well.

Now I do not have a citation for what I have described, but does everything have to have an exotic or mysterious explanation? What about an uncomplicated and simple answer? You tell me!

The FPC coffee can was the coffee can where Blacks and Whites did not go. Indians, Redbones, Cajuns, you name it went in the FPC coffee can. So if you are looking for a Moor connection or a Black Dutch connection or a Middle East connection, you're going to find those folks in the FPC file.

Thought just crossed my mind, "why is Larry Keels being so nosey about the Inter-Tribal Council of American Indians?" Sounds to me like someone loaded the White boys wagon and blew smoke up his black & Whie robe. LOL Google on Larry, even Indians have Hispanic names, don't the racists know about that?

But even when given the opportunity to contribute to Redbone history, Raymond Bridges (the self-aclaimed high profile member of the California Supreme Court), Larry (self-aclaimed member of the ? word), LV Hay -- yeah, yeah, I'll mention what's her name (I don't mean Joyce either), and even T-bone (Terry) Jackson lack the civility of providing any new research other than half-vicious racial slurs.

Best,

Gary J. Gabehart, Mishiho (Mish-eh-ho)
Mishiho@aol.com