Comments for Aren't We All Equal? http://arentweallequal.com The Project to Transform Our Understanding of Racism Fri, 22 Jan 2010 15:13:21 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 Comment on A Brief History of Meacham Park by Gail Cannon http://arentweallequal.com/about/meachampark/#comment-134 Gail Cannon Fri, 22 Jan 2010 15:13:21 +0000 http://arentweallequal.com/?page_id=123#comment-134 I just submitted information on Rev, Lawrencwe Cannon & Sons of Meacham Park and forgot to put my email information. If you need more info you may email me back I just submitted information on Rev, Lawrencwe Cannon & Sons of Meacham Park and forgot to put my email information. If you need more info you may email me back

]]> Comment on A Brief History of Meacham Park by Anonymous http://arentweallequal.com/about/meachampark/#comment-133 Anonymous Fri, 22 Jan 2010 15:10:58 +0000 http://arentweallequal.com/?page_id=123#comment-133 My father the late Rev.Lawrence W. Cannon was a long time resident and prominent black businessman in the community of Meacham Park until the buyout of Meacham Parkfor the WalMart Commons. In 1958 he started Rev. Cannon & Sons Refuse Hauling , he had a fleet of five International Trucks all equipped with CB's, with four continously in use and the fifth truck on standby in the event of any down truck and he had two Cushman Dumpback scooters to complete his fleet. He hired mainly residents in Meacham Park, but had both back and white employees, some from Pacific, St. Genevieve, Festus, Richmond Heights, North St. Louis. One emlpoyee went on to become a professional wrestler under name of Ice Man King Parson. Rev. Cannon's business included both business and residential customers in Chesterfield, Ballwin, Wildwood, Manchester, Oakland, Kirkwood, Greenbriar, Huntleigh Village and Peerless Park. He later went on to bid on and won contracts with The City of Oakland, Grantwood Village and City of Des Peres. He was good friends with late Mayor Shirley Sweets of Des Peres. These contracts made him the largest black Refuse Hauler in St. Louis County. He was involved and very vocal in Meacham Park/Kirkwood community issues along with late Bill Jones, Harriet Patton of the now Meacham Park Neighborhood Association I feel he was an intricate part of Meacham Park Business and Community History and should be added to the History of Meacham Park. My father the late Rev.Lawrence W. Cannon was a long time resident and prominent black businessman in the community of Meacham Park until the buyout of Meacham Parkfor the WalMart Commons. In 1958 he started Rev. Cannon & Sons Refuse Hauling , he had a fleet of five International Trucks all equipped with CB’s, with four continously in use and the fifth truck on standby in the event of any down truck and he had two Cushman Dumpback scooters to complete his fleet. He hired mainly residents in Meacham Park, but had both back and white employees, some from Pacific, St. Genevieve, Festus, Richmond Heights, North St. Louis. One emlpoyee went on to become a professional wrestler under name of Ice Man King Parson.

Rev. Cannon’s business included both business and residential customers in Chesterfield, Ballwin, Wildwood, Manchester, Oakland, Kirkwood, Greenbriar, Huntleigh Village and Peerless Park. He later went on to bid on and won contracts with The City of Oakland, Grantwood Village and City of Des Peres. He was good friends with late Mayor Shirley Sweets of Des Peres. These contracts made him the largest black Refuse Hauler in St. Louis County.

He was involved and very vocal in Meacham Park/Kirkwood community issues along with late Bill Jones, Harriet Patton of the now Meacham Park Neighborhood Association

I feel he was an intricate part of Meacham Park Business and Community History and should be added to the History of Meacham Park.

]]> Comment on The Science of Predicting Racism by notesalongthepath http://arentweallequal.com/2009/06/26/the-science-of-predicting-racism/#comment-43 notesalongthepath Sun, 28 Jun 2009 04:35:45 +0000 http://arentweallequal.com/?p=288#comment-43 What beautiful work you do. I doubt you could find anything more meaningful. Thank you. You are an inspiration. I'm going to put a link for your site on my blog. Take care. Pam Bickell What beautiful work you do. I doubt you could find anything more meaningful. Thank you. You are an inspiration. I’m going to put a link for your site on my blog.
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