Tag: Melvin Edwards

  • Jackie Robinson, “42”, and Texas

    by Melvin Edwards     Jackie Robinson had two Texas connections. First, he was court martialed while serving in Fort Hood in Killeen. (He was acquitted, though admittedly “guilty” of refusing to give up his seat on the military bus. He was “Rosa Parks” 10 years before she was.) A couple of years later, he…

  • Tales of Woe from a Misplaced Texan in Maryland

    By Melvin Edwards Melvin Edwards     I’ve lived away from Texas for 10 years now and except for the humidity and mosquitos, I try to recreate some of my old Texas experiences every day. Al Gore’s internet makes that so much easier than ever. The courageous inventor of the internet Each morning, I wake…