August 7, 2025 • 42 mins
In commemoration of Orange Mound's 135th Anniversary an adult-youth spelling bee is happening says organizers Lillie Jackson and Frances Barnes on The Bev Johnson Show on WDIA Radio.
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Show I'm. Bev Thursday august, seventh twenty twenty.
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Five enjoy this fabulous day to.
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DAY i told you all that we're this, hour we're
gonna talk talk about one of my favorite, PLACES i
like to, Say Orange, Mound.
Speaker 2 (09:04):
Tennessee so what's going on In Orange?
Speaker 8 (09:07):
Mound?
Speaker 2 (09:07):
WELL i have two beautiful, SISTERS i, KNOW i, Know
i've been knowing them a, long, long long long.
Speaker 3 (09:14):
Time two of my beautiful sisters from my, church The
Mount pisga seeing me church in the heart Of Orange,
MOUND i have with us, Today Miss Lily jackson And
Miss Francis.
Speaker 2 (09:28):
Barnes good, afternoon, Ladies how y'all?
Speaker 5 (09:33):
Doing what are you?
Speaker 2 (09:37):
Y'all are you y'all coming to see? Me looking?
Speaker 3 (09:40):
Fabulous like that's got to keep up with? You These
Orange mound girls from the heart Of Orange, Mound Golden,
Wildcats Golden, Wildcats Golden. WILDCATS i HETE I Merro's High.
School Good Orange, Mound. Tennessee with pride and with pride of.
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Humility we serve you, served we serve.
Speaker 7 (10:04):
IT i love.
Speaker 2 (10:05):
IT i love it.
Speaker 3 (10:06):
WELL i Know Orange mound is getting ready celebrating their
one hundred and thirty fifth. Anniversary lily one hundred and
thirty five. Years what's y'all planning or? Doing what's happening In.
Speaker 6 (10:18):
Orangemound we are commemorating the history of our community one
hundred and thirty five. Years Historic Orange, mound founded in
eighteen ninety Is america's first community founded For African american home.
Ownership and we are celebrating that journey to greatness that
Is Orange.
Speaker 7 (10:38):
Mound.
Speaker 3 (10:39):
Wow and and as we Know Orange, MOUND i think
it was the first neighborhood for, Homeowners.
Speaker 7 (10:45):
Yes homeowner owners and built by home and built.
Speaker 6 (10:48):
By homeowners because actually they sold the lots and then
you had to build your.
Speaker 2 (10:53):
Home OH i didn't know that you had to, build
you had to build your own. Home that's. Right, wow that's.
Speaker 9 (11:00):
Right.
Speaker 6 (11:00):
Wow and bev, yes, yes who bought the first? Lot
who bought the first?
Speaker 2 (11:05):
LOT a?
Speaker 7 (11:06):
Sister what?
Speaker 2 (11:10):
What wait a, minute that's, right that's. RIGHT a sister
bought the first.
Speaker 7 (11:15):
Lot, yes she.
Speaker 6 (11:15):
Did in, fact a black, woman a black, woman because
it was For African.
Speaker 7 (11:21):
Americans, yes SO i didn't know.
Speaker 2 (11:24):
That, YEAH i, thought you know what you?
Speaker 3 (11:26):
Know And i'm, Wondering Francis, lily how much did that
lot costs back?
Speaker 7 (11:30):
Then all of forty bucks forty whole forty hold y'all.
Speaker 2 (11:36):
What forty bucks for a lot to build you a, house.
Speaker 7 (11:43):
Yes, ma'am for you to build your, house your, house,
yes the way you wanted it to.
Speaker 4 (11:49):
Be.
Speaker 7 (11:50):
Wow but it was forty.
Speaker 6 (11:52):
Dollars and you have to think about the time, change you,
know the exchange for the time and then you could
pay on you, know pay, yeah a little bit down
every month from there and.
Speaker 8 (12:03):
A lot so, quickly very quickly did They, yes you,
Know i've never heard that.
Speaker 2 (12:09):
Story those are the.
Speaker 3 (12:10):
Facts those are a, woman a black, woman bought her
first lot In Orange mound for forty forty.
Speaker 6 (12:17):
Dollars that was the going. Rate they were small, lots
and you could get you a, lot find you somebody
to build if you. Weren't you, know the carpenter that you,
knew the bricklayer that you. Knew and that's why there
is so much pride because these homes were homes that
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some of the first homes people could move in that
somebody else hadn't already lived, in, Right, Okay so you
built it like you wanted.
Speaker 7 (12:44):
It that's the story of the. Shotgun because they were small.
Lots uh, huh, yes.
Speaker 3 (12:50):
Yeah and so, Also lily that you all are commemorating
one hundred and thirty five years And Orange.
Speaker 2 (12:57):
Mound what else have you all been?
Speaker 3 (12:59):
Doing and go going on.
Speaker 2 (13:01):
A, lot a.
Speaker 6 (13:03):
Lot we've been busy all. Year we have been busy all.
Year we had a whole. Calendar we started the year off,
well we first started In. January we met and we
had like about fifteen twenty people that actually represented different
organizations in the. Community and that is what is The Planning,
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committee one hundred and thirty Fifth Anniversary Planning, committee WHICH
i stumbled upon being the.
Speaker 3 (13:30):
Coach, yeah okay's job as.
Speaker 6 (13:38):
Well oh bless, you BUT i was not planning on
just trying to run. It but we Had Orange Mound
Restaurant week first of the, year, Okay february For Black,
history so let folks.
Speaker 2 (13:51):
Know it's still restaurants In Orange.
Speaker 7 (13:53):
Mound, absolutely we had a week.
Speaker 6 (13:55):
Ago, wow, wow we did and we had a great
time and it was a, great great way for us
to celebrate our entrepreneurs Because orangebound has a history of entrepreneurship.
Speaker 7 (14:08):
And they were so blessed by.
Speaker 6 (14:10):
It we gave away a little presents you could get a,
win a dinner or whatever they, sold you, know, burgers
fries To molly's, whatever, wings absolutely the best. Wings so
that's how we started, off and it was really a
blessing to the restaurant tours in the middle Of, february you,
know middle of the winter when things are, slow and
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we did. That then we did a celebration at The
Orangebound Arch council For Valentine's. Day we Celebrated Frederick, douglass
who did not know when his birthday, was but his
mother called him Her, valentine so he took that as
his birthday and we had tea for his.
Speaker 2 (14:53):
Birthday, okay, okay, GOOD i like.
Speaker 6 (14:56):
That, yes we did, that and then we Did African
yeah for three, days which was a bunch of, fun
a bunch of.
Speaker 7 (15:05):
Fun the weather wasn't the, greatest but.
Speaker 6 (15:07):
It, WAS i mean the wind and the, rain but
it was a lovely time to be out with the.
People and we celebrated our. History our state historian made
panels for us to put up with our different historic
people and people who have made history in our community
and displayed that.
Speaker 7 (15:27):
Shirts and we.
Speaker 6 (15:29):
Created our OWN t shirts, okay, yes for the one
hundred and thirty fifth and we SOLD t shirts and
we did a really good little business. There, okay, okay
because we started with no money and we didn't want
to just say we don't have no, money so we.
Speaker 7 (15:44):
Went and made our own. Money good like good. Entrepreneurs that's.
Speaker 6 (15:48):
Right, YES i like. That, yes that's How that's how we.
Began so now we have a little change to move.
Speaker 2 (15:53):
With good, good and And i'm sure are you all
going to have a big when when does it?
Speaker 7 (16:02):
End we end the year with a?
Speaker 6 (16:05):
Gala oh, Okay but our next event coming up this
weekend is the Big Spelling bee that we're excited.
Speaker 2 (16:12):
About we're gonna talk about that, yet, right but it
actually does not end In.
Speaker 8 (16:17):
December it will end In. January, true Because Orange mound
is the honoree or Mid South Kwanta.
Speaker 2 (16:24):
Incorporated oh, Wow.
Speaker 8 (16:26):
And On january the, first the Entire Orange mound community
will be. Celebrated oh, good, yes, Good we'll go into
two thousand and, six what big cell celebrating one thirty?
Speaker 2 (16:40):
FIVE i like.
Speaker 1 (16:41):
IT i like.
Speaker 3 (16:41):
It if you've just tuned in this, afternoon we are
talking About Orange, mound as they, Say Orange, Mound. Tennessee
we are talking with two beautiful, Ladies Miss Francis, Barnes
Miss Lily. Jackson we're also going to talk about what
also as they commemorate what they're doing this week in
that you may want to get involved when.
Speaker 2 (17:03):
It's your turn to, Talk you know you.
Speaker 3 (17:05):
Can all you need to do is dial these numbers nine, zero, one, five, three,
five nine three four two eight hundred five zero, three
nine three four two eight three three five three five
nine three four.
Speaker 2 (17:20):
Two will get you in to. Us you're listening to
The heart And soul Of memphis w D I.
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A you're listening To Tennessee Radio hall Of Famer Bev
johnson on w D Ia The Bev josshow you're listening
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to The Bev Johnson. Show Here's Bev johnson.
Speaker 2 (18:34):
And i'm talking With Francis barnes And Miss Lily.
Speaker 3 (18:38):
Jackson they are here commemorating and talking About Orange mounds
one hundred and thirty fifth anniversary and what's coming up this.
Weekend but, ladies before we talk about, that let's go
to our phone lines and maybe our listeners have a
question or two for. YOU wdia high, caller are you
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on a frank at you?
Speaker 2 (19:01):
Again?
Speaker 1 (19:03):
Oh, yes, yes, yes you know they stepping on my,
toes stepping on your. Toes, well they don't know. This
but let me tell you all black construction means was
in their building that. City, uh that. City If i'm
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gonna tell you a, secret and it really ain't no.
Secret the roots came the people was in that and
The Orange mound roots come from Uh Mount, bay The delta.
Area uh uh airways and sixty. One see that That
Orange mound And Mount By uh that that fuat. Plan
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it's pretty much that's what they Took Mount by full
plan and and and we Created Orange. Mound uh, No, frank.
Speaker 5 (19:57):
Let me let.
Speaker 1 (19:58):
Me let me tell. You i'm gonna Have if you,
Listen i'm gonna help. You i'll tell you what you.
Speaker 3 (20:03):
Do, okay get the, Frank frank before you go any.
Further do you know That Orange mound was a? Plantation
do you know?
Speaker 1 (20:12):
That did you know that before they? Built, man that
was some. Plantation did you know?
Speaker 2 (20:19):
THAT i didn't know that About mound? Value but but
and who their?
Speaker 1 (20:24):
Names the Plan i'm talking about the, plans the people
who the people that was. LIVING i, MEAN i know
for a fact because our family And Orange maund that
the rooms come out To.
Speaker 9 (20:37):
Delta But i'm here From.
Speaker 2 (20:40):
Mississippi sure they.
Speaker 1 (20:41):
Did but but but that's All i'm. Saying but you
got to understand, Something, Okay, Frank, frank do you. LISTEN
i can tell you. Fact folks hating blacks from day,
one and the blacks have been trying to get away
from white from their n so they moved From mississippi
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and they're still doing. It it ain't no. Secret.
Speaker 2 (21:06):
Okay So, frank do you have a specific question for my.
Speaker 1 (21:10):
Guest it's a beautiful thing what y'all. Doing but tell
the while we always want to leave out the important
part of His, well then Now i'm gonna step on
your toes The.
Speaker 2 (21:25):
John, okay Step.
Speaker 1 (21:29):
Now you know the. Truth you know the truth of my,
volume AND i know you know the truth Every ransom
because you have Helped Mount value with money plenty. Times,
hello now all, RIGHT.
Speaker 5 (21:46):
I know what you let.
Speaker 2 (21:48):
Me let me tell, You. Frank my roots are not
In Mount. Value my roots are In Orange.
Speaker 3 (21:54):
Mound that's where my folks came From orange and MIND
i believe. That oh, okay all, right thank, You, Frank thank,
You frank Literly, frank BECAUSE i don't know people know
that that Or drive was a plantation.
Speaker 2 (22:12):
FIRST i, mean and.
Speaker 7 (22:14):
We're in The south and so a lot of land was.
Plantations oh, sure that's.
Speaker 2 (22:20):
Right, yeah that's.
Speaker 7 (22:21):
Right memphis began on the.
Speaker 6 (22:22):
River, yeah, okay so in eighteen ninety it was still
mostly down by the, river right, Right everything that it
annexed had been a former.
Speaker 7 (22:33):
Plantation.
Speaker 6 (22:34):
Yeah we didn't get annexed into the city Of memphis
until thirty years after eighteen ninety twenty, nine to be.
Speaker 3 (22:40):
Specific And i'm trying to think of the man who
owned the plantation de, Yeah.
Speaker 2 (22:45):
Dedrick, yeah and so Mister dedrick and, yeah he's so
he sold, it.
Speaker 6 (22:51):
Well he, passed it got broke down through, time and his,
wife one of the he, passed he passed really.
Speaker 7 (22:58):
Early one of his son's wife who he had.
Speaker 6 (23:01):
Passed she sold the land to the developer who Was meetcham, okay,
Okay and they actually had an. Agreement she didn't want
any of the land to be sold To African, americans,
Okay and he went against, that oh, contract to do
what he did to Form Orange.
Speaker 7 (23:17):
Bound the original plantation was actually Called, Orangebound oh it,
was it was in.
Speaker 6 (23:23):
Fact, yeah so some of what he's saying is. True,
absolutely we were In. America we're in The American, south
sold lots of land was. Plantations oh, yeah it, was
but it was people living there already bev Before orangebound
in eighteen Ninety black people already living.
Speaker 7 (23:39):
There our church is one hundred and forty five years.
Speaker 2 (23:42):
Old that's.
Speaker 6 (23:43):
Right so that tells you that it was already. Habitated you,
know it was. Inhabitants inhabitants there that Were African.
Speaker 7 (23:50):
American no.
Speaker 6 (23:52):
Doubt so this particular plat that he, registered that's what
you do when you. Developer you plat get your. Land
you plotted. Out these little lots were twenty five by
one hundred, feet very very, small you, know just for
the shot done size, yeah.
Speaker 2 (24:12):
Yeah long and.
Speaker 4 (24:13):
Lean.
Speaker 2 (24:14):
Yeah and what was the sister's name who bought the first.
Speaker 7 (24:17):
Lot her name was Actually Alice.
Speaker 6 (24:21):
Spraggins, spraggins, Yes and that lot was On Park avenue
Between grand And Marsha, neill about midway.
Speaker 7 (24:30):
Between, wow, wow so close to.
Speaker 3 (24:32):
Church.
Speaker 2 (24:33):
Right going back to our phone lines to talk with,
you W. D i a high.
Speaker 5 (24:37):
CALLER i am the most aeradite, mind grillian thinker and politico.
Philosopher good. Afternoons hey, black hey.
Speaker 2 (24:47):
Black, CONSERVATIVE i know exactly who you.
Speaker 5 (24:49):
Are got known to your Gas your last callar you, know,
uh he's trying to step on your toes. There but
let me step on his.
Speaker 2 (24:58):
Toes.
Speaker 5 (24:58):
Okay you, know get tired of the little hood rats calling,
in trying to act like they a.
Speaker 4 (25:05):
Man of book.
Speaker 5 (25:06):
Learning the truth of the matter Is Orange, mound these
other areas that he's he's proactive. About the question would,
be let's step on his. Toes why have you men
in those communities cleaned up?
Speaker 2 (25:18):
Them?
Speaker 5 (25:18):
Communities you, know own, Property you have your women and
your children living in the purple conditions in some. Areas
so the question is why having black men kept up
the property in The Orange Mound South memforce In North
memfis go over there and look look like look like
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a waste land over, there because they running through there
commit all kinds of criminal acts and things of that.
Nature but the truth of the matter is he's trying
to step on your. Toe i'm stepping on his. Toes
go over to the home, depot a low get you a,
rake a, buck and a pressure, washer and go clean
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up and places over there Property they need to be
cleaned and get some garbage bags.
Speaker 2 (26:06):
Too all, right thank, you thank, you Concern. Okay W
D i a high CALLER i agree with.
Speaker 4 (26:15):
Him Beth.
Speaker 9 (26:15):
Johnson you, know let me just throw this out to,
them AND i want to talk to the young, ladies
you and the young. Lady the first thing is that you,
know what do you think about seceding from the city
and annexing areas Like Orange? Mountain you Got Orange, mountain
you got the Belt, line you Got Besley, grove you
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got The Robbin hood. Area why don't we annex the?
Speaker 5 (26:41):
Areas and they get.
Speaker 9 (26:42):
Asked a whole place like The botlet and The German.
Speaker 2 (26:45):
Town, well that's WHAT i. Like that would be a
question for your council.
Speaker 9 (26:50):
Members and because you Know orange, now you know they
they became part of the city because they gave up something.
There you know why then we succeed and do our own,
best take care of our own have our own police,
department have our own, garbage cool and. EVERYTHING i, mean
it's money in the area, there and we can do.
It you, know we can start cleaning up and getting
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our packed paper bags and bringing this andseff because you,
know beb john the airwaves and The Little mars shopping.
Center young, lady you can tell me what's going on with.
That you know anything about?
Speaker 2 (27:24):
It NO i don't know what's going on with the shopping.
Speaker 9 (27:26):
Center you're talking about the young, Ladies Miss johnson eaking
on the.
Speaker 2 (27:29):
Park they don't know what's going on with the shop in.
Either do you all Know francis And. LILY i don't.
Speaker 8 (27:36):
KNOW i don't.
Speaker 2 (27:37):
Know they don't. Know, unforgetful because you.
Speaker 9 (27:40):
Know they had a great thing going on Called. Showcase
they're gonna gow, down and you don't mean so much
entertainment and so much stuff over there On Park.
Speaker 3 (27:48):
Avenue, well, forgetful let me tell you this range mountains
coming back.
Speaker 2 (27:52):
Up it's coming back.
Speaker 9 (27:53):
Up, okay if What i'm, saying, bab we need to
start taking care of our own and stop looking for
stuff for other.
Speaker 2 (27:58):
People, okay, well thank you.
Speaker 3 (28:00):
One.
Speaker 2 (28:00):
Forgetful it's coming back, up isn't.
Speaker 3 (28:03):
It, lily they're building with that beautiful with the library
over there at the OLD.
Speaker 2 (28:07):
Marylds yeah that when you have red, Zone oh, yeah
the red zone over.
Speaker 3 (28:13):
There and speaking of, That so now tell, me since
you all are still Commemorating Orange mounds one hundred and
thirty fifth, anniversary something very special is coming up this.
Speaker 2 (28:26):
Weekend tell me about.
Speaker 8 (28:27):
It let me tell You Bell, Okay, saturday one o'clock,
Pm Red Zone, ministries which is On Park, avenue the
Inaugural Orange Mound Adult Youth Spelling.
Speaker 2 (28:47):
Bee What Adult Youth Spelling Built Youth Spelling. Bee, yes,
okay we'll have.
Speaker 8 (28:55):
Teens, well actually we will not have. Teens we will
have bee, hives beehives of all, ages, okay, seniors. Teenagers in,
fact some elementary students will also be on the.
Speaker 7 (29:11):
Beehive.
Speaker 8 (29:12):
Okay we will have four person beehives or, teens and
one person from each team will go to the mic
spell the. Word the team will have ninety, seconds ninety
seconds to, collaborate to, discuss to, say this is what
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we're going to say and.
Speaker 2 (29:33):
Do and make it.
Speaker 7 (29:35):
Happen it should be.
Speaker 2 (29:37):
Fun should be.
Speaker 3 (29:38):
Fun Adult Youth Spelling. Bee, yes so have You so you're,
saying is it going to be teams or?
Speaker 7 (29:46):
No, well we call the teams.
Speaker 2 (29:47):
Behives, okay the bee. Hives so do you have all your? Beehives?
Speaker 8 (29:52):
Now we have eight, beehives, oh eight eight Behis, okay,
okay they are. Ready they are. Ready in addition to the,
beehives so we have we have BC's you may call them.
MC's we call THEM, bc OKAY. Bc we will have
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A KING b and A Queen, bee and we have
celebrity judges celebrity. Panelists in, Fact Judge Cedrick wooden is
Our KING b and Retired Judge Ernestine Hunt dors.
Speaker 2 (30:28):
Is Our Queen.
Speaker 8 (30:28):
Bee we will HAVE b masters who are. Judges we
will HAVE b handlers who are. Pronouncers we will have
be quarters who are record. Keepers we will HAVE b
timers and be watchers and be. Coordinators we are we
will be, there be.
Speaker 7 (30:48):
There, yes it's gonna be some intergenerational.
Speaker 3 (30:51):
Fund, okay, good, Yes, now now what time is This
Adult Youth Spelling? Bee?
Speaker 8 (30:59):
Happy it begins at one one? Pm one pm where
At Red Zone, ministries which is located at twenty eight
fifty Five Park.
Speaker 3 (31:10):
Avenue now are our listeners? Listening are they welcome to?
Come it's, free it's freezing if R e f r
E e come all, down.
Speaker 7 (31:24):
Awe, down enjoy the.
Speaker 10 (31:25):
Fun.
Speaker 6 (31:26):
Good, yes everybody's really excited about it, too but really really,
yes it's really grown and. Blossomed we are, excited but
we it's caught on because now people are calling us.
Speaker 7 (31:37):
To get on the.
Speaker 2 (31:38):
Tap oh, okay so is this the first time you
all are doing.
Speaker 7 (31:41):
This it is this is the.
Speaker 6 (31:42):
Inaugural we'll be planning that it should be an annual. Event,
yeah especially to get the school kids brains. Working and
next year we'll do it a little later in the
year so that the team we can get more teams
from the.
Speaker 7 (31:58):
Schools. Yeah but, yeah everybody's really.
Speaker 3 (32:02):
Exciting so when you talk about the, Schools, lily are
you concentrating the schools that are in The Orange mound.
Speaker 6 (32:09):
Community, well we always concentrate what's nearest and, dearest, yes
but that doesn't mean other schools can o catcipate on our.
Fly we say, churches, clubs, families, organizations, businesses schools and.
Classes everybody is welcome In Orange. Mound that's the beauty
of our.
Speaker 7 (32:25):
Community, yes it.
Speaker 8 (32:26):
Is in, fact many of the team members are outside
Of Orange mount as, well so it's not restricted To
Orange mound.
Speaker 2 (32:35):
Residents is it too late four to get on a
team or get a?
Speaker 8 (32:38):
Team if a team is, interested we would need to
know no later than.
Speaker 3 (32:42):
Tomorrow, Okay so is there contact their? Email how would
they get in contact with?
Speaker 11 (32:47):
You they?
Speaker 8 (32:49):
Should they can call and or text nine zero one
six zero six nine two one Four.
Speaker 3 (32:58):
Okay sounds. Good let me go back to our phone
lines to talk to one of our. Listeners W D
i A hi, Caller.
Speaker 10 (33:07):
Hey, Bell how are you doing this, afternoon friends of The.
Speaker 2 (33:09):
Charles i'm doing, well, brother how are?
Speaker 10 (33:12):
You i'm on The Top shop and NOW i could
take good afternoon to the two young ladies there with.
You are you ladies doing?
Speaker 11 (33:17):
Today doing very?
Speaker 2 (33:18):
Well how are?
Speaker 10 (33:19):
You i'm on The Top. Show thank you for. ASKING
i like the actually young lady. SOMETHING i know That
Orange mound throughout history was one of the first block
communities in The United? States AM i correct on?
Speaker 1 (33:31):
That?
Speaker 8 (33:32):
Correct the first one of the first black home owning
communities in The United.
Speaker 2 (33:38):
States, yes thank.
Speaker 10 (33:40):
You for clearing that up for. ME i was talking
to a dear friend of mine AND i wanted to
know because we were. Talking matter of, fact we were
talking about THIS i Think monday About Orange, mound and
you may know of him by the name Of Anthony. Elmore, yes,
yeah we were. Talking we were talking about exactly what
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you were talking. About, well he also be a part
of this event that you guys are.
Speaker 7 (34:07):
Having he hadn't registered the, Team, no, sir he's not
registered on the.
Speaker 2 (34:16):
Team is He, no he's not registered on a Team.
Speaker 10 (34:18):
PRINCE i know he has a lot of knowledge About Orange.
MOUNT i mean a lot belt AND i WAS i
was so impressed with. HIM i just want to know
was he part of it because he's also WHEN i
was talking to, him you, KNOW i want to See
Orange mount, blossom and he has so much respect About
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Orange mount and the way it's going in the direction
that it's. Going SO i just wanted to know.
Speaker 1 (34:46):
It's going to be This.
Speaker 10 (34:46):
Saturday could you give me the time, again and if
i'm If i'm not, working IF i can get off work,
EARLY i would love to just attend this event and
we would love to have.
Speaker 6 (34:56):
You it's going to be at one pm At Red Zone,
ministries which is located at twenty eight to fifty Five Park,
avenue which is right At American, pendleton.
Speaker 8 (35:09):
Directly behind Mail Rose High.
Speaker 10 (35:11):
SCHOOL i know exactly what you're talking. ABOUT i know that.
EXACTLY i know what Mail rose. Is so IF i
get an, OPPORTUNITY i would make it my business to
come out and support you guys in every possible. Way
we'll be glad to see.
Speaker 6 (35:25):
You come, on so come on down and enjoy. Us
now our mentor for our. Community is our official, historian
which is Missus i've we have Missus MARY. E, smith
who is the official historian of The Orange mouth declared
by our.
Speaker 11 (35:41):
Writers and that is our.
Speaker 10 (35:43):
Advisor oh, OKAY i appreciate that. Information. Bell that's, always
thank you for allowing me to. SPEAK i want you
and the beautiful ladies there on your panel to have a, beautiful,
blessed safe and healthy. Day and that's ALWAYS i always say.
This please ladies and, gentlemen it's hot out. Here please
do not either children or animals in the back of
the car and check on the.
Speaker 2 (36:03):
Elderly thank, You thank, You, France bye. Bye we are
talking this.
Speaker 3 (36:08):
Day we are talking about in them in commemoration Of
Orange mounds one hundred and thirty fifth anniversary coming up
this week and it's The Adult Youth Spelling. Bee we
are talking about fad with my Guest Miss Lily jackson
And Francis.
Speaker 2 (36:24):
Barnes, again if you have a question.
Speaker 3 (36:26):
Or two for the, ladies nine zero one five three
five nine three four two eight hundred five zero three
nine three four two eight three three five three five
nine three four.
Speaker 2 (36:38):
Two will get you in to. Us you're listening to
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Speaker 4 (36:45):
Ia got something to? Say say It next With Tennessee
Radio hall Of FAMER Bev johnson on w D ia THE.
Speaker 8 (36:55):
Bevj justhow.
Speaker 2 (37:13):
And welcome.
Speaker 3 (37:14):
Back we are talking about The Adult Youth Spelling bee
in commemoration Of Orange mounds one hundred and thirty fifth
anniversary With Miss Francis barnes And Lily.
Speaker 2 (37:24):
Jackson, Ladies i'm going to the phone line To. Derek, Hi.
Speaker 10 (37:28):
Derek hi'm doing this.
Speaker 11 (37:31):
Morning we're doing well this, Afternoon, derek on this Afternoon.
NORTH i living In. MISSISSIPPI i was born raised in Miss.
Sippi but now when it comes To, messoice WHEN i
was a child On Mound South Pard, way it's all.
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OLD i was all. Old miss my will, SAY i
will from Miss okay our raided and give him a little.
Money go out To Southgate Shopping center fourteen years, old
by my own clothes and. Everything but my reason for
calling to let black people Know i'm not down there
nobody for black. People we can't do anything we want to.
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Do and the REASON i said, that if you.
Speaker 5 (38:20):
Go back in history.
Speaker 11 (38:23):
When we had our own funeral, homes banks and showing.
Speaker 5 (38:26):
Company but we were just stripped to.
Speaker 11 (38:28):
Everything so we don't need no, city no no jarm in,
town no nothing to take care of. Us we can
take care of. Ourselves but we got to put the
work in, now me and my. WIFE i ain't, bragging
try to be. Faster we got two hours of paid.
FOR i ain't had no government help or.
Speaker 4 (38:46):
Not just two.
Speaker 9 (38:47):
People, yeah good for.
Speaker 2 (38:50):
You, okay but but Well i'm.
Speaker 11 (38:52):
Saying but three hundred people can't do better then two.
People ye saying What i'm.
Speaker 2 (38:59):
SAYING i got, You, DEREK i got.
Speaker 11 (39:01):
You we've got all these big turned mister ben, message
all five THINGS i don't, memory and we can't do no.
Speaker 2 (39:10):
Better, well hopefully we, Can, Derek, Okay, YEAH.
Speaker 4 (39:15):
I know we.
Speaker 11 (39:16):
CAN i know we. Can't, okay all, Right, YEAH i
have good.
Speaker 3 (39:20):
Day and you, Too thank you for. Listening bye. Bye
well coming up as we get ready to end talking
about what's coming up this, weekend and let me start
last words with Miss Francis. Barnes what do you want
to tell our listeners about this Adult youth spelling.
Speaker 8 (39:39):
Be, Listeners this is for. YOU a spelling me is
more than just spelling. Words it's actually an opportunity for
our young people to see that.
Speaker 2 (39:54):
Learning.
Speaker 8 (39:55):
Continues it doesn't. Stop it's a process in which we
continue to grow and show that we too can learn.
Speaker 2 (40:06):
And, remember remember and.
Speaker 8 (40:09):
Practice and in, fact you, know there's a phrase that says.
Speaker 2 (40:15):
Reading is.
Speaker 8 (40:15):
Fundamental it begins with words and you take it down
another step you have. Letters so spelling is the one
of the fibers of. Learning so we invite you guys
to come out and. Enjoy we will have special, treats,
prizes and it's, free, Free so come on.
Speaker 2 (40:37):
Down we look for You saturday one. O'CLOCK i love.
It Francis, Bahondes Miss Lily, jackson your last.
Speaker 7 (40:44):
Words my last word.
Speaker 6 (40:46):
Is a historic fact because we are very proud In
Orange mound that Before Michelle obama left The White house
in twenty, sixteen she Designated orangemound as A Preserve america.
Community it is the only at that time is the
Only African american community in the state Of tennessee with that.
Designation there were only nine hundred or so in the entire.
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Country we had a sign At Parking airways that's in
the hospital right. Now it will be returning soon and
it will be returning for this one hundred and thirty
fifth year anniversary that we are, celebrating and again we
want you all to come out On saturday one, O'clock
Red zone twenty eight to fifty Five Park avenue in
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the heart Of Orange, Mound. Tennessee CAN i tell you
why It's Orange, Mound. Tennessee tell me you already because
for twenty nine years from eighteen ninety we Were Orange,
Mound tennessee Until memphis annexed.
Speaker 7 (41:42):
Us so it's a real.
Speaker 2 (41:45):
Thing it's a real.
Speaker 7 (41:46):
Thing come on to the. Mound we look for You.
Saturday we hope to see you and join in on the.
Speaker 2 (41:50):
Front thank, you, ladies you all have been a. Joy thank,
You thank, You thank You Miss Lily, Jackson Fancy. Barnes
thank y'all for being. Here we enjoyed. It you're, Welcome you're.
WELCOME i want to thank you.
Speaker 3 (42:05):
CALLERS i want to thank you listeners for joining us
this day on THE Beb Johnson. Show we, do we
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w d i A The BEB Johnson Show. It is
indeed a pleasure I have you with us once again
on this Thursday, August seventh, twenty twenty five. Enjoyed this
fiveabulous day to day. Get ready to do a little
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chatting with me. First hour we will definitely yes for
you have open conversation. You can get it off your heart,
your mind, your chest, whatever it is.
Speaker 2 (02:28):
Yeah.
Speaker 3 (02:30):
Second hour we'll have guests talking about what's gonna happen
in Orange Mount, Tennessee.
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So I know you want to stick and stay for that.
The numbers to dial.
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Day, Thursday, August seventh, twenty twenty five, is your birthday.
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Steine from your husband, Uncle Floyd as Aunt Steine, Uncle Floyd,
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Sister in law, all the folks who love you.
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Ernestine Hunter is having a birthday today. Yeah, Happy birthday,
Aunt Stein. And yesterday my great niece had a birthday,
Madeline Michelle Coleman. Happy birthday, Maddie turned twenty three yesterday,
my great niece. Yeah, happy birthday to each and every
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one of y'all out there who may be celebrating a
birthday on this day.
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You know what we say, go out and celebrate your life.
You better, you better.
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We're rocking and rolling on this Thursday WALKUS seventh, twenty
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Enjoy this fabulous day to day. Before I get to
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You all know it.
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vegetables desserts.
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At The Rocking.
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Tier and don't forget The Rocking chair is Open Monday, Wednesday, Thursday,
Friday saturday And. Sunday and It's. Thursday you know what
that means with the best entertainment in. Town It's Stumping
thursday at the rock And chair Of. Memphis John Disco
Hounds Thumping thursday tonight will be there. Doors we'll open
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up at six, o'clock six to seven absolutely.
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Free Disco.
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Hounds guest, tonight y'all is Mister. Sam so come on
out and see Mister. Sam say hi to Missus, sam
take some pictures with Mister sam and party The Rocking
chair Of memphis fifteen forty. Two Elvis presley thump In
thursday With john Dis Go hound for his very special
guest is Mister.
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So if you want the best soul food in, town
best entertainment, around it's The Rocking chair Of memphis fifteen
forty Two Elvis.
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Presley dine in or, takeout and when you go, there
y'all know what to. Say tell.
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Them Bev johnson sent you to The Rocking chair Of.
Memphis welcome back to w d I A The Bev Johnson.
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Show I'm. Bev Thursday august, seventh twenty twenty.
Speaker 2 (08:54):
Five enjoy this fabulous day to.
Speaker 3 (08:56):
DAY i told you all that we're this, hour we're
gonna talk talk about one of my favorite, PLACES i
like to, Say Orange, Mound.
Speaker 2 (09:04):
Tennessee so what's going on In Orange?
Speaker 8 (09:07):
Mound?
Speaker 2 (09:07):
WELL i have two beautiful, SISTERS i, KNOW i, Know
i've been knowing them a, long, long long long.
Speaker 3 (09:14):
Time two of my beautiful sisters from my, church The
Mount pisga seeing me church in the heart Of Orange,
MOUND i have with us, Today Miss Lily jackson And
Miss Francis.
Speaker 2 (09:28):
Barnes good, afternoon, Ladies how y'all?
Speaker 5 (09:33):
Doing what are you?
Speaker 2 (09:37):
Y'all are you y'all coming to see? Me looking?
Speaker 3 (09:40):
Fabulous like that's got to keep up with? You These
Orange mound girls from the heart Of Orange, Mound Golden,
Wildcats Golden, Wildcats Golden. WILDCATS i HETE I Merro's High.
School Good Orange, Mound. Tennessee with pride and with pride of.
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Humility we serve you, served we serve.
Speaker 7 (10:04):
IT i love.
Speaker 2 (10:05):
IT i love it.
Speaker 3 (10:06):
WELL i Know Orange mound is getting ready celebrating their
one hundred and thirty fifth. Anniversary lily one hundred and
thirty five. Years what's y'all planning or? Doing what's happening In.
Speaker 6 (10:18):
Orangemound we are commemorating the history of our community one
hundred and thirty five. Years Historic Orange, mound founded in
eighteen ninety Is america's first community founded For African american home.
Ownership and we are celebrating that journey to greatness that
Is Orange.
Speaker 7 (10:38):
Mound.
Speaker 3 (10:39):
Wow and and as we Know Orange, MOUND i think
it was the first neighborhood for, Homeowners.
Speaker 7 (10:45):
Yes homeowner owners and built by home and built.
Speaker 6 (10:48):
By homeowners because actually they sold the lots and then
you had to build your.
Speaker 2 (10:53):
Home OH i didn't know that you had to, build
you had to build your own. Home that's. Right, wow that's.
Speaker 9 (11:00):
Right.
Speaker 6 (11:00):
Wow and bev, yes, yes who bought the first? Lot
who bought the first?
Speaker 2 (11:05):
LOT a?
Speaker 7 (11:06):
Sister what?
Speaker 2 (11:10):
What wait a, minute that's, right that's. RIGHT a sister
bought the first.
Speaker 7 (11:15):
Lot, yes she.
Speaker 6 (11:15):
Did in, fact a black, woman a black, woman because
it was For African.
Speaker 7 (11:21):
Americans, yes SO i didn't know.
Speaker 2 (11:24):
That, YEAH i, thought you know what you?
Speaker 3 (11:26):
Know And i'm, Wondering Francis, lily how much did that
lot costs back?
Speaker 7 (11:30):
Then all of forty bucks forty whole forty hold y'all.
Speaker 2 (11:36):
What forty bucks for a lot to build you a, house.
Speaker 7 (11:43):
Yes, ma'am for you to build your, house your, house,
yes the way you wanted it to.
Speaker 4 (11:49):
Be.
Speaker 7 (11:50):
Wow but it was forty.
Speaker 6 (11:52):
Dollars and you have to think about the time, change you,
know the exchange for the time and then you could
pay on you, know pay, yeah a little bit down
every month from there and.
Speaker 8 (12:03):
A lot so, quickly very quickly did They, yes you,
Know i've never heard that.
Speaker 2 (12:09):
Story those are the.
Speaker 3 (12:10):
Facts those are a, woman a black, woman bought her
first lot In Orange mound for forty forty.
Speaker 6 (12:17):
Dollars that was the going. Rate they were small, lots
and you could get you a, lot find you somebody
to build if you. Weren't you, know the carpenter that you,
knew the bricklayer that you. Knew and that's why there
is so much pride because these homes were homes that
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some of the first homes people could move in that
somebody else hadn't already lived, in, Right, Okay so you
built it like you wanted.
Speaker 7 (12:44):
It that's the story of the. Shotgun because they were small.
Lots uh, huh, yes.
Speaker 3 (12:50):
Yeah and so, Also lily that you all are commemorating
one hundred and thirty five years And Orange.
Speaker 2 (12:57):
Mound what else have you all been?
Speaker 3 (12:59):
Doing and go going on.
Speaker 2 (13:01):
A, lot a.
Speaker 6 (13:03):
Lot we've been busy all. Year we have been busy all.
Year we had a whole. Calendar we started the year off,
well we first started In. January we met and we
had like about fifteen twenty people that actually represented different
organizations in the. Community and that is what is The Planning,
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committee one hundred and thirty Fifth Anniversary Planning, committee WHICH
i stumbled upon being the.
Speaker 3 (13:30):
Coach, yeah okay's job as.
Speaker 6 (13:38):
Well oh bless, you BUT i was not planning on
just trying to run. It but we Had Orange Mound
Restaurant week first of the, year, Okay february For Black,
history so let folks.
Speaker 2 (13:51):
Know it's still restaurants In Orange.
Speaker 7 (13:53):
Mound, absolutely we had a week.
Speaker 6 (13:55):
Ago, wow, wow we did and we had a great
time and it was a, great great way for us
to celebrate our entrepreneurs Because orangebound has a history of entrepreneurship.
Speaker 7 (14:08):
And they were so blessed by.
Speaker 6 (14:10):
It we gave away a little presents you could get a,
win a dinner or whatever they, sold you, know, burgers
fries To molly's, whatever, wings absolutely the best. Wings so
that's how we started, off and it was really a
blessing to the restaurant tours in the middle Of, february you,
know middle of the winter when things are, slow and
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we did. That then we did a celebration at The
Orangebound Arch council For Valentine's. Day we Celebrated Frederick, douglass
who did not know when his birthday, was but his
mother called him Her, valentine so he took that as
his birthday and we had tea for his.
Speaker 2 (14:53):
Birthday, okay, okay, GOOD i like.
Speaker 6 (14:56):
That, yes we did, that and then we Did African
yeah for three, days which was a bunch of, fun
a bunch of.
Speaker 7 (15:05):
Fun the weather wasn't the, greatest but.
Speaker 6 (15:07):
It, WAS i mean the wind and the, rain but
it was a lovely time to be out with the.
People and we celebrated our. History our state historian made
panels for us to put up with our different historic
people and people who have made history in our community
and displayed that.
Speaker 7 (15:27):
Shirts and we.
Speaker 6 (15:29):
Created our OWN t shirts, okay, yes for the one
hundred and thirty fifth and we SOLD t shirts and
we did a really good little business. There, okay, okay
because we started with no money and we didn't want
to just say we don't have no, money so we.
Speaker 7 (15:44):
Went and made our own. Money good like good. Entrepreneurs that's.
Speaker 6 (15:48):
Right, YES i like. That, yes that's How that's how we.
Began so now we have a little change to move.
Speaker 2 (15:53):
With good, good and And i'm sure are you all
going to have a big when when does it?
Speaker 7 (16:02):
End we end the year with a?
Speaker 6 (16:05):
Gala oh, Okay but our next event coming up this
weekend is the Big Spelling bee that we're excited.
Speaker 2 (16:12):
About we're gonna talk about that, yet, right but it
actually does not end In.
Speaker 8 (16:17):
December it will end In. January, true Because Orange mound
is the honoree or Mid South Kwanta.
Speaker 2 (16:24):
Incorporated oh, Wow.
Speaker 8 (16:26):
And On january the, first the Entire Orange mound community
will be. Celebrated oh, good, yes, Good we'll go into
two thousand and, six what big cell celebrating one thirty?
Speaker 2 (16:40):
FIVE i like.
Speaker 1 (16:41):
IT i like.
Speaker 3 (16:41):
It if you've just tuned in this, afternoon we are
talking About Orange, mound as they, Say Orange, Mound. Tennessee
we are talking with two beautiful, Ladies Miss Francis, Barnes
Miss Lily. Jackson we're also going to talk about what
also as they commemorate what they're doing this week in
that you may want to get involved when.
Speaker 2 (17:03):
It's your turn to, Talk you know you.
Speaker 3 (17:05):
Can all you need to do is dial these numbers nine, zero, one, five, three,
five nine three four two eight hundred five zero, three
nine three four two eight three three five three five
nine three four.
Speaker 2 (17:20):
Two will get you in to. Us you're listening to
The heart And soul Of memphis w D I.
Speaker 4 (17:30):
A you're listening To Tennessee Radio hall Of Famer Bev
johnson on w D Ia The Bev josshow you're listening
(18:31):
to The Bev Johnson. Show Here's Bev johnson.
Speaker 2 (18:34):
And i'm talking With Francis barnes And Miss Lily.
Speaker 3 (18:38):
Jackson they are here commemorating and talking About Orange mounds
one hundred and thirty fifth anniversary and what's coming up this.
Weekend but, ladies before we talk about, that let's go
to our phone lines and maybe our listeners have a
question or two for. YOU wdia high, caller are you
(19:00):
on a frank at you?
Speaker 2 (19:01):
Again?
Speaker 1 (19:03):
Oh, yes, yes, yes you know they stepping on my,
toes stepping on your. Toes, well they don't know. This
but let me tell you all black construction means was
in their building that. City, uh that. City If i'm
(19:23):
gonna tell you a, secret and it really ain't no.
Secret the roots came the people was in that and
The Orange mound roots come from Uh Mount, bay The delta.
Area uh uh airways and sixty. One see that That
Orange mound And Mount By uh that that fuat. Plan
(19:46):
it's pretty much that's what they Took Mount by full
plan and and and we Created Orange. Mound uh, No, frank.
Speaker 5 (19:57):
Let me let.
Speaker 1 (19:58):
Me let me tell. You i'm gonna Have if you,
Listen i'm gonna help. You i'll tell you what you.
Speaker 3 (20:03):
Do, okay get the, Frank frank before you go any.
Further do you know That Orange mound was a? Plantation
do you know?
Speaker 1 (20:12):
That did you know that before they? Built, man that
was some. Plantation did you know?
Speaker 2 (20:19):
THAT i didn't know that About mound? Value but but
and who their?
Speaker 1 (20:24):
Names the Plan i'm talking about the, plans the people
who the people that was. LIVING i, MEAN i know
for a fact because our family And Orange maund that
the rooms come out To.
Speaker 9 (20:37):
Delta But i'm here From.
Speaker 2 (20:40):
Mississippi sure they.
Speaker 1 (20:41):
Did but but but that's All i'm. Saying but you
got to understand, Something, Okay, Frank, frank do you. LISTEN
i can tell you. Fact folks hating blacks from day,
one and the blacks have been trying to get away
from white from their n so they moved From mississippi
(21:03):
and they're still doing. It it ain't no. Secret.
Speaker 2 (21:06):
Okay So, frank do you have a specific question for my.
Speaker 1 (21:10):
Guest it's a beautiful thing what y'all. Doing but tell
the while we always want to leave out the important
part of His, well then Now i'm gonna step on
your toes The.
Speaker 2 (21:25):
John, okay Step.
Speaker 1 (21:29):
Now you know the. Truth you know the truth of my,
volume AND i know you know the truth Every ransom
because you have Helped Mount value with money plenty. Times,
hello now all, RIGHT.
Speaker 5 (21:46):
I know what you let.
Speaker 2 (21:48):
Me let me tell, You. Frank my roots are not
In Mount. Value my roots are In Orange.
Speaker 3 (21:54):
Mound that's where my folks came From orange and MIND
i believe. That oh, okay all, right thank, You, Frank thank,
You frank Literly, frank BECAUSE i don't know people know
that that Or drive was a plantation.
Speaker 2 (22:12):
FIRST i, mean and.
Speaker 7 (22:14):
We're in The south and so a lot of land was.
Plantations oh, sure that's.
Speaker 2 (22:20):
Right, yeah that's.
Speaker 7 (22:21):
Right memphis began on the.
Speaker 6 (22:22):
River, yeah, okay so in eighteen ninety it was still
mostly down by the, river right, Right everything that it
annexed had been a former.
Speaker 7 (22:33):
Plantation.
Speaker 6 (22:34):
Yeah we didn't get annexed into the city Of memphis
until thirty years after eighteen ninety twenty, nine to be.
Speaker 3 (22:40):
Specific And i'm trying to think of the man who
owned the plantation de, Yeah.
Speaker 2 (22:45):
Dedrick, yeah and so Mister dedrick and, yeah he's so
he sold, it.
Speaker 6 (22:51):
Well he, passed it got broke down through, time and his,
wife one of the he, passed he passed really.
Speaker 7 (22:58):
Early one of his son's wife who he had.
Speaker 6 (23:01):
Passed she sold the land to the developer who Was meetcham, okay,
Okay and they actually had an. Agreement she didn't want
any of the land to be sold To African, americans,
Okay and he went against, that oh, contract to do
what he did to Form Orange.
Speaker 7 (23:17):
Bound the original plantation was actually Called, Orangebound oh it,
was it was in.
Speaker 6 (23:23):
Fact, yeah so some of what he's saying is. True,
absolutely we were In. America we're in The American, south
sold lots of land was. Plantations oh, yeah it, was
but it was people living there already bev Before orangebound
in eighteen Ninety black people already living.
Speaker 7 (23:39):
There our church is one hundred and forty five years.
Speaker 2 (23:42):
Old that's.
Speaker 6 (23:43):
Right so that tells you that it was already. Habitated you,
know it was. Inhabitants inhabitants there that Were African.
Speaker 7 (23:50):
American no.
Speaker 6 (23:52):
Doubt so this particular plat that he, registered that's what
you do when you. Developer you plat get your. Land
you plotted. Out these little lots were twenty five by
one hundred, feet very very, small you, know just for
the shot done size, yeah.
Speaker 2 (24:12):
Yeah long and.
Speaker 4 (24:13):
Lean.
Speaker 2 (24:14):
Yeah and what was the sister's name who bought the first.
Speaker 7 (24:17):
Lot her name was Actually Alice.
Speaker 6 (24:21):
Spraggins, spraggins, Yes and that lot was On Park avenue
Between grand And Marsha, neill about midway.
Speaker 7 (24:30):
Between, wow, wow so close to.
Speaker 3 (24:32):
Church.
Speaker 2 (24:33):
Right going back to our phone lines to talk with,
you W. D i a high.
Speaker 5 (24:37):
CALLER i am the most aeradite, mind grillian thinker and politico.
Philosopher good. Afternoons hey, black hey.
Speaker 2 (24:47):
Black, CONSERVATIVE i know exactly who you.
Speaker 5 (24:49):
Are got known to your Gas your last callar you, know,
uh he's trying to step on your toes. There but
let me step on his.
Speaker 2 (24:58):
Toes.
Speaker 5 (24:58):
Okay you, know get tired of the little hood rats calling,
in trying to act like they a.
Speaker 4 (25:05):
Man of book.
Speaker 5 (25:06):
Learning the truth of the matter Is Orange, mound these
other areas that he's he's proactive. About the question would,
be let's step on his. Toes why have you men
in those communities cleaned up?
Speaker 2 (25:18):
Them?
Speaker 5 (25:18):
Communities you, know own, Property you have your women and
your children living in the purple conditions in some. Areas
so the question is why having black men kept up
the property in The Orange Mound South memforce In North
memfis go over there and look look like look like
(25:42):
a waste land over, there because they running through there
commit all kinds of criminal acts and things of that.
Nature but the truth of the matter is he's trying
to step on your. Toe i'm stepping on his. Toes
go over to the home, depot a low get you a,
rake a, buck and a pressure, washer and go clean
(26:02):
up and places over there Property they need to be
cleaned and get some garbage bags.
Speaker 2 (26:06):
Too all, right thank, you thank, you Concern. Okay W
D i a high CALLER i agree with.
Speaker 4 (26:15):
Him Beth.
Speaker 9 (26:15):
Johnson you, know let me just throw this out to,
them AND i want to talk to the young, ladies
you and the young. Lady the first thing is that you,
know what do you think about seceding from the city
and annexing areas Like Orange? Mountain you Got Orange, mountain
you got the Belt, line you Got Besley, grove you
(26:37):
got The Robbin hood. Area why don't we annex the?
Speaker 5 (26:41):
Areas and they get.
Speaker 9 (26:42):
Asked a whole place like The botlet and The German.
Speaker 2 (26:45):
Town, well that's WHAT i. Like that would be a
question for your council.
Speaker 9 (26:50):
Members and because you Know orange, now you know they
they became part of the city because they gave up something.
There you know why then we succeed and do our own,
best take care of our own have our own police,
department have our own, garbage cool and. EVERYTHING i, mean
it's money in the area, there and we can do.
It you, know we can start cleaning up and getting
(27:12):
our packed paper bags and bringing this andseff because you,
know beb john the airwaves and The Little mars shopping.
Center young, lady you can tell me what's going on with.
That you know anything about?
Speaker 2 (27:24):
It NO i don't know what's going on with the shopping.
Speaker 9 (27:26):
Center you're talking about the young, Ladies Miss johnson eaking
on the.
Speaker 2 (27:29):
Park they don't know what's going on with the shop in.
Either do you all Know francis And. LILY i don't.
Speaker 8 (27:36):
KNOW i don't.
Speaker 2 (27:37):
Know they don't. Know, unforgetful because you.
Speaker 9 (27:40):
Know they had a great thing going on Called. Showcase
they're gonna gow, down and you don't mean so much
entertainment and so much stuff over there On Park.
Speaker 3 (27:48):
Avenue, well, forgetful let me tell you this range mountains
coming back.
Speaker 2 (27:52):
Up it's coming back.
Speaker 9 (27:53):
Up, okay if What i'm, saying, bab we need to
start taking care of our own and stop looking for
stuff for other.
Speaker 2 (27:58):
People, okay, well thank you.
Speaker 3 (28:00):
One.
Speaker 2 (28:00):
Forgetful it's coming back, up isn't.
Speaker 3 (28:03):
It, lily they're building with that beautiful with the library
over there at the OLD.
Speaker 2 (28:07):
Marylds yeah that when you have red, Zone oh, yeah
the red zone over.
Speaker 3 (28:13):
There and speaking of, That so now tell, me since
you all are still Commemorating Orange mounds one hundred and
thirty fifth, anniversary something very special is coming up this.
Speaker 2 (28:26):
Weekend tell me about.
Speaker 8 (28:27):
It let me tell You Bell, Okay, saturday one o'clock,
Pm Red Zone, ministries which is On Park, avenue the
Inaugural Orange Mound Adult Youth Spelling.
Speaker 2 (28:47):
Bee What Adult Youth Spelling Built Youth Spelling. Bee, yes,
okay we'll have.
Speaker 8 (28:55):
Teens, well actually we will not have. Teens we will
have bee, hives beehives of all, ages, okay, seniors. Teenagers in,
fact some elementary students will also be on the.
Speaker 7 (29:11):
Beehive.
Speaker 8 (29:12):
Okay we will have four person beehives or, teens and
one person from each team will go to the mic
spell the. Word the team will have ninety, seconds ninety
seconds to, collaborate to, discuss to, say this is what
(29:32):
we're going to say and.
Speaker 2 (29:33):
Do and make it.
Speaker 7 (29:35):
Happen it should be.
Speaker 2 (29:37):
Fun should be.
Speaker 3 (29:38):
Fun Adult Youth Spelling. Bee, yes so have You so you're,
saying is it going to be teams or?
Speaker 7 (29:46):
No, well we call the teams.
Speaker 2 (29:47):
Behives, okay the bee. Hives so do you have all your? Beehives?
Speaker 8 (29:52):
Now we have eight, beehives, oh eight eight Behis, okay,
okay they are. Ready they are. Ready in addition to the,
beehives so we have we have BC's you may call them.
MC's we call THEM, bc OKAY. Bc we will have
(30:13):
A KING b and A Queen, bee and we have
celebrity judges celebrity. Panelists in, Fact Judge Cedrick wooden is
Our KING b and Retired Judge Ernestine Hunt dors.
Speaker 2 (30:28):
Is Our Queen.
Speaker 8 (30:28):
Bee we will HAVE b masters who are. Judges we
will HAVE b handlers who are. Pronouncers we will have
be quarters who are record. Keepers we will HAVE b
timers and be watchers and be. Coordinators we are we
will be, there be.
Speaker 7 (30:48):
There, yes it's gonna be some intergenerational.
Speaker 3 (30:51):
Fund, okay, good, Yes, now now what time is This
Adult Youth Spelling? Bee?
Speaker 8 (30:59):
Happy it begins at one one? Pm one pm where
At Red Zone, ministries which is located at twenty eight
fifty Five Park.
Speaker 3 (31:10):
Avenue now are our listeners? Listening are they welcome to?
Come it's, free it's freezing if R e f r
E e come all, down.
Speaker 7 (31:24):
Awe, down enjoy the.
Speaker 10 (31:25):
Fun.
Speaker 6 (31:26):
Good, yes everybody's really excited about it, too but really really,
yes it's really grown and. Blossomed we are, excited but
we it's caught on because now people are calling us.
Speaker 7 (31:37):
To get on the.
Speaker 2 (31:38):
Tap oh, okay so is this the first time you
all are doing.
Speaker 7 (31:41):
This it is this is the.
Speaker 6 (31:42):
Inaugural we'll be planning that it should be an annual. Event,
yeah especially to get the school kids brains. Working and
next year we'll do it a little later in the
year so that the team we can get more teams
from the.
Speaker 7 (31:58):
Schools. Yeah but, yeah everybody's really.
Speaker 3 (32:02):
Exciting so when you talk about the, Schools, lily are
you concentrating the schools that are in The Orange mound.
Speaker 6 (32:09):
Community, well we always concentrate what's nearest and, dearest, yes
but that doesn't mean other schools can o catcipate on our.
Fly we say, churches, clubs, families, organizations, businesses schools and.
Classes everybody is welcome In Orange. Mound that's the beauty
of our.
Speaker 7 (32:25):
Community, yes it.
Speaker 8 (32:26):
Is in, fact many of the team members are outside
Of Orange mount as, well so it's not restricted To
Orange mound.
Speaker 2 (32:35):
Residents is it too late four to get on a
team or get a?
Speaker 8 (32:38):
Team if a team is, interested we would need to
know no later than.
Speaker 3 (32:42):
Tomorrow, Okay so is there contact their? Email how would
they get in contact with?
Speaker 11 (32:47):
You they?
Speaker 8 (32:49):
Should they can call and or text nine zero one
six zero six nine two one Four.
Speaker 3 (32:58):
Okay sounds. Good let me go back to our phone
lines to talk to one of our. Listeners W D
i A hi, Caller.
Speaker 10 (33:07):
Hey, Bell how are you doing this, afternoon friends of The.
Speaker 2 (33:09):
Charles i'm doing, well, brother how are?
Speaker 10 (33:12):
You i'm on The Top shop and NOW i could
take good afternoon to the two young ladies there with.
You are you ladies doing?
Speaker 11 (33:17):
Today doing very?
Speaker 2 (33:18):
Well how are?
Speaker 10 (33:19):
You i'm on The Top. Show thank you for. ASKING
i like the actually young lady. SOMETHING i know That
Orange mound throughout history was one of the first block
communities in The United? States AM i correct on?
Speaker 1 (33:31):
That?
Speaker 8 (33:32):
Correct the first one of the first black home owning
communities in The United.
Speaker 2 (33:38):
States, yes thank.
Speaker 10 (33:40):
You for clearing that up for. ME i was talking
to a dear friend of mine AND i wanted to
know because we were. Talking matter of, fact we were
talking about THIS i Think monday About Orange, mound and
you may know of him by the name Of Anthony. Elmore, yes,
yeah we were. Talking we were talking about exactly what
(34:03):
you were talking. About, well he also be a part
of this event that you guys are.
Speaker 7 (34:07):
Having he hadn't registered the, Team, no, sir he's not
registered on the.
Speaker 2 (34:16):
Team is He, no he's not registered on a Team.
Speaker 10 (34:18):
PRINCE i know he has a lot of knowledge About Orange.
MOUNT i mean a lot belt AND i WAS i
was so impressed with. HIM i just want to know
was he part of it because he's also WHEN i
was talking to, him you, KNOW i want to See
Orange mount, blossom and he has so much respect About
(34:39):
Orange mount and the way it's going in the direction
that it's. Going SO i just wanted to know.
Speaker 1 (34:46):
It's going to be This.
Speaker 10 (34:46):
Saturday could you give me the time, again and if
i'm If i'm not, working IF i can get off work,
EARLY i would love to just attend this event and
we would love to have.
Speaker 6 (34:56):
You it's going to be at one pm At Red Zone,
ministries which is located at twenty eight to fifty Five Park,
avenue which is right At American, pendleton.
Speaker 8 (35:09):
Directly behind Mail Rose High.
Speaker 10 (35:11):
SCHOOL i know exactly what you're talking. ABOUT i know that.
EXACTLY i know what Mail rose. Is so IF i
get an, OPPORTUNITY i would make it my business to
come out and support you guys in every possible. Way
we'll be glad to see.
Speaker 6 (35:25):
You come, on so come on down and enjoy. Us
now our mentor for our. Community is our official, historian
which is Missus i've we have Missus MARY. E, smith
who is the official historian of The Orange mouth declared
by our.
Speaker 11 (35:41):
Writers and that is our.
Speaker 10 (35:43):
Advisor oh, OKAY i appreciate that. Information. Bell that's, always
thank you for allowing me to. SPEAK i want you
and the beautiful ladies there on your panel to have a, beautiful,
blessed safe and healthy. Day and that's ALWAYS i always say.
This please ladies and, gentlemen it's hot out. Here please
do not either children or animals in the back of
the car and check on the.
Speaker 2 (36:03):
Elderly thank, You thank, You, France bye. Bye we are
talking this.
Speaker 3 (36:08):
Day we are talking about in them in commemoration Of
Orange mounds one hundred and thirty fifth anniversary coming up
this week and it's The Adult Youth Spelling. Bee we
are talking about fad with my Guest Miss Lily jackson
And Francis.
Speaker 2 (36:24):
Barnes, again if you have a question.
Speaker 3 (36:26):
Or two for the, ladies nine zero one five three
five nine three four two eight hundred five zero three
nine three four two eight three three five three five
nine three four.
Speaker 2 (36:38):
Two will get you in to. Us you're listening to
double D.
Speaker 4 (36:45):
Ia got something to? Say say It next With Tennessee
Radio hall Of FAMER Bev johnson on w D ia THE.
Speaker 8 (36:55):
Bevj justhow.
Speaker 2 (37:13):
And welcome.
Speaker 3 (37:14):
Back we are talking about The Adult Youth Spelling bee
in commemoration Of Orange mounds one hundred and thirty fifth
anniversary With Miss Francis barnes And Lily.
Speaker 2 (37:24):
Jackson, Ladies i'm going to the phone line To. Derek, Hi.
Speaker 10 (37:28):
Derek hi'm doing this.
Speaker 11 (37:31):
Morning we're doing well this, Afternoon, derek on this Afternoon.
NORTH i living In. MISSISSIPPI i was born raised in Miss.
Sippi but now when it comes To, messoice WHEN i
was a child On Mound South Pard, way it's all.
(37:51):
OLD i was all. Old miss my will, SAY i
will from Miss okay our raided and give him a little.
Money go out To Southgate Shopping center fourteen years, old
by my own clothes and. Everything but my reason for
calling to let black people Know i'm not down there
nobody for black. People we can't do anything we want to.
(38:17):
Do and the REASON i said, that if you.
Speaker 5 (38:20):
Go back in history.
Speaker 11 (38:23):
When we had our own funeral, homes banks and showing.
Speaker 5 (38:26):
Company but we were just stripped to.
Speaker 11 (38:28):
Everything so we don't need no, city no no jarm in,
town no nothing to take care of. Us we can
take care of. Ourselves but we got to put the
work in, now me and my. WIFE i ain't, bragging
try to be. Faster we got two hours of paid.
FOR i ain't had no government help or.
Speaker 4 (38:46):
Not just two.
Speaker 9 (38:47):
People, yeah good for.
Speaker 2 (38:50):
You, okay but but Well i'm.
Speaker 11 (38:52):
Saying but three hundred people can't do better then two.
People ye saying What i'm.
Speaker 2 (38:59):
SAYING i got, You, DEREK i got.
Speaker 11 (39:01):
You we've got all these big turned mister ben, message
all five THINGS i don't, memory and we can't do no.
Speaker 2 (39:10):
Better, well hopefully we, Can, Derek, Okay, YEAH.
Speaker 4 (39:15):
I know we.
Speaker 11 (39:16):
CAN i know we. Can't, okay all, Right, YEAH i
have good.
Speaker 3 (39:20):
Day and you, Too thank you for. Listening bye. Bye
well coming up as we get ready to end talking
about what's coming up this, weekend and let me start
last words with Miss Francis. Barnes what do you want
to tell our listeners about this Adult youth spelling.
Speaker 8 (39:39):
Be, Listeners this is for. YOU a spelling me is
more than just spelling. Words it's actually an opportunity for
our young people to see that.
Speaker 2 (39:54):
Learning.
Speaker 8 (39:55):
Continues it doesn't. Stop it's a process in which we
continue to grow and show that we too can learn.
Speaker 2 (40:06):
And, remember remember and.
Speaker 8 (40:09):
Practice and in, fact you, know there's a phrase that says.
Speaker 2 (40:15):
Reading is.
Speaker 8 (40:15):
Fundamental it begins with words and you take it down
another step you have. Letters so spelling is the one
of the fibers of. Learning so we invite you guys
to come out and. Enjoy we will have special, treats,
prizes and it's, free, Free so come on.
Speaker 2 (40:37):
Down we look for You saturday one. O'CLOCK i love.
It Francis, Bahondes Miss Lily, jackson your last.
Speaker 7 (40:44):
Words my last word.
Speaker 6 (40:46):
Is a historic fact because we are very proud In
Orange mound that Before Michelle obama left The White house
in twenty, sixteen she Designated orangemound as A Preserve america.
Community it is the only at that time is the
Only African american community in the state Of tennessee with that.
Designation there were only nine hundred or so in the entire.
(41:07):
Country we had a sign At Parking airways that's in
the hospital right. Now it will be returning soon and
it will be returning for this one hundred and thirty
fifth year anniversary that we are, celebrating and again we
want you all to come out On saturday one, O'clock
Red zone twenty eight to fifty Five Park avenue in
(41:28):
the heart Of Orange, Mound. Tennessee CAN i tell you
why It's Orange, Mound. Tennessee tell me you already because
for twenty nine years from eighteen ninety we Were Orange,
Mound tennessee Until memphis annexed.
Speaker 7 (41:42):
Us so it's a real.
Speaker 2 (41:45):
Thing it's a real.
Speaker 7 (41:46):
Thing come on to the. Mound we look for You.
Saturday we hope to see you and join in on the.
Speaker 2 (41:50):
Front thank, you, ladies you all have been a. Joy thank,
You thank, You thank You Miss Lily, Jackson Fancy. Barnes
thank y'all for being. Here we enjoyed. It you're, Welcome you're.
WELCOME i want to thank you.
Speaker 3 (42:05):
CALLERS i want to thank you listeners for joining us
this day on THE Beb Johnson. Show we, do we
really do appreciate. You so until, tomorrow please be. Saved
keep a cool, head, y'all and don't let anyone steal your.
Speaker 2 (42:23):
Joy until. Tomorrow I'M Bev johnson and y'all keep the.
Speaker 3 (42:28):
Faith the fuse and opinions discussed on The Beb Johnson
show are that of the hosts and callers and not
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