Home of The Brave: A 1960's Political RP

[Sarenium]

This RP starts on January 1 1959 correct?

[Sarenium]

This RP starts on January 1 1959 correct?

If so there should be 283 House Democrats and 64 Senate Democrats, you've got the right Governors figure and I might app for this but I can't if the Senate and House compositions aren't changing between the 85th and 86th Congresses...

[Garkland]

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Character Information Sheet

NS Nation Name: Garkland
Character Name: Rodger Kerry Bradford
Character Gender: Male
Character Age: 43
Character Height: 5'11
Character Weight: 218 pounds
Character Position/Role/Job:

List of past jobs:
Paperboy
Store clerk
Nurse in the Army (went from Second Lieutenant to Major) served in WW2
Psychologist

Current Job:
Governor of Pennsylvania

Appearance: (Photo required)
Character State of Origin: Pennsylvania
Character State of Residence: Pennsylvania
Character Party Affiliation: Democrat
Main Strengths: Pacifist, Persistent, Communicative, energetic, caring
Main Weaknesses: Naive, Illogical, Overthinking, Timid
Biography: (Minimum 2-3 paragraphs)
Other Info: Is a Quaker, is against Segeration, is against the Vietnam War

I have read and accepted the rules of the roleplay: (Your Nation's Name Here)

Do Not Remove: 84721

This is a WIP app

[Louisianan]

This RP starts on January 1 1959 correct?

If so there should be 283 House Democrats and 64 Senate Democrats, you've got the right Governors figure and I might app for this but I can't if the Senate and House compositions aren't changing between the 85th and 86th Congresses...

They aren't changing between the 85th and 86th Congress because it would leave the Republicans in a very small minority, and the OPs felt as if the 85th Congress would be easier to run due to the natural reluctance of people wanting to play as racist southerners, and plus, there will be a lot of Dems and Reps running for the presidency and we wanted to make the race as fair as possible for new players and possibly winnable as a Republican. The 87th Congress will probably go normal but for now, the 86th Congress will stay exactly as it is currently. I really do hope you apply and understand our reasoning behind our position. Plus, the start of the Vietnam War, which was (at first) supported to end communism would have brought a lot more Republicans into the House and Senate.

[Garkland]

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Character Information Sheet

NS Nation Name: Garkland
Character Name: Rodger Kerry Bradford
Character Gender: Male
Character Age: 43
Character Height: 5'11
Character Weight: 218 pounds
Character Position/Role/Job:

List of past jobs:
Paperboy
Nurse in the Army (went from Second Lieutenant to Major) served in WW2
Psychologist

Current Job:
Governor of Pennsylvania

Appearance: (Photo required)
Character State of Origin: Pennsylvania
Character State of Residence: Pennsylvania
Character Party Affiliation: Democrat
Main Strengths: Pacifist, Persistent, Communicative, energetic, caring
Main Weaknesses: Naive, Illogical, Overthinking, Timid
Biography: (Minimum 2-3 paragraphs)

Rodger Kerry Bradford (or as his Friends call him Rodger "Caring" Bradford) was born in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania, at Mercy Hospital in the year 1917, January 25th. His parents, Stanley Bradford and Hellen Bradford was a working-class family, with his father working at the Coal mines and his mother who took care of Rodger and his two older brothers, Daney, and Samuel who were 5 when Rodger was born. Life was good for the Bradfords until the great depression hit in 1930. Money suddenly became very tight and Rodger's mother, who had experience as a nurse, went back to her medical career. This allowed the Bradfords to keep their home and be able to afford their many luxuries.

The day after Rodger celebrated his 8th birthday, he immediately applied to become a paperboy and would spend the next 8 years as a paperboy, getting paid a decent amount. When given the option on whether to do his routes really early or really late, Rodger preferred late, as early in the morning, his family attended a Quaker church. There at church, Rodger was taught that men and women were equals, native Americans are just as human as us, and racism and segregation were bad. Growing up as a Quaker changed Rodger substantially, and forever set his views on segearation and politics.

Rodger was a straight-A student and was quite quiet in class. However, outside of school he often got into fights with his friends, gaining a reputation as a troublemaker and a problem to public safety. That was until his father saw that Rodger was causing lots of trouble around Pittsburgh. Instead of getting mad at his son, he talked to him and said some words that stuck with Rodger "Those who live by violence die by it..." These words both terrified him and forced him to get his act straight.

After graduating High School at 16 (after meeting all the needed credits) Rodger enrolled at the University of Pennsylvania, where he studied Psychology, and eventually earned a Doctorates degree at the age of 24. At this time tensions were rising and when the Japanese bombed Peral Harbro, Rodger thought it was his duty to serve his country. However, he promised himself that he would only treat sick and wounded soldiers and to never kill.

Rodger flew overseas to Germany, where he worked in warzones to treat soldiers in the middle of combat. Rodgers higher-ups offered to give Rodger a gun, which he refused saying "I would rather die as an innocent than live with the blood of a fellow man." Rodger found himself in many situations and saw many scary things, including many of his fellow-men getting killed in front of his eyes. He saw terrible mutilations, fallen limbs, and much violence, the memories seemed to have always stuck with him. This was only intensified when he saw the Concretion camps the Nazis built after the liberation of the camps.

When the war ended, Rodger was more than happy to go back and became somewhat of a hero to many of his closest colleagues, as he saves many of their lives from peril. Rodger himself was quite humbled about his military experience and never really liked talking about it, as he would try to avoid anyone who would mention it to him. Rodger got his dream job as a School Psychologist and often helped kids who had mental disabilities. Rodger enjoyed this job, and it was where Rodger found Jamie, his future wife. They married in 1947, March 5, and bought a two-story home in the suburbs of Pittsburgh. Rodgers enjoyed this "simple life" ( as he called it). That was until one of his lifelong friends who served alongside him, Henry Lincoln, suggested that Rodgers who has quite popular in Pittsburgh, to run for governor. Rodgers was hesitant at first as he felt he wasn't the type of person to get into politics. However, at the begging of Linclon, Rodgers gave in and ran in 1954 as a democrat. He won Pennsylvania by 55% of the vote. Rodgers stood on a platform of science, peace, and was an advocate for the rights of African Americans. He fact Rodger publicly stated that the democratic party must "reform and become the party of the Blacks, not just the rich southern whites. Then this party could be great and grand." His moderate stance and ability to cooperate caught the attention of Republicans in Pennsylvania, which allowed Rodger to get another win kickstarting his second term as Governor.



Other Info: Is a Quaker, is against Segeration, is against the Vietnam War, related to ( far relations but still a good chunk) a native American and an African American distantly. Has three sons and is married.

I have read and accepted the rules of the roleplay: (Garkland)

Do Not Remove: 84721

Another app, I'm excited for this, Rodgers is kind of inspired by JFK, but has lots of things different compared to JFK.

[Louisianan]

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Character Information Sheet

NS Nation Name: Garkland
Character Name: Rodger Kerry Bradford
Character Gender: Male
Character Age: 43
Character Height: 5'11
Character Weight: 218 pounds
Character Position/Role/Job:

List of past jobs:
Paperboy
Nurse in the Army (went from Second Lieutenant to Major) served in WW2
Psychologist

Current Job:
Governor of Pennsylvania

Appearance: (Photo required) (Image)
Character State of Origin: Pennsylvania
Character State of Residence: Pennsylvania
Character Party Affiliation: Democrat
Main Strengths: Pacifist, Persistent, Communicative, energetic, caring
Main Weaknesses: Naive, Illogical, Overthinking, Timid
Biography: (Minimum 2-3 paragraphs)

Rodger Kerry Bradford (or as his Friends call him Rodger "Caring" Bradford) was born in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania, at Mercy Hospital in the year 1917, January 25th. His parents, Stanley Bradford and Hellen Bradford was a working-class family, with his father working at the Coal mines and his mother who took care of Rodger and his two older brothers, Daney, and Samuel who were 5 when Rodger was born. Life was good for the Bradfords until the great depression hit in 1930. Money suddenly became very tight and Rodger's mother, who had experience as a nurse, went back to her medical career. This allowed the Bradfords to keep their home and be able to afford their many luxuries.

The day after Rodger celebrated his 8th birthday, he immediately applied to become a paperboy and would spend the next 8 years as a paperboy, getting paid a decent amount. When given the option on whether to do his routes really early or really late, Rodger preferred late, as early in the morning, his family attended a Quaker church. There at church, Rodger was taught that men and women were equals, native Americans are just as human as us, and racism and segregation were bad. Growing up as a Quaker changed Rodger substantially, and forever set his views on segearation and politics.

Rodger was a straight-A student and was quite quiet in class. However, outside of school he often got into fights with his friends, gaining a reputation as a troublemaker and a problem to public safety. That was until his father saw that Rodger was causing lots of trouble around Pittsburgh. Instead of getting mad at his son, he talked to him and said some words that stuck with Rodger "Those who live by violence die by it..." These words both terrified him and forced him to get his act straight.

After graduating High School at 16 (after meeting all the needed credits) Rodger enrolled at the University of Pennsylvania, where he studied Psychology, and eventually earned a Doctorates degree at the age of 24. At this time tensions were rising and when the Japanese bombed Peral Harbro, Rodger thought it was his duty to serve his country. However, he promised himself that he would only treat sick and wounded soldiers and to never kill.

Rodger flew overseas to Germany, where he worked in warzones to treat soldiers in the middle of combat. Rodgers higher-ups offered to give Rodger a gun, which he refused saying "I would rather die as an innocent than live with the blood of a fellow man." Rodger found himself in many situations and saw many scary things, including many of his fellow-men getting killed in front of his eyes. He saw terrible mutilations, fallen limbs, and much violence, the memories seemed to have always stuck with him. This was only intensified when he saw the Concretion camps the Nazis built after the liberation of the camps.

When the war ended, Rodger was more than happy to go back and became somewhat of a hero to many of his closest colleagues, as he saves many of their lives from peril. Rodger himself was quite humbled about his military experience and never really liked talking about it, as he would try to avoid anyone who would mention it to him. Rodger got his dream job as a School Psychologist and often helped kids who had mental disabilities. Rodger enjoyed this job, and it was where Rodger found Jamie, his future wife. They married in 1947, March 5, and bought a two-story home in the suburbs of Pittsburgh. Rodgers enjoyed this "simple life" ( as he called it). That was until one of his lifelong friends who served alongside him, Henry Lincoln, suggested that Rodgers who has quite popular in Pittsburgh, to run for governor. Rodgers was hesitant at first as he felt he wasn't the type of person to get into politics. However, at the begging of Linclon, Rodgers gave in and ran in 1954 as a democrat. He won Pennsylvania by 55% of the vote. Rodgers stood on a platform of science, peace, and was an advocate for the rights of African Americans. He fact Rodger publicly stated that the democratic party must "reform and become the party of the Blacks, not just the rich southern whites. Then this party could be great and grand." His moderate stance and ability to cooperate caught the attention of Republicans in Pennsylvania, which allowed Rodger to get another winning kickstarting his second term as Governor.



Other Info: Is a Quaker, is against Segeration, is against the Vietnam War, related to ( far relations but still a good chunk) a native American and an African American distantly. Has three sons and is married.

I have read and accepted the rules of the roleplay: (Garkland)

Do Not Remove: 84721

Another app, I'm excited for this, Rodgers is kind of inspired by JFK, but has lots of things different compared to JFK.

Glad to see you interested. What were his percentages in the '58 election? Also, what is his relationship with the neighboring Governor, Tom Fraser of NY?

[Deblar]

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Character Information Sheet

NS Nation Name: Republic of Deblar
Character Name: James Brown Jr.
Character Gender: Male
Character Age: 34
Character Height: 6'0"
Character Weight: 198
Character Position/Role/Job: Civil Rights Activist, Chairman of the National Negro Rights Coalition(NNRC), US House of Representatives Candidate (MA-District 7)
Appearance:

Character State of Origin: Louisiana
Character State of Residence: Massachusetts
Character Party Affiliation: Democrat
Main Strengths: Passionate, Honest, Appealing to the Black Minority
Main Weaknesses: Has Anger Issues, Hated by Most Whites,
Biography: (Minimum 2-3 paragraphs)
James Brown Jr. was born on July 11, 1925 in New Orleans, Louisiana to Matilda and James Brown Sr. When James Jr. was only 4 years old, his father tragically died in a car accident. His devastated mother packed up the family and they moved up North to East Chicago, Indiana. When growing up, James Jr. started to notice the injustices that other Blacks were facing across the country, and often asked his school teachers why this was so, which drew ire from his fellow White classmates. In middle school, James got into a fight with a White classmate(which he won, by the way) and ended up getting expelled. Afterwards, his mother sent him to a school in Chicago, where he noticed that the school was underfunded compared to his old school. He finished his education and went to Perdue University and earned a degree in Business Management.

After college, James Jr. moved to Boston, where he met his future wife, Cora Williams. While living in Boston, he also started his own bike shop. He continued to notice inequalities Blacks faced across the country, and often expressed his displeasure at this privately with his peers. Otherwise, he lived a rather quite life up until 1955, when Emmett Till was murdered. When this happened, James was furious, especially when he found out Emmett's murderers got off scot-free. He came together with other like minded Black people from across the country and formed the National Negro Rights Coalition, in which James was made Chairman. As Chairman of the NNRC, he often spoke at rallies with passionate speeches. At one rally in Detroit, Michigan, he spoke "...this country must be transformed into a place where Blacks and Whites can peacefully coexist, and I will not rest until that dream is realized.". On January 1st, he announced his candidacy for Representative of the Boston area to a crowd of supporters in Boston.
Other Info: James inherited his father's passion and fighting attitude(and his anger issues). He's mostly like Malcolm X, but he has MLK-like qualities as well, such as he prefers peaceful protest, but stresses that "...equality must be achieved by any means possible.". He's married with 2 children, and one more on the way.

I have read and accepted the rules of the roleplay: (Republic of Deblar)

Do Not Remove: 84721

[Garkland]

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Character Information Sheet

NS Nation Name: Garkland
Character Name: Rodger Kerry Bradford
Character Gender: Male
Character Age: 43
Character Height: 5'11
Character Weight: 218 pounds
Character Position/Role/Job:

List of past jobs:
Paperboy
Nurse in the Army (went from Second Lieutenant to Major) served in WW2
Psychologist

Current Job:
Governor of Pennsylvania

Appearance: (Photo required) (Image)
Character State of Origin: Pennsylvania
Character State of Residence: Pennsylvania
Character Party Affiliation: Democrat
Main Strengths: Pacifist, Persistent, Communicative, energetic, caring
Main Weaknesses: Naive, Illogical, Overthinking, Timid
Biography: (Minimum 2-3 paragraphs)

Rodger Kerry Bradford (or as his Friends call him Rodger "Caring" Bradford) was born in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania, at Mercy Hospital in the year 1917, January 25th. His parents, Stanley Bradford and Hellen Bradford was a working-class family, with his father working at the Coal mines and his mother who took care of Rodger and his two older brothers, Daney, and Samuel who were 5 when Rodger was born. Life was good for the Bradfords until the great depression hit in 1930. Money suddenly became very tight and Rodger's mother, who had experience as a nurse, went back to her medical career. This allowed the Bradfords to keep their home and be able to afford their many luxuries.

The day after Rodger celebrated his 8th birthday, he immediately applied to become a paperboy and would spend the next 8 years as a paperboy, getting paid a decent amount. When given the option on whether to do his routes really early or really late, Rodger preferred late, as early in the morning, his family attended a Quaker church. There at church, Rodger was taught that men and women were equals, native Americans are just as human as us, and racism and segregation were bad. Growing up as a Quaker changed Rodger substantially, and forever set his views on segearation and politics.

Rodger was a straight-A student and was quite quiet in class. However, outside of school he often got into fights with his friends, gaining a reputation as a troublemaker and a problem to public safety. That was until his father saw that Rodger was causing lots of trouble around Pittsburgh. Instead of getting mad at his son, he talked to him and said some words that stuck with Rodger "Those who live by violence die by it..." These words both terrified him and forced him to get his act straight.

After graduating High School at 16 (after meeting all the needed credits) Rodger enrolled at the University of Pennsylvania, where he studied Psychology, and eventually earned a Doctorates degree at the age of 24. At this time tensions were rising and when the Japanese bombed Peral Harbro, Rodger thought it was his duty to serve his country. However, he promised himself that he would only treat sick and wounded soldiers and to never kill.

Rodger flew overseas to Germany, where he worked in warzones to treat soldiers in the middle of combat. Rodgers higher-ups offered to give Rodger a gun, which he refused saying "I would rather die as an innocent than live with the blood of a fellow man." Rodger found himself in many situations and saw many scary things, including many of his fellow-men getting killed in front of his eyes. He saw terrible mutilations, fallen limbs, and much violence, the memories seemed to have always stuck with him. This was only intensified when he saw the Concretion camps the Nazis built after the liberation of the camps.

When the war ended, Rodger was more than happy to go back and became somewhat of a hero to many of his closest colleagues, as he saves many of their lives from peril. Rodger himself was quite humbled about his military experience and never really liked talking about it, as he would try to avoid anyone who would mention it to him. Rodger got his dream job as a School Psychologist and often helped kids who had mental disabilities. Rodger enjoyed this job, and it was where Rodger found Jamie, his future wife. They married in 1947, March 5, and bought a two-story home in the suburbs of Pittsburgh. Rodgers enjoyed this "simple life" ( as he called it). That was until one of his lifelong friends who served alongside him, Henry Lincoln, suggested that Rodgers who has quite popular in Pittsburgh, to run for governor. Rodgers was hesitant at first as he felt he wasn't the type of person to get into politics. However, at the begging of Linclon, Rodgers gave in and ran in 1954 as a democrat. He won Pennsylvania by 55% of the vote. Rodgers stood on a platform of science, peace, and was an advocate for the rights of African Americans. He fact Rodger publicly stated that the democratic party must "reform and become the party of the Blacks, not just the rich southern whites. Then this party could be great and grand." His moderate stance and ability to cooperate caught the attention of Republicans in Pennsylvania, which allowed Rodger to get another winning kickstarting his second term as Governor.



Other Info: Is a Quaker, is against Segeration, is against the Vietnam War, related to ( far relations but still a good chunk) a native American and an African American distantly. Has three sons and is married.

I have read and accepted the rules of the roleplay: (Garkland)

Do Not Remove: 84721

Another app, I'm excited for this, Rodgers is kind of inspired by JFK, but has lots of things different compared to JFK.

Glad to see you interested. What were his percentages in the '58 election? Also, what is his relationship with the neighboring Governor, Tom Fraser of NY?

Well, Rodgers won 59% of the vote in the '58. Rodger thinks very highly of Tom Fraser, and since their stance on many issues(and attracting progressives) as well as growing up in the same city (and having lots in common, including being against Dixiecrats) are similar. They would be good friends, and Rodger would be loyal to him. Yes, they have their differences, but all in all, they would look past that. Expect lots of cooperation between Tom and Rodgers.

[Louisianan]

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Character Information Sheet

NS Nation Name: Republic of Deblar
Character Name: James Brown Jr.
Character Gender: Male
Character Age: 34
Character Height: 6'0"
Character Weight: 198
Character Position/Role/Job: Civil Rights Activist, Chairman of the National Negro Rights Coalition(NNRC), US Senate Candidate (IN)
Appearance:

(Image)

Character State of Origin: Louisiana
Character State of Residence: Indiana
Character Party Affiliation: Independent, leaning Democrat
Main Strengths: Passionate, Honest, Appealing to the Black Minority
Main Weaknesses: Has Anger Issues, Hated by Most Whites,
Biography: (Minimum 2-3 paragraphs)
James Brown Jr. was born on July 11, 1925 in New Orleans, Louisiana to Matilda and James Brown Sr. When James Jr. was only 4 years old, his father tragically died in a car accident. His devastated mother packed up the family and they moved up North to East Chicago, Indiana. When growing up, James Jr. started to notice the injustices that other Blacks were facing across the country, and often asked his school teachers why this was so, which drew ire from his fellow White classmates. In middle school, James got into a fight with a White classmate(which he won, by the way) and ended up getting expelled. Afterwards, his mother sent him to a school in Chicago, where he noticed that the school was underfunded compared to his old school. He finished his education and went to Perdue University and earned a degree in Business Management.

After college, James Jr. moved to Indianapolis, where he met his future wife, Cora Williams. While living in Indianapolis, he also started his own bike shop. He continued to notice inequalities Blacks faced across the country, and often expressed his displeasure at this privately with his peers. Otherwise, he lived a rather quite life up until 1955, when Emmett Till was murdered. When this happened, James was furious, especially when he found out Emmett's murderers got off scot-free. He came together with other like minded Black people from across the country and formed the National Negro Rights Coalition, in which James was made Chairman. As Chairman of the NNRC, he often spoke at rallies with passionate speeches. At one rally in Detroit, Michigan, he spoke "...this country must be transformed into a place where Blacks and Whites can peacefully coexist, and I will not rest until that dream is realized.". On January 1st, he announced his candidacy for Senator of Indiana to a crowd of supporters in Indianapolis.
Other Info: James inherited his father's passion and fighting attitude(and his anger issues). He's mostly like Malcolm X, but he has MLK-like qualities as well, such as he prefers peaceful protest, but stresses that "...equality must be achieved by any means possible.". He's married with 2 children, and one more on the way.

I have read and accepted the rules of the roleplay: (Republic of Deblar)

Do Not Remove: 84721

Great app, but one issue. There was no Senate election in Indiana in 1960 and I intensely doubt a black man would be elected here simply because currently Indiana has only a 9.9 % Population of African Americans and was probably much lower in 1960, not to mention there has never been a black senator from Indiana ever.

[Louisianan]

Glad to see you interested. What were his percentages in the '58 election? Also, what is his relationship with the neighboring Governor, Tom Fraser of NY?

Well, Rodgers won 59% of the vote in the '58. Rodger thinks very highly of Tom Fraser, and since their stance on many issues(and attracting progressives) as well as growing up in the same city (and having lots in common, including being against Dixiecrats) are similar. They would be good friends, and Rodger would be loyal to him. Yes, they have their differences, but all in all, they would look past that. Expect lots of cooperation between Tom and Rodgers.

I'll talk with the other OP's

[Garkland]

Well, Rodgers won 59% of the vote in the '58. Rodger thinks very highly of Tom Fraser, and since their stance on many issues(and attracting progressives) as well as growing up in the same city (and having lots in common, including being against Dixiecrats) are similar. They would be good friends, and Rodger would be loyal to him. Yes, they have their differences, but all in all, they would look past that. Expect lots of cooperation between Tom and Rodgers.

I'll talk with the other OP's

ok sounds good to me.

[Deblar]

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Character Information Sheet

NS Nation Name: Republic of Deblar
Character Name: James Brown Jr.
Character Gender: Male
Character Age: 34
Character Height: 6'0"
Character Weight: 198
Character Position/Role/Job: Civil Rights Activist, Chairman of the National Negro Rights Coalition(NNRC), US Senate Candidate (IN)
Appearance:

(Image)

Character State of Origin: Louisiana
Character State of Residence: Indiana
Character Party Affiliation: Independent, leaning Democrat
Main Strengths: Passionate, Honest, Appealing to the Black Minority
Main Weaknesses: Has Anger Issues, Hated by Most Whites,
Biography: (Minimum 2-3 paragraphs)
James Brown Jr. was born on July 11, 1925 in New Orleans, Louisiana to Matilda and James Brown Sr. When James Jr. was only 4 years old, his father tragically died in a car accident. His devastated mother packed up the family and they moved up North to East Chicago, Indiana. When growing up, James Jr. started to notice the injustices that other Blacks were facing across the country, and often asked his school teachers why this was so, which drew ire from his fellow White classmates. In middle school, James got into a fight with a White classmate(which he won, by the way) and ended up getting expelled. Afterwards, his mother sent him to a school in Chicago, where he noticed that the school was underfunded compared to his old school. He finished his education and went to Perdue University and earned a degree in Business Management.

After college, James Jr. moved to Indianapolis, where he met his future wife, Cora Williams. While living in Indianapolis, he also started his own bike shop. He continued to notice inequalities Blacks faced across the country, and often expressed his displeasure at this privately with his peers. Otherwise, he lived a rather quite life up until 1955, when Emmett Till was murdered. When this happened, James was furious, especially when he found out Emmett's murderers got off scot-free. He came together with other like minded Black people from across the country and formed the National Negro Rights Coalition, in which James was made Chairman. As Chairman of the NNRC, he often spoke at rallies with passionate speeches. At one rally in Detroit, Michigan, he spoke "...this country must be transformed into a place where Blacks and Whites can peacefully coexist, and I will not rest until that dream is realized.". On January 1st, he announced his candidacy for Senator of Indiana to a crowd of supporters in Indianapolis.
Other Info: James inherited his father's passion and fighting attitude(and his anger issues). He's mostly like Malcolm X, but he has MLK-like qualities as well, such as he prefers peaceful protest, but stresses that "...equality must be achieved by any means possible.". He's married with 2 children, and one more on the way.

I have read and accepted the rules of the roleplay: (Republic of Deblar)

Do Not Remove: 84721

Great app, but one issue. There was no Senate election in Indiana in 1960 and I intensely doubt a black man would be elected here simply because currently Indiana has only a 9.9 % Population of African Americans and was probably much lower in 1960, not to mention there has never been a black senator from Indiana ever.

Ok, so not Indiana. Is there any other state where he might have a chance to win?

[Louisianan]

Great app, but one issue. There was no Senate election in Indiana in 1960 and I intensely doubt a black man would be elected here simply because currently Indiana has only a 9.9 % Population of African Americans and was probably much lower in 1960, not to mention there has never been a black senator from Indiana ever.

Ok, so not Indiana. Is there any other state where he might have a chance to win?

Possibly Massachusetts but that is still a maybe. Might I suggest you app for a person running for Representative instead of a senator?

[Free Ward Marchers]

Announcement
The Following Characters were Removed: Majority Leader Glen L. Flaggens (D-AL), Vice President Johnas Brekenherse (R-WA)
Reason for Removal: I didn't have the time nor energy to do their app's and didn't think it was fair to continue to claim high positions without an app.

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Positions in High Demand: Senate Majority Leader (D), Vice President (R), Speaker of the House (D), President Pro Tempore (D)
Please app these positions so they can be filled

[Deblar]

Ok, so not Indiana. Is there any other state where he might have a chance to win?

Possibly Massachusetts but that is still a maybe. Might I suggest you app for a person running for Representative instead of a senator?

Yeah, I could do that.

[Louisianan]

Possibly Massachusetts but that is still a maybe. Might I suggest you app for a person running for Representative instead of a senator?

Yeah, I could do that.

Throw out a district and state and I'll get back to you.

[Sao Nova Europa]

BTW, if we want to do an interview, do we do it ourselves or someone else offers to play the act of the journalist?

[Cybernetic Socialist Republics]

Ok, so not Indiana. Is there any other state where he might have a chance to win?

Possibly Massachusetts but that is still a maybe. Might I suggest you app for a person running for Representative instead of a senator?

Massachusetts is a very good choice, it was a blow out win for Edward Brooke in 1966 and he outperformed all but two republicans who ran in contested races for the house. Though he'd probably have to be a republican, an independent is probably too big of a hurdle for an African American at this point.

Also, it was a blowout republican win for the Senate in 1960, in a year that Kennedy won Massachusetts the the presidential race in a blowout himself. I think there's plenty of room for a successful African American senate candidate, provided that they are republican, but probably none for a democrat, if JFK's coattails weren't enough to make it even close that year.

I'll talk with the other OP's

ok sounds good to me.

Also liking the idea of Fraser having a democratic ally in the Pennsylvania governorship. Allows creative interstate cooperation, might even be able to get an interstate compact through congress at some point.

[Flowerdell]

If one were to propose a constitutional amendment, ala 23rd, how would you go about doing that? How would it be formatted and proposed/debated on? And speaking of which, how would you find co-sponsors?

[Louisianan]

BTW, if we want to do an interview, do we do it ourselves or someone else offers to play the act of the journalist?

Small ones like the little articles that have been going out are ones you can do yourself, but if you wanted to do like a big real interview with a reporter like firing line or on a one on one interview then it would be with someone else as the journalist and the interview can be performed through TG's then put into the IC as an interview.

[Cybernetic Socialist Republics]

BTW, if we want to do an interview, do we do it ourselves or someone else offers to play the act of the journalist?

Small ones like the little articles that have been going out are ones you can do yourself, but if you wanted to do like a big real interview with a reporter like firing line or on a one on one interview then it would be with someone else as the journalist and the interview can be performed through TG's then put into the IC as an interview.

On that note, I'm pretty much always up for a big real interview.

[Louisianan]

If one were to propose a constitutional amendment, ala 23rd, how would you go about doing that? How would it be formatted and proposed/debated on? And speaking of which, how would you find co-sponsors?

So in the bill format, you can basically say its an Amendmant to the Constitution, then explain it, or you can go find the real 23rd amendment and copy and paste the exact text into the bill format. To find co-sponsors you can simply ask on the OOC if any other characters would be interested. Then you propose it like Stark proposed the current resolution

[Louisianan]

Small ones like the little articles that have been going out are ones you can do yourself, but if you wanted to do like a big real interview with a reporter like firing line or on a one on one interview then it would be with someone else as the journalist and the interview can be performed through TG's then put into the IC as an interview.

On that note, I'm pretty much always up for a big real interview.

I can do one at some point in the future, it will be through TG's and I'll compile it and post it, just give me answers to my questions!

[Deblar]

updated my app

[Cybernetic Socialist Republics]

updated my app

So you're giving up having him be a senate candidate? I think the Massachusetts senate seat is totally winnable, as a republican, at least.