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Conversations, History-Based Presentations, Keynotes, Panels, Book Talks Change Agent and Award-Winning Author on Racial Division and Voter Disenfranchisement Change Agent and Award-Winning Author on Racial Division and Voter Disenfranchisement “History offers the accumulated knowledge and wisdom of past generations, recorded to protect us from repeating past mistakes.” - [Books](https://cleoscottbrown.com/book-summary) - Books for Understanding Witness to the Truth Now Available in E-Book format Book SummaryPurchase on AmazonPurchase on Apple E-BookPURCHASE FROM USC PRESSRaceology 101 Book SummaryPurchase Book - [Speaker](https://cleoscottbrown.com/speaker-services-1) - speaker cleo scott brown Conversations, History-Based Presentations, Keynotes, Panels, Book Talks Signature Topics Book CleoWhy Cleo? A college student comes to Cleo after a session and says “I remember you. I heard you speak with my dad when I was six. That is why I do race work today.” A woman in a meeting proposes - [VOTING RIGHTS, EAST CARROLL PARISH](https://cleoscottbrown.com/voting-rights-east-carroll-parish) - Voting Rights, East Carroll Parish (Updated 2/24/2016) Back to Research Index Note: Links to Research Materials at bottom of page On March 22, 1879 at about 4 p.m. a group of armed white men entered the room in the Lake Providence, LA courthouse where the police jury (city council) was in session. With pistols drawn, - [Transylvania Land Resettlement Project/Farm Security Administration Project](https://cleoscottbrown.com/transylvania-land-resettlement-project-farm-security-administration-project) - Transylvania, LA Resettlement Project (updated 5/14/2018) Back to Research Index Note: Links to “Witness to the Truth” Research Materials for Transylvania at bottom of page In 1938, a community of 250 black families lived and farmed land in Transylvania, LA owned by a company in Memphis. Many of them had lived there prior to the - [Contact Us](https://cleoscottbrown.com/contact) - Contact Us Let’s Connect Cleo Scott BrownHistory Matters Institute Scott Brown Group LLC104 Berkeley Square Lane PMB/Suite 81Goose Creek, SC 29445 Fill out my online form. - [Writings](https://cleoscottbrown.com/writings) - Writings Reaping What Has Been Sown (Post & Courier Commentary) Many other young impressionable minds are being sown with seeds of fear that when full grown will produce hate, but just as leaders set the tone, they can also change the tone for this next generation. Read MoreCelebrating 10 Years of “WITNESS TO THE TRUTH” - [Research](https://cleoscottbrown.com/research) - “Witness to the Truth” Bibliography Collection When “Witness to the Truth” was published by the University of South Carolina Press, no Bibliography was included. I decided that since so much research had gone into the publication of this story, it would be beneficial to others to share some of the documentation supporting the story. Over - [About](https://cleoscottbrown.com/about) - Author, Speaker and Workshop Leader In Her Community Cleo is a Goose Creek, SC resident and a retiree of a South Carolina utility where she worked as a Risk Manager. At the time of her retirement, she was also the Chairman of the Board of the Electric Public Power Insurance Consortium and a member of - [Book Cleo](https://cleoscottbrown.com/book-cleo) - Book Cleo Thank you for your interest in booking Cleo. Complete the form below and someone will contact you within 24 hours. Fill out my online form. - [Reviews & Comments](https://cleoscottbrown.com/reviews-and-comments) - Review & Comments Praise for “Witness to the Truth” “A spellbinding memoir….This book is so well written as told through the voice of Scott, it is difficult to put it down. Its contents also are of major importance…In a simple but profound fashion, Scott explains the rationale behind segregation and its psychological effects on whites - [Witness the Truth](https://cleoscottbrown.com/witness-the-truth) - Witness to the Truth “OUACHITA PARISH RIVER READ SELECTION/ESSENCE BEST SELLER LIST” Now Available in E-Book format “Though I am quite familiar with the Civil Rights movement…, the exceptional account in “Witness to the Truth” made it the most vivid that I have ever read.” William D. Pederson, Ph.D., American Studies Endowed Chair & Director - [Black People Need Not Apply](https://cleoscottbrown.com/black-people-need-not-apply) - Black People Need Not Apply “The 26” Honored May 2013 Author’s Note: If you should have a photo of any of the 26 that I am missing, please share. List at the bottom of this article. A single event marked a great shift in history. At about 4 pm on March 22, 1879, a group - [Baptist Association, East Carroll](https://cleoscottbrown.com/baptist-association-east-carroll) - Baptist Association, East Carroll (updated 2/24/16) Back to Research Index East Carroll Baptist Association Building (picture taken early 1960s)In 1896, the East Carroll Baptist Association was organized in Lake Providence, LA. Two years later, the Association started a school called the East Carroll Normal and Industrial Institute. According to ” History of Louisiana Negro Baptists from 1804-1914. - [Celebrating 10 Years of "WITNESS TO THE TRUTH"](https://cleoscottbrown.com/celebrating-10-years-of-witness-to-the-truth) - Celebrating 10 Years of “WITNESS TO THE TRUTH” THANK YOU FOR YOUR PHENOMENAL SUPPORT! We have come to the end of our year of celebrating the 10th Anniversary of the release of “Witness to the Truth”. The celebration took us from Howard University in Washington, DC to Tallulah, LA where we celebrated with the families - [Reaping What Has Been Sown (Post & Courier Commentary)](https://cleoscottbrown.com/reaping-what-has-been-sown-post-courier-commentary) - Reaping What Has Been Sown (Post & Courier Commentary) Exploring the deeper reasons for the massacre in Charleston and the growing racial divide in America (June 15, 2016). Honor the Emanuel Nine with an Enlightening Tone, originally titled “Reaping What Has Been Sown”. Click Here My Post & Courier (Charleston) commentary. - [Raceology 101](https://cleoscottbrown.com/raceology) - Raceology 101: Fundamentals for Understanding & Change “FIRST PLACE WINNER Non-Fiction Category, National Federation of Press Women. While speaking or discussing race with many types of audiences, Cleo discovered recurring questions, issues, misinformation, and attitudes about race that regularly derailed meaningful discussions. Raceology 101 addresses and illuminates fundamental issues that impede progress in race relations - [Speaking](https://cleoscottbrown.com/speaking) - Inspirational Messages/Book Talks DOWNLOAD CLEO’S SPEAKER ONE-SHEET HERE Cleo Scott Brown is also available for keynotes, inspirational messages, book discussions, panels, conversations and other types of assemblies. Her gift is simplifying the complex. For over a decade, her thought-provoking presentations have been connecting heart and head, creating understanding that leads to introspection and change. Cleo