On June 11, 1963 John F. Kennedy, President of the United States, addressed the American people to set his expectations with regard to RACE IN AMERICA.  He displayed courage when he implored everyone to examine their consciences and make changes to eliminate racist attitudes (especially toward Afro-Americans) and ensure civil rights for all. In his speech, he spoke of two famous Republicans who provided leadership towards civil rights, Abraham Lincoln and Supreme Court Justice John Marshall Harlan. As a Democrat, it was incredibly odd that JFK stated, "Race has no place in American life or law!" which was (and is) opposite of the Democratic Party''s main object. This statement most likely caused him to face his eventual murder (by a Democrat) later in November of 1963 (this will be discussed in the next episode). JFK became an Eagle when he served his country in the U.S. Navy during World War II; afterward continuing his public service as a congressman, senator, and later President. Due to his courage to lead America towards civil rights for all, including African Americans, JFK is hereby considered a HOSS! The Eagle Hoss & Hound podcast is a platform for respect. Respect for the Eagle - the individual with a service background (including spouses). Respect for the Hoss - the Social Integrity Hero from our American past. Plus, the Hound - the common #AmericanMutt - you and me. Follow @EagleIMBUED - J.D. Collier

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. is most noted for his non-violent speeches like "I Have A Dream!" while Robert F. Williams stated that he will "Meet Violence with Violence!"  Listen to the conversation about these two men as Clovis Williams joins J.D. Collier to discuss America's past and present state of RACISM. Ironically, today's dominant politic is portraying that "Race Matters" while MLK had argued for just the opposite.  Let's remember that Robert F. Williams may have favored holding a gun, but at least he was able to live to an old age while doing so; quite unlike MLK's fate. The Eagle Hoss & Hound podcast is a platform for respect. Respect for the Eagle - the individual with a service background (including spouses). Respect for the Hoss - the Social Integrity Hero from our American past. Plus, the Hound - the common #AmericanMutt - you and me. Follow @EagleIMBUED - J.D. Collier

On June 6, 1944 the Supreme Allied Commander, Dwight D. Eisenhower led an invasion into France that ended up turning the tide of World War II in favor of the Allies. Less than a year later, the Nazis surrendered, ending hostilities in Europe. Eisenhower eventually returned home to the USA and to his hometown of Abilene, Kansas for a hero's welcome. But that was not the end of his service!  He would become the first Supreme Allied Commander of NATO to help stabilize and rebuild war-torn Europe. Plus, Eisenhower became the 34th President of the United States in 1953 serving two terms until 1961. He guided the buildup of America's new global military posture including the design and builid of the U.S. Interstate Highway system.  During his tenure as U.S. President, he enforced the integration of public schools decreed by the 1954 Brown v. Board of Education decision of the Supreme Court including sending in U.S. Army troops to escort African American students into their new high school in Little Rock, Arkansas.  "Ike's" defeat of the Nazis to win WWII and his leadership to advance the civil rights of all Americans, including African Americans, makes him a HOSS indeed! The Eagle Hoss & Hound podcast is a platform for respect. Respect for the Eagle - the individual with a service background (including spouses). Respect for the Hoss - the Social Integrity Hero from our American past. Plus, the Hound - the common #AmericanMutt - you and me. Follow @EagleIMBUED - J.D. Collier

On May 17, 1954 the Supreme Court delivered its decision on Brown v. Board of Education, striking down segregation in schools! Thurgood Marshall successfully argued that case and in fact, out of 32 civil rights cases he argued at the Supreme Court, he won 29 of them!  Marshall grew up in the segregated U.S. South (Baltimore, MD) and became one of the most prominent lawyers in America during the 20th Century.  "Mr. Civil Rights" led the NAACP as Chief Counsel bringing as many as 450 civil rights cases per year through the courts until 1961 when he was selected by President John F. Kennedy as a judge for the Federal Court of Appeals.  Later, he was appointed by LBJ as U.S. Soliciter General and in 1967 joined the U.S. Supreme Court as the first African American justice.  Thurgood's amazing courage to face down the hatred and threats brought on him personally from Jim Crow supporters to fight for the civil rights of all Americans, including African Americans, makes him a social integrity hero and HOSS indeed! The Eagle Hoss & Hound podcast is a platform for respect. Respect for the Eagle - the individual with a service background (including spouses). Respect for the Hoss - the Social Integrity Hero from our American past. Plus, the Hound - the common #AmericanMutt - you and me. Follow @EagleIMBUED - J.D. Collier

Susan B Anthony is credited with paving the way for Women's Suffrage in the USA. Born in Massachusetts in 1820 to a Quaker family, she taught school until she devoted her time to the reform movements of Temperance, Anti-Slavery, and Women's Rights.  She voted for Ulysses S. Grant and the Republican ticket straight in November 1872 for which she was arrested, tried, and found guilty of being a woman voter (Voting was illegal for women at the time).  Her steadfast efforts to forward the blessings of citizenship to women and minorities including the right to vote, and her devotion to advance social integrity to benefit all Americans makes her a HOSS indeed! The Eagle Hoss & Hound podcast is a platform for respect. Respect for the Eagle - the individual with a service background (including spouses). Respect for the Hoss - the Social Integrity Hero from our American past. Plus, the Hound - the common #AmericanMutt - you and me. Follow @EagleIMBUED - J.D. Collier

In 1896, Supreme Court Justice John Marshall Harlan was the lone dissenter in the Plessy v. Ferguson case which upheld the Democrat South's Jim Crow laws of Racial Segregation.  Harlan had been born to a slave-holding family in Kentucky, served as a Colonel for the Union Army during the Civil War, became a Republican in politics and was selected to the Supreme Court in 1877 where he served till his death in 1911.  Harlan became known as The Great Dissenter due to his ardent support of the 13th, 14th, and 15th Amendments for private citizens' rights to civil liberties in the face of the Social Darwinist RACISM (promoted by Harlan's rival on the Supreme Court, Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr. and others) of the general public sentiment of the late 1800s and early 1900s (when time after time, Democrat legislatures would not pass Anti-Lynching Laws).   Harlan's steadfast courage to uphold civil rights of all Americans, including African Americans, despite being in the minority makes him a social integrity hero and HOSS indeed! The Eagle Hoss & Hound podcast is a platform for respect. Respect for the Eagle - the individual with a service background (including spouses). Respect for the Hoss - the Social Integrity Hero from our American past. Plus, the Hound - the common #AmericanMutt - you and me. Follow @EagleIMBUED - J.D. Collier

On December 1, 1955, Rosa Parks had simply had enough!  She refused to give up her seat on the bus in Montgomery, Alabama even when the bus driver said he would call the police.  Four days after her arrest she was heading into court through the crowd of supporters gathered.  One young lady started a chant "They've messed with the wrong one now...They've messed with the wrong one now...They've messed with the wrong one now!"  Rosa would become an iconic symbol of the civil rights movement of the 1950s-60s.  It took much SACRIFICE to keep up the non-violent protests through the years.  Rosa''s gentle courage to help African Americans gain and exercise their rights, and her devotion to advance social integrity to benefit all Americans makes her a HOSS indeed! The Eagle Hoss & Hound podcast is a platform for respect. Respect for the Eagle - the individual with a service background (including spouses). Respect for the Hoss - the Social Integrity Hero from our American past. Plus, the Hound - the common #AmericanMutt - you and me. Follow @EagleIMBUED - J.D. Collier

Clara Barton was the first woman to represent the United States at an international event, the Geneva Convention in Switzerland in 1878.  Growing up in Massachusetts, she taught school until she moved to Washington DC to work in the U.S. Patent Office. There she met people of infuence and later became involved with battlefield first aid and field hospitals to support the wounded soldiers during the Civil War.  Her own health was failing her, and in 1870, she traveled to Europe to get fresh air and healing in the Alps of Switzerland. There she met the head of the International Red Cross who inspired Clara to start up the American Red Cross.  Clara grew the American Red Cross to serve in various American and international disaster recoveries, from floods, to famines, to war-torn recoveries in the US and the Caribbean. She also spoke out in favor of women and African Americans to advance their rights.  Clara's courage to help women and minorities gain and exercise their rights, and her devotion to advance social integrity to benefit all Americans makes her a HOSS indeed! The Eagle Hoss & Hound podcast is a platform for respect. Respect for the Eagle - the individual with a service background (including spouses). Respect for the Hoss - the Social Integrity Hero from our American past. Plus, the Hound - the common #AmericanMutt - you and me. Follow @EagleIMBUED - J.D. Collier

On April 14, 1865, President Abraham Lincoln was shot in the back of the head by the cowardly Democrat John Wilkes Booth (as he sat enjoying a play with his wife in Ford's Theater). The nation was happy that the Civil War had ended (and so was Lincoln), but the Democrats were highly upset that they lost.   Lincoln had faced down the racism of slavery and had pushed hard to pass the 13th Amendment. The Democrats, knowing Lincoln had selected a Democrat as his Vice President (Andrew Johnson). believed they could still stop the ratification of the 13th Amendment by killing Lincoln.  With a Democrat as president, they believed they could still thwart the final steps to ratify the 13th Amendment which made slavery illegal in America.  Employing steadfast RESPECT for the concept of freedom during the trying times of the Civil War, Lincoln was an American hero who advanced social integrity to benefit all Americans.  The Eagle Hoss & Hound podcast is a platform for respect. Respect for the Eagle - the individual with a service background (including spouses). Respect for the Hoss - the Social Integrity Hero from our American past. Plus, the Hound - the common #AmericanMutt - you and me. Follow @EagleIMBUED - J.D. Collier

Ulysses S. Grant was the victorious 3-Star General who secured the surrender of the Confederate Army commanded by Robert E. Lee on April 9, 1865 to end the Civil War. Their COMMITMENT as eagles facing each other is notable, although Lee cannot be a Hoss due to his devotion to the cause of slavery.  Grant's opposition to slavery and work to advance civil rights for Americans is why he is considered a Hoss. The Eagle Hoss & Hound podcast is a platform for respect. Respect for the Eagle - the individual with a service background (including spouses). Respect for the Hoss - the Social Integrity Hero from our American past. Plus, the Hound - the common #AmericanMutt - you and me. Follow @EagleIMBUED - J.D. Collier