Political Quotes

“I thank the gentlelady from New York for yielding me the time. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in support of H.R. 6379, naming the post office in Ravenel, South Carolina, after Representative Curtis B. Inabinett, Sr. I want to thank my colleagues in the South Carolina congressional delegation for their support of this bill. Curtis Inabinett was born in Islandton, South Carolina, to Cornelius Benjamin Inabinett and Eula Lee Stephens-Inabinett. When Curtis was 11, his father passed away, leaving Curtis, as the oldest of 11 siblings, to shoulder the responsibility of helping to manage the family farm and look after his younger brothers and sisters. Curtis attended South Carolina State College, and after several years in the United States Army, he became a teacher at Baptist Hill High School in Charleston County, South Carolina, where he taught for 13 years. He then became the principal of R D Schroder Middle School, a position he held until his retirement in 1989. His commitment to public service went beyond his passion for education. He and I got started in politics around the same time when he was appointed as the first African American on the Charleston County Election Commission. Later, Curtis would win a seat on the Ravenel Town Council, and in 1982, he became the first African American mayor of Ravenel. In 1991, Curtis was elected to the South Carolina House of Representatives. He retired from the State house in 2000.…”