https://freerepublic.com/tag/darrylrouson/ en-us Sun, 25 Sep 2005 16:33:10 GMT Focus Forum 15 https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1491022/posts He's been courted by the likes of Jeb Bush, Charlie Crist and legions of Tampa Bay Republican activists. Last week, Darryl Rouson, the never dull former president of the St. Petersburg NAACP, took the plunge and became a Republican. "It's our heritage, and it can be our legacy," said Rouson, invoking past Republicans including Booker T. Washington, George Washington Carver and Frederick Douglass. "I know it's not a very popular thing among a lot of African-Americans, but I just believe we should be at every table and speak the truth." The St. Petersburg lawyer and vocal antidrug crusader had already... St. Petersburg Times https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1491022/posts#comment Sun, 25 Sep 2005 16:33:10 GMT