Emmett J. Rice was born in 1919. Regarding his grandfather "Yes. My mother was born in South Carolina. Her father was a farmer, a successful farmer. But he had had a fling in local Republican politics. He had been the superintendent of Lawrence county schools at a time when black people weren't supposed to have those jobs. He was eventually forced out." (by Democrats) "... my grandfather, my mother's father, was appointed by the governor of South Carolina to be superintendent of schools. I think that was an elective office—appointed by the governor and then confirmed by election is how it works in California—that had to be confirmed by appointment by the governor, but I'm not absolutely positive of that. I do know he was appointed by the governor because I have the certificate of appointment. It hangs in my office in Washington." (appointed in 1876) "...Yes, I knew him; he was my mother's father, but my father's father died before I was born."  (His mother's father died when Emmett was 8). "...because he died, also, when I was eight years old. He died a year after my father. But I did know him, and I spent time with him. And I was surely influenced by him. I had a great deal of admiration for him. He was, by that time, an old man. But he was active, almost until the day he died. And he never was really feeble. Considering that his grandfather was active in politics of his day, there's no reason for the family to just overlook those accomplishments.  Consider that within just a few generations the family had these bragging rights:  Susan Elizabeth Rice (born November 17, 1964) is an American former public official who served as the 24th U.S. National Security Advisor, to President Barack Obama, from 2013 to 2017 and as U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations from 2009 to 2013. The U.S. Senate confirmed her as Ambassador by unanimous consent on January 22, 2009. A former Brookings Institution fellow, she served on the staff of the National Security Council and was the Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs during President Bill Clinton's second term. Mentioned as a possible replacement for retiring U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton in 2012,[1][2] Rice withdrew from consideration following controversy related to the 2012 attack on the U.S. consulate in Benghazi.[3]  family tree http://archive.is/HyVUJ https://www.politicalfamilytree.com/samples%20content/members/all_others/Rice-SC-1.pdf  Something went seriously wrong for blacks after they went to the Democrat party. https://www.prageru.com/video/the-inconvenient-truth-about-the-democratic-party/