Inherited Decadence

Rolland Haynes was born in the midst of the Great Depression in the MissouriOzarks. In fact the Great Depression did not aff ect him as he tells it. Wherehe lived was always in an economic depression. His family were fi ercelyindependent hill people who used the niggardly resources from the Ozark hillsto survive. They were no strangers to moon shinning, bootlegging, and makingtheir own rules to survive.Haynes received a B. S. in Educati on from Southwest Missouri State College,at Springfi eld, Missouri, a Masters of Arts from the University of Missouri atKansas City, Missouri. He att ended Arkansas State for graduate credit, andMemphis state for post graduate work. He studied at Inter-American Universityat Salti llo Coahuila, Mexico.Most of his employment has been in public educati on. He taught socialstudies at the secondary level, and at the college level. He has also workedin educati onal administrati on and curriculum. He raised a family that wasethnically and racially diverse. He was an acti ve advocate in the civil rightmovement for several years. Currently he resides in McAllen, Texas.