As we celebrate Black History Month in February, a Bastrop pastor and autobiography author has lessons to share on perseverance, positivity and peace with others.Bastrop pastor George Sampleton was born and raised in Gonzales, Texas, and was one of the first Black students who attended Gonzales High School during integration. He recounts “a horrific time” during the beginning of Gonzales’ integration, to the point that he did not want to attend school and would skip class. Sampleton gives much credit to his mother, who instilled in him a mindset to keep going forward and respond to violence with peace.“My mom sat ...