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Copyright © 1998 Interclub Coaches Association
Copyright © 1988, 1998 Stan Daniels, Editor
Intercity Sports Review
Recently the President of the United States and several
other dignitaries commemorated the thirty fifth anniversary
of the August 28, 1963 "March on Washington." That event
which drew more than a quarter of a million people to
Washington DC in a campaign for Human Rights, economic
justice, peace and freedom was at that time the largest such
demonstration to assemble in the United States' capital. It
is most widely remembered for the oration delivered by the
Reverend Doctor Martin Luther King, Junior that concluded
with the visionary and now world famous "I Have A Dream"
message. It was the largest and most prominent assemblage in
the national capital to advocate issues of concern to the
African-American population until the "Million Man March" of
this current decade.
Few today, other than serious students of history and
social issues, recall that Doctor King's message was first
delivered more than two month's earlier to more than half a
million people who conducted "The Great March to Freedom" on
June 23, 1963 in Detroit, Michigan. Many who have memorized
the concluding four minutes of the Washington address could
not recall four words of the preceding 28 minutes of the
entire message as it was originally delivered in Detroit. As
we confront many contemporary issues and challenges, it would
serve us well to recover the facts and information so
laboriously produced and gathered by our predecessors. There
are many lessons from history that can serve us well today.
Why re-invent the wheel if it is not necessary?
The following item, which is included in several ICA
Sports publications and productions, was originally published
in 1988. We feel that it is still relevant and it is
reprinted un-edited and unabridged.
Twenty five years after the historic 1963 "March on
Washington" for Human Rights, Peace and Freedom (which
occurred before many millions of today's citizens were born)
we witness a land of many contrasts, much progress, tragic
retrogressions, and many serious choices and decisions for
each person to make. Many offspring of those who either
participated in, supported, opposed and/or witnessed (either
in person or through the mass media) that epoch making event
and the now world renowned "I Have A Dream" messagee given by
Nobel Peace Prize winner, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., are
now confronted with chosing from among thhe best and worst
opportunities in modern (if not all) history. The youth of
today are literally faced with choosing either life or death.
How well today's adults fulfill their responsibilities,
will be a major factor in determining how many choose life.
Twenty five years ago, many were killed or maimed in a
nation that was unable and/or unwilling to have one standard
of law and justice for all people. Today, many more are being
killed or maimed (many paralyzed from the neck up), in an
unprecedented plague of drug abuse and associated deadly
consequences. In a nation that has thus far proven unable
and/or unwilling to overcome the naked greed and moral
bankruptcy that threatens the young (its future) and the old
(its roots), you may be the one person who makes the
difference in helping more of our young people to take
advantage of the unprecedented opportunities for an unlimited
future instead of choosing coexisting suicidal pitfalls.
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