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King Remembered
Since February is Black History Month,
we felt it would be appropriate to devote a
space to the one man who has come to
symbolize the Civil Rights Movement. It is
hard to pay tribute to Rev. Martin Luther
King, Jr. through a mere reflection on his
life, so we let Dr. King's words speak for
him.
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(From Letter from Birmingham City Jail,
April 16, 1963).
"...I am cognizant of the interrelated
ness of all communities and states. I
cannot sit idly by in Atlanta and not be
concerned about what happens in Birmingham.
Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice
everywhere. We are caught in an inescap
able network of mutuality tied in a single
garment of destiny. Whatever affects one
directly affects all indirectly..*
"My friends, I must say to you that we
have not made a single gain in civil rights
without determined legal and nonviolent
pressure. History is the long and tragic
story of the fact that priveleged groups
seldom give up their privileges volun
tarily."
"We know through painful experience that
freedom is never voluntarily given by the
epressor; it must be demanded by the
oppressed..."
"For years now I have heard the word
"Wait!.This "wait" has almost always
n'eant "never.".. .We must come to see...that
"justice too long delayed is justice
clenied."
"Shallow understanding from people of
good will is more frustrating than absolute
’Misunderstanding from people of ill will,
tukewarm acceptance is much more
bewildering than outright rejection.
"...time is neutral. It can be used
either destructively or constructively. I
em coming to feel that the people of ill
'^ill have used time much more effectively
hhan the people of good will*
"We must come to see that human progress
never rolls in on wheels of inevitability.
comes through the tireless efforts and
persistent work of men willing to be co-
'^erkers with God, and without this hard
'^ork time itself becomes an ally of the
forces of social stagnation.
"...I have tried to make it clear that
it is wrong to use immoral means to attain
moral ends. But now I must affirm that it
la just as wrong, or even more so, to use
moral means to preserve immoral ends... T.
S. Eliot has said that there is no greater
treason than to do the right deed for the
wrong reason."
-compiled by
Mark Donahue
CGLA
Student Elections
On Wednesday, February 11, CGLA elected
its new officers for the 1987-8B school
year. Approximately twenty-five members
attended the February 11th meeting to elect
Don Suggs and Terry Green as our new
co-chairs, and Mike Nelson as treasurer.
CGLA members look forward to an exciting
year with its new leaders; they are also
grateful to outgoing co-chairs Lynn Hudson
and Greg Johnson and outgoing treasurer Jim
Duley. Lambda editor Mark Donahue said he
was very happy with the candidates chosen.
•'The new officers have a success-oriented
tradition to maintain and therefore must
work extremely hard to achieve their goals.
I wish them the beat of luck," he said.
Also at the February meeting, a change
in the constitutional bylaws was passed
which requires that any CGLA member who is
elected to the Student Congress must
relinquish his or her membership to avoid a
conflict of interest while voting on budget
appropriations for CGLA.
Sapphic Wisdom:
"She who loves roses must be patient
and not cry out when she is pierced by
thorns."
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