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luMhnhhhliiHhhHiiiiihHihuiHlihKli DRVI7 12/01/12 **3 UNC-CH SERIALS DEPARTMENT DAVIS LIBRARY CB# 3938 92 - NUMBER 35 DURHAM, NORTH CAROLINA - SATURDAY, AUGUST 31, 2013 ^^ *r^x-i.. .-^. .>;.• ^MARGH1 OF ITS OXNV4 uiMnrnM K - * ^ MMA^ EQU AA-VXN HAS A SVMAv ^ 7 S™®® ™ veiled the 1963 March « n Washington stamp at the Newseum in Washington, D.C., £ Au g us J 23 - The limited-edition stamp honors th^ 50th anniversary of the March on Washington and , ® 8ale .°!?®® s nationwide « Pictured, from left to right: Thurgood Marshall Jr., John Lewis, :ander Williams, Gabrielle Union, Ronald A. Stroman, Wade Henderson, Joe Coleman and Scott Lewis depicts a moment in TELEPHONE (919) 682-2913 PRICE: 30 US march focuses on new fights for civil rights WASHING TON (AP) - Tens of thousands of marchers kicked off the 50th anniversary commemorations of the March on Washington, honoring the civil rights progress made since Martin Luther King Jr. deliverer! his "I have a Dream" speech, while lamenting what they called new attacks on racial and social equality. Organizers ol the Aug. 24 march hoped the anniversary would serve to inspire people again to educate themselves about issues they see as making up the modern civil rights strumile. I he Aug. 28. 1963 March on Washington drew some 250.000 peo ple to the National Mall, ushered in the idea of massive, nonviolent demonstrations and helped bring about the 1964 Civil Rights Act. I he event Saturday was the precursor to the actual anniversarv of the march. On the day of the anniversary. President Barack Obama. America s first black president, w ill speak from the steps of the Lin coln Memorial, the same place King stood when he delivered his stirring speech. On Saturday, Eric Holder, the nation's first black attorney general, thanked those who marched a half century earlier. He said he would not be in office, nor would Obama be president, w ithout them. "I hey marched in spite of animosity, oppression and brutality be cause they believed in the greatness of what this nation could become and despaired of the founding promises not kept." Holder said. Holder said the spirit of the 1963 march now demands equality for gay s. Latinos, w omen, the disabled and others. Keeping with that theme, those in attendance represented a grab-bag of causes advocat ing gay rights, organized labor and voting rights." (Continued On Page 3) Spaulding planning to run for NC governor in 2016 963 March on Washington By Shaquille Brewster ASHINGTON (AP) - Rep. John Lewis remembers the moment well: More than 250.000 people marching to- I the Lincoln Memorial, rallying for jobs and justice, as he prepared to deliver a passionate speech at the March Washington. Imost 50 years later. Lewis returned to that day as he gazed at an image of marchers carrying placards calling )bs and equal rights, with the Washington Monument as a backdrop. The moment is captured on the newest ige stamp, unveiled Aug. 23. to commemorate the civil rights movement. m more than lucky. I am very blessed to come here and see the unveiling of this beautiful stamp." Lewis said ig a ceremony at the Newseum. Now 73. he is the last surviving organizer of the historic march. list Greg Manchess of New York, under the direction of Antonio Alcala of Virginia, painted the image usin» ind broad strokes on a gessoed illustration board. & t is a powerful image. When you look at it. you can't help but think of the debt that America owes those march- said Deputy Postmaster General Ronald Stroman. ining Lewis to unveil the commemorative stamp at was actress Gabrielle Union, star of the movie "Brino It and the new BET series "Being Mary Jane." Although the 40-year-old hadn't been born at the time of the she said she telt compelled to join the ceremony because her parents had raised her to never be silent in the of injustice. 1963. Union explained, her father was in Italy serving in the military and her grandmother prohibited her er from taking part in protests, fearing she would lose her job. loth ^ Parents were Fenced at a time when they wanted to be demonstrative in their feelines and in their ons. Union said. "My father by the military brass and my mother bv a much scarier entity - mv grandma " an interview with The Associated Press. Union said: "I think as young, politically active black people, we like nk our parents were freedom riders, they were all freedom riders and on the front lines of every fi»ht And to their stories, and to get the why they weren't, was incredibly powerful." ' & : for the stamp, she told (he AP. "It's dope!” 1 this week the Postal Service encouraged people to help unveil the stamp digitally by offering their Eacebook Ie pictures as tiles that would, one by one. create an online mosaic of the stamp. In offering their images, the lands pledged to "take a stand for equality." ontinued On Page 3) republican mayoral candidate drops out over racial slur NSTON-SALEM (AP) - The Republican mayoral candidate in Winston-Salem, has dropped out after local leaders withdrew their support when he admitted using a racial slur and derogatory term in describing a black y elections worker. ; Winston-Salem Journal reports that James Lee Knox issued a statement Tuesday saying the decision bv y Republican leaders makes his mayoral bid impossible. > ox. who is white, acknowledged using the racial slur after the 2012 election as he was Irvine to find out the of a black elections employee with whom he had exchanged words during early voting j k^said that while g to another county worker, he referred to the woman using derogatory terms, including the n-vvord. : withdrawal means the winner of the Democratic primary between incumbent Allen Joines and Gardenia I len- on t face opposition in November. By Gary D. Robertson RALEIGH (AP)-An attorney and member of a prominent Dur ham political family said Aug. 26 he's planning to run for North Carolina governor in 2016. un happy "ith the direction of the state under Republican Gov. Pat McCrory and the GOP-led legis lature. particularly on education. Ken Spaulding, a former state House member, congressional candidate and Board of Trans portation member, said he's get ting in the race now because tax- pay ers and voters tell him they want a reasonable alternative to the Republicans' "extremist po sitions and actions” this year. In a statement, he focused squarely on North Carolina's election overhaul law and per- pupil reductions in state funds for the public schools, including no pay raises again for teachers. He said McCrory, portray ed as a moderate on the wav to victory last fall, has failed to rein in an over-the-top General Assembly. "North Carolina can do much belter." he said in an interview with The Associated Press. "I think the actions that have been taken negatively impact our economy, negatively impact our business climate." Spaulding. 68. is the latest Democrat getting an early start or considering one to become the next chief executive although the race is more than three years away, fhe Democratic primary. 33 months from now. could re quire millions of campaign dol lars to march to victory; "It's a long, long way away and a lot of work." he said. James Protzman of Chapel Hill, a business consultant, con tributor to the "BlueNC" blog and former town council mem ber. filed paperwork with the State Board of Elections in May creating a gubernatorial cam paign committee. "Our General Assembly is out of control. Our schools and infrastructure are falling apart. And our governor is missing in action. " Protzman's website sass. "I may not be perfect, but I'll tell you one thing. I could do belter w ith my eves closed. And you probably could, too." SPAULDING Attorney General Roy Coo per. who has passed on guberna torial bids before, appears to be giving it more thought this year and listening to allies. "I am very concerned about the direction of our state." Coo per told News 14 Carolina last week. "It's certainly too early to talk about any kind of announce ment or talk about that type of election that's way down the line but I'm certainly going to keep working and do what I can to move North Carolina in the right direction." Spaulding said if Cooper ran he would look forward to a "very spirited primary " when consider ing Cooper's record. Spaulding served in the legis lature from 1978 to 1984 and Tost a close U.S. House Democratic primary to incumbent Tim Val entine in 1984. He was a leader of a key Durham-area politi cal action group and a Board of Transportation member during Gov. Mike Easley's administra tion. Spaulding talked Monday about his economic development experience as a private-sector at torney helping get the Streets at Southpoint mall in Durham built and promoting growth while on the transportation board through highway projects. It he had been governor this year. Spaulding said, he would have kept tax rates the same (ContinuedOn Page 3)
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