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2 Tuesday, February 29, 2(XX) King s Words Challenge Nation to Dream By Courtney Weill Senior Writer More than 200,000 people - black and white, young and old - gathered in front of the Lincoln Memorial on Aug. 28. 1903, to demand “jobs and freedom" for all U.S. citizens. On this hot, muggy day, those on the crowded Mall, along with millions of television viewers, discovered the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.’s dream of a color-blind society. “I have a dream that one day this nation will rise up and live out the true meaning of its creed: 'We hold these truths to be self-evident; that all men are created equal.’ I have a dream that one day on the red hills of Georgia the sons of former slaves and the sons of former slave owners will be able to sit down together at the table of brotherhood. “I have a dream that one day even the state of Mississippi, a desert state sweltering with the heat of injustice and oppression, will be transformed into an oasis of freedom and justice. 1 have a BRADY From Page 1 do," he said. “I felt ready for it and felt the University could use my talents." Conner, who received a letter endorsing Brady from a supporter in early February, praised Brady’s creden tials. “He’s obviously a very impressive man,” Conner said. “In terms of being chancellor, his only experience in acad emia is as a student.” Brady’s longtime friend Carole Rexer said she wanted the committee to consider Brady. “It would be such a loss for the students if he isn’t given the same consideration as they would give any other well-qualified candidate.” Rexer said other astronauts had become chancellors across the country. “To become an astronaut makes get ting into Harvard or Yale look like child’s play,” she said. “Just because he hasn’t come up through the academic ranks doesn’t mean he wouldn’t make the best chancellor.” The University Editor can be reached at udesk@unc.edu. j^^^^^pindMinterdearane^!!! 1 ■ Chapel Hill • 928-0100 [| ✓ All Dresses* sls or less | Wens & Womens Sweaters* . . .sl2 or less ✓ All Mens Woven Shirts* sl2 or less 1 Durhanr 286T262 I ✓ Women's Skirts $lO or less (vaLuet 1c New spring fashions arriving daily!!! v * r % eat * UgL cosmic various menu items $2 old scho °* vegQie burrito 2 urT ’ to deluxe 4 chicken quesadilia .A ...and more plus... ■ jy aH modcan beers $2 mmmmmmmmmurnn IB ’ ■ dvnoa 3IIAISOO 3 NO 1 dream that my four children will one day live in a nation w here they will not be judged by the color of their skin, but by the content of their character." Though many leaders of the black community took the podium before King, including Roy Wilkins of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People and Whitney Young of the National Urban League, it was King’s words that grabbed the attention of the nation. “Dr. King brought to life the hope that someday we could walk together hand in hand, that despite all this, one day we could smooth out our differ ences,” said William H. Johnson Jr., a New York City policeman who provid ed security for the march. “It was a mat ter of being inspired and moved. It was an awfully sentimental and spiritual experience for me.” In his speech, King criticized the nation for not living up to its possibili ties, for continuing to abuse blacks 100 years after the Emancipation Proclamation. GRADES From Page 1 ates would be at a disadvantage when competing with students from other uni versifies where grade inflation was not curbed. “If vve do this by ourselves, we put our students at a huge disadvantage.” Turchi said, “Top-notch students are going to get into graduate level pro grams no matter what.” The committee’s report and its pro posals to thwart a rising GPA would COMMITTEE From Page 1 UNC General Administration in the state legislature last summer. The senate passed a $3 billion bond proposal, but the initiative stalled in the house when many lawmakers argued that it should be approved by a public vote. The legislature could not reconcile the proposals by the time it adjourned. UNC-system President Molly Broad, who recently shied away from a plan to Looking Back, Facing Forward “One hundred years later, the life of the Negro is still sadly crippled by the manacles of segregation and the chains of discrimination,” he said. King called for an immediate end to the oppression that left blacks in pover ty despite an economic boom. He said the time had come for the black race to cash their check with the bank of justice. “Now is the time to rise from the dark and desolate valley of segregation to the sunlit path of racial justice. Now is the time to open the doors of opportunity to all of God’s children. Now is the time to lift our nation from the quicksand of racial injustice to the solid rock of broth erhood,” King emphasized the importance of nonviolent action, an ideal that the crowds honored that day. The mass gathering caused no problems for the 2,900-strong Washington police force and the 2,000 members of the National Guard on hand. King called on the audience to resist feelings of bitterness and hatred and fight w ith dignity and discipline. He told need approval from the faculty before they are implemented. Turchi said this approval should be attained. “With the exception of those who have made public statements about the report, 1 have only heard positive comments.” Schwartz said the faculty would never approve the proposal. “We may be divided on many things, but we are uni fied in that we don’t want someone out side dictating how we teach.” The University Editor can be reached at udesk@unc.edu. impose a $275 fee across the system to address capital needs, said Crotts’ rec ommendation lent credence to the bond package idea. “The state really isn’t going to have the revenue, and yet we have this very strong balance sheet that show's the state is very capable of maintaining bonds.” But Broad said compelling legislators to issue billion-dollar bonds without a vote of the people w’ould be perhaps the most daunting challenge in UNC-sys tem officials’ quest for funding. She said leaders needed to convince lawmakers Call and ask about our Spring Break Cash Giveaway! Tired of juggling <fe. 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Smith is Alumni o Distinguished I’rofev.or <>t I listorv at fl' N’CSU where he teaches courses on Jlliilll the American South, the Civil War, books, and received numerous HHI^JH fellowships and awards. Bull’s Head Bookshop THfcY UNC Student Stores • 962-5060 bullshead@store.unc.edu the crowd to return home with confi dence that the current state of racial affairs could and would be changed. “When we let freedom ring, when we let it ring from every village and every hamlet, from every state and every city, we will be able to speed up that day when all of God’s children, black men and white men, Jews and Gentiles, Protestants and Catholics, will be able to join hands and sing in the words of the old Negro spiritual, ‘Free at last! Free at last! Thank God Almighty, we are free at last!’” After this last exaltation, the crowd joined together to sing what would become the anthem of the civil rights movement - “We Shall Overcome.” During his speech, King proclaimed, “1963 is not an end, but a beginning.” He could not have know the momen tum he bestowed on the civil rights movement that day would still be in motion more than 30 years later. The Special Assignments Editor can be reached at dth@unc.edu. GOTHAM From Page 1 been discharged from the emergency room. Any information concerning the attack should be directed to either the Chapel Hill Police Department al 968- 2760 or the Chapel Hill-Carrboro Crime Stoppers at 942-751.5. The City Editor can be reached at citydesk@unc.edu. the needs warranted immediate action. Their chance will come when the committee travels to university and community college campuses across the state in coming weeks to make their own assessments. Administrators and student leaders, many of whom attended Monday’s meeting, will likely spearhead these efforts, Broad said. “1 want to give (committee members) an opportunity to talk to real live students and faculty.” The State & National Editor can be reached at stntdesk@unc.edu. < FLIPSCHULKt: The August 1963 "March on Washington" drew more than 200,000 people to the Lincoln Monument to hear the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. LEADERS From Page 1 “Today if s more important to look in local communities to people who are touching the lives of youngsters and have pushed beyond race and are func tioning in the mainstream of society.” Lee emphasized that these leaders were not always in newspapers or on television but in communities. “Nobody can really emulate Dr. King,” observed Hillsborough Mayor Horace Johnson Sr. “There are pseudo leaders who speak out for the race. But it’s a different time and a different group. You have a helter skelter group of people talking, but ho action is being taken.” At the same time, prominent blacks today do not need to solely represent their race, said Chuck Stone, Waiter- Spearman professor of journalism. Stone pointed to black politicians elect ed in districts and cities without a black majority. “They acknowledge what they are, but they transcend the boundaries of iheir race and become a crossover leader,” he said. “You don’t have a black national leader. You have a lot of black leaders and you have a lot of white lead ers. We're a multipowered society.” Mon-Fri 932-9010 11am-10pm 16114 E. Franklin St. Wfeti Kind of Cantttt Sttefet to fm? y Check all that apply... I—l Do you like getting involved in your university? DJ Are you interested in sharing your experiences with others? D Are you looking for leadership opportunities on campus? 0 Would you like to make new friends? □ Do you enjoy helping people? I □ Do you want to leave UNC knowing you made a difference? I □ Do you love being a Tar Heel? □ Are you willing to help new students adjust to college? n Do you want to make connections on campus? FI Were you ever a freshman? If you checked at least one of these, then you are a great candidate to tan aj iinMoi tasskr For More Information: • Check out the website at www.unc.edu/depts/orient • Call the Orientation office at 2-8521 or visit 311 Carr • Pick uo an application from an Orientation Leader <Tl|p oailij (Tar llppl Though many deny the need for an encompassing black leader, some say a distinct political agenda lingers. Pressley said a need for equal eco nomic and educational opportunities still existed. “All people need to be edu cated to the point that they are able to compete in all communities,” she said. Johnson also emphasized the need to use education as a power base for those who had been discriminated against. Stone saw affirmative action as a nec essary means of repairing past wrongs. “Thurgood Marshall had the best defi nition of equality,” Stone said. “He said, 'Equality means getting the same things, at the same time, in the same place.’” Stone said that without such pro grams, it would lit: nearly impossible for blacks to achieve a broader base of equality. “We’re making progress, and that’s what’s important,” he said. “American democracy is on an upward spiral. We are closer to forming a more perfect union today than when only white men could vote.” And though the need for a single, gal vanizing figure like King is quickly fad ing, many hands still continue to carry the torch. The Special Assignments Editor can be reached at dth@unc.edu.
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