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June 05, 2008
I would walk 500 miles and I would walk 500 more...
And in 1966, a teenager answering a job ad walked over the border from Chicago into the all-white city of Cicero, and for that sin and no other was beaten to death. That was what Martin Luther King came to fight in Chicago.source
In 2004 a man-- a black man-- walked out of Chicago, went to Boston and gave a speech. That speech about healing the nation's divide and moving beyond the politics of hate propelled him onto the nation's stage, and helped him claim the Democratic nomination.
42 years ago a black man was killed for the crime of applying for work. Next January a black man will be president. The pace of change may seem glacial, but progress is being made...
Posted by Andrew at June 5, 2008 10:00 AM
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