Keep Civil-Rights Alive

When Martin Luther King accepted the UFT John Dewey Award in 1964, he accepted it on behalf of all the valiant men and women who took part in the civil-rights struggle. Goodman, Chaney, and Schwerner gave their lives in order that America could live out its true meaning of its democratic ideal. We are reminded that those participants in the struggle for human dignity for all American citizens were a part of a rainbow coalition i.e. black, white, and brown. So many men and women were murdered during the turbulent '60s. Their sacrifices should not be forgotten. Nor should they be in vain. Therefore, I will continue to write about them. Lest we forget.

So one might say, where do we go from this point? What are we doing to ensure that the civil-rights movement is not extinguished in America? Certainly, every effort is being made to thwart its progress in Congress. Who is fighting earnestly to ensure that every citizen is guaranteed the right to vote? Who is fighting to ensure that access to a free quality education is guaranteed to every child in America? Who is conducting a war on poverty?