Ancestors of slaves and the descendants of the natives of this continent. We walk on the streets with these people every day. The tragedy is in the history but the hope lies in the grace and the dignity of these individuals who manage to overcome hate and bigotry.
"I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin, but by the content of their character." Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Not yet, Dr. King. Not yet.
"I have one great fear in my heart, that one day when they are turned to loving, they will find we are turned to hating." from Cry the Beloved Country by Alan Paton.
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