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Tuesday, January 15, 2013

Mike Klonsky's SmallTalk Blog: Carrying on Dr. King's great struggle

Mike Klonsky's SmallTalk Blog: Carrying on Dr. King's great struggle:


Carrying on Dr. King's great struggle

"... For most of the past decade the field of education has been a battleground in the freedom struggle. It was not fortuitous that education became embroiled in this conflict. Education is one of the vital tools the Negro needs in order to advance. And yet it has been denied him by devises of segregation and manipulations with quality.' -- Dr. King's acceptance speech upon winning the John Dewey Award in 1964
Today marks the 84th birthday of Dr. Martin Luther King. On this day, one can't help but take note that despite