Americans are well aware of the fact that a half century ago Martin Luther King lost his life. Many are aware of the Birmingham Jail letter, the March on Washington, his support of the Montgomery bus boycott and much more. King was also a strong advocate of speaking up for an end to segregation in our schools.
In spite of the Brown vs Board of Education segregation continued during King's lifetime and well beyond. King often spoke against local authorities who did not support putting an end to school segregation. The segregation of the 60's, 70's and beyond often manifested itself through overcrowding in most black schools, driving children of color past nearly all white schools which had plenty of room for more students, failing to provide quality teachers in schools of color and much more.
So, today, and each day going forward it is my hope that our charity will, is some very small way, march on in order to help create educational justice and equality.
March On,
Dick
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