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In reply to the discussion: What should put FEAR in the hearts of gunners was today's DIVERSITY [View all]JPK
(650 posts)I was in Miami Beach at the '72 Republican Convention. I was in Flamingo Park with the Yippies, Zippies and the hippies. Probably all white as I recall. There with the VVAW, SDS, you name the groups. We marched all over the place protesting the war. I remember marching in front of the Fountain Blue Hotel with all those well dressed republican's going to their dinners while the Florida State Troopers, I don't recall any black officers, surrounding the hotel in riot gear and were salivating like dogs waiting to be let off their leash to beat us the hell up with their billy clubs.
I thought that was a happening. This is so different. We have truly become a melting pot through desegregation. It has been painful along the way sometimes but it looks to me like the wisdom of those that forced this country to do this, we are reaping the promise. These kids are so amazing. All of them. The torch has been passed. These kids have found their voice, their understanding, their purpose.