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About What's happening. (Eugene, OR) 1982-1993 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 10, 1985)
EDITORIAL. Martin Luther King Day Martin Luther King was a special American. He has been compared to Gan dhi in his non-violent approach to solving problems. He certainly inspired a whole generation of civil rights workers and peace activists. He was even criticized for his sup port of the anti-Vietnam War movement by his own followers fighting for minority rights. There was a long fight over naming a special day for him. The FBI insisted he was a communist from the beginning of his ac tivism. His phones, the Southern Christian Leadership Conference phones, and most of his friends' phones were tapped for years. He was under surveillance continually and informants infiltrated all their marches. Says Dick Gregory, "We could always spot them by looking at their feet. Like whoever heard of walking 50 miles wearing patent leather shoes and white socks!" In fact, King was beyond capitalist and communist. He was a true humanist and a scholar. He was a man of action as well as an eloquent speaker. His famous "I Have a Dream" speech was the focal point of the 1963 March on Washington which was the first really large scale mass demonstration for equal rights this country had ever seen. Again, Dick Gregory: "I realized America was in trouble with her young white kids. . . . King was a living denial of all the racist myths perpetrated in the white community about black folks. These kids knew he was not wrong and not bad." - The next year, 1964, King was awarded the Nobel Peace Price for his work. He was the youngest laureate in history and the third Black man. He had four more years in which to live and work. He was gunned down on April 4, 1968, in Memphis, Ten nessee, while there to organize a Poor Peo pie's March on Washington. As reported in the New York Times, King leaned over a railing on the hotel balcony to speak with an associate, Jesse Jackson. Jackson introduced him to a musician who was to play at a rally that evening. King asked the musician to play a spiritual, "Precious Lord, Take My Hand." Those were his last words and last request. In Eugene, the third annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Day Celebration will take place on January 15, from 3-11 pm, at 631 E. 19th. There are children's activities first, then entertainment, food and more cele brating. The organizers would like to hear from you for help and donations. They can be reached at 343-7125. They're inspired by King's words, 'We must all learn to live as brothers and sisters or we shall perish as fools." Licensed Tax Consultants Bookkeepers Business Planners 1745 Coburg Rd., Suite 2, Eugene, OR 97401 484-1006 88 LAM SULPBR JMJOIM OR BOPEER DZAD) OPTIONS] . COMMUNITY BASED CARE) OPTIONS can help you with: • Errands • Shopping • Housekeeping • Childcare • Cooking Home Health Aids also available. Call 345-9174 for more information. 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California 95987 (916)473-2306 ON THE COVER Skiers on Mt. Bachelor. In the distance, left, are the Three Sisters. Photograph by David Stein. What’s HAPPENING Eugene/Springfield’s Arts & Entertainment Magazine Published every Thursday Editors Elisabeth Lyman, Lucia McKelvey. Sonja Ungemach Office Manager Lucia McKelvey Production Manager Sonja Ungemach Advertising Manager Elisabeth Lyman Advertising Representatives Martha Wagner, Shelly Singer. Rick Marcus, Jack Craig Calendar Editor Shelly Singer Bookkeeper/Receptionist Sheri Longobardo Production Assistant Nancy Erskine Distribution Daybreak News Co. Typeset ProtoType Camera Production Department Printing Springfield News What’s HAPPENING 335 W. 20th, Eugene, DR 97405 P.O. Box 259. Eugene, OR 97440 (503) 484-0519
