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P age 6 Portland O bserver Thursday. May 20, 1976 0. G. Motor 5 8 0 0 N.E. U nion SPECIALIZE: CADILLAC-LINCOLN One o f the Biggest Used Cadillac dealers A typical Sunday afternoon at Irvington Park . . . fun and relaxation. I Photos: Ron S y k es] in the N o rth w est Phone 2 8 1 -2 0 3 9 Open 6 days a week John Carlos: The a fte rm a th ; by Dennis Hunn National Black Register A few of the Blacks on th e O lym pic team supported th e m ove before the m edals w ere given out. H ow ever, if you rem em ber, it w as a year of protest. Several Blacks beside Tom m ie Sm ith and L ee E vans had talked of boycotting the gam es. The m ovem ent w as spear headed by Harry Edw ards. The publics support about w h eth er the Olym pic G am es w as the correct forum for such a p rotest w as m ixed. John Carlos' view of Black America and his thoughts on how w h ite Am erica treats Blacks after they returned home v ic to r io u s from th e O ly m p ic G am es forced him to m ake the m ost im portant decision in his life eigh t years ago. W hen Carlos saluted the A m erican F lag with a raised Black gloved fist in the 1968 Olympic G am es from M exico City, he physically ex p ressed his thoughts and s e t o f f tfce m ovem en t for Black identity? * ► • T o be frank. I wasn't concerned about being kicked off the team . I felt the gam es had gone on too long with Black people going to rep resen t a flag instead of them self." said Carlos. “I was w illing to sacrifice my life at that point. I w as interested in lettin g w hite Am erica know w e w ere tired of its treatm ent, w e didn’t want violence but w e w anted a change. “N o Black ath lete receiv es any gra titude or appreciation for his participa tion in the Gam es. Blacks don't hardly receive a thank you. much less econom ic appreciation." Carlos has many m em ories of the historical ev en t, som e of which aren't fond. The International Olym pic Com m it tee and the U .S. Olym pic C om m ittee tried to intim idate us. They told us we had to leave the country I M exico). I stayed until the gam es w ere o v er.” "A lot of Blacks cam e out and identi fied and a lot said I se t Blacks back 400 years." said Carlos “I got a lot o f good mail. But I got as much hate as Hank Aaron got. There are only so many crazy people in the world." Follow ing th e G am es. Carlos cam e back to th e U nited S ta te s w ith a bronze medal for capturing third place in the 200 m eters; fellow A m erican Tom m y Sm ith won th e race. A fter several w eek s at home. Carlos started sending out resum es. The reply m ost often heard w as "after w hat he did in the O lym pics he couldn't g e t a job a n y where." Unlike m ost w h ite participants and som e Blacks - G eorge Form an m ost noticeably - Carlos couldn't cash in on his prize after w orking diligently year after year for it. A one-tim e proclaim ed m ilitant by the press, Carios has now m oved on to a new endeavor. He is p resen tly an Aid to Councilman David Cunningham of the 10th D istrict. “I've learned a lot about politics since adding Cunningham , but I've alw avs been politically aw are,” said Carlos. E v e n th o u g h C a r lo s h as r e m o v e d him self from th e arena as a runner, be still has stron g view s about Blacks in Am erica. "What w e a th le tes need to do is to develop a b etter un derstand in g with Black kids. I'm happy as hell th a t Black a th le tes m ake it but th ey should do som eth in g for Black kids. T hey can start som e Black youth funds and’ sc h o Larship funds. And Bla-k people need to m ake ch an ges in the Black fam ily stru c ture." T h e Black parent n eed s to deal for their kids like th e y deal for them self. One reason why w e have so m any gangs is because the Black child has no r e sp ect for parents," said Carlos. "Black people have to wake up to reality. We have to draw a correlation b etw een the past and th e p resen t. We have to g e t into Black culture and Black fe stiv ities dth out being lassoed. W e've got to stop listen in g to the beat of S te v ie W onder's son gs and listen to the ly rics.” E ven though th in gs have been rough on th e Carlos fam ily, they have sur vived because of th e fam ily unity, and th e past which w as dark and dism al is now brightening. Soon th ere w ill be a book about John Carlos and a speaking tour across the country is being se t up presen tly. 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You’ll find Gretchen Kafoury w A SH IN G TO N , D.C. - The A ssocia tion for th e S tu d y of A fro-A m erican Life and H istory (A S A L H ) p resen ted a bronze m arker in honor of, Irouis D aniel A rm strong, located in front of F erae veran ce Hall at th e in tersection of Du- m aine and S t. Claude S tr e e ts in N ew O rleans. T he association honored Louis Arm stron g, known to m illions around the world as "Satchmo." in th e third of a se r ie s of 100 m arkers d ed icated to Black A m erican pioneers. An A SA L H research com m ittee head ed by Dr. F elix J a m es of th e Southern U n iv ersity D ep artm en t o f H istory in N ew O rleans, rep orted that Louis Arm stron g w as "King of Jazz" and "Goodwill A m bassador to th e W orld.” Louis "Satchmo" A rm stron g w as born in N ew O rleans on Ju ly 4. 1900. A s a youn g man, he played in the fam ed Story ville "red light" d istrict, on Mis sissip pi steam b oats and in th e T uxedo B rass Band. In 1922 he joined K ing O liver's band. B efore sta r tin g his own band in 1924. A rm stron g played w ith a N ew York orch estra for a year. T his highly crea tiv e, in n ovative jazz m usician produced m any historic records and w as the originator of 'scat singing'. A rm stron g traveled abroad as an am bas sador of good will for th e S ta te Depart m ent, played in num erous m ovies, and p resen ted to the world a tru m p et sty le that has had a lasting influence on jazz a rtists. Dr. J . R upert P icott. e x e c u tiv e direc tor of A SA L H , sta ted th at the recen t honor to Louis A rm stron g indicated the e x te n siv e nature of th e m arker program . He said that Black lead ers of ail occupa lion s and careers across the e n tire nation would be honored by th e history associa tion based on recom m en dations of the 139 local branches of A S A L H . "In con trast to m uch o f th e tin sel, the m arker program p rovides a perm anent record of historic com m em orative action for our Bicentennial year," said Dr. P icott. "A SALH now faces 'the Third C entu ry,' d eterm ined to rem ind children and ad u lts of th e contrib utions Blacks have m ade to A m erica," he said. The plaque w as d edicated at the specific req u ests of th e N ew O rleans branch of A SA LH ; the A SA L H S ta te D irector for Ixiuisiana; th e M.W. Prince Hall Grand Ixidge, F ree and A ccepted M asons for the S ta te of Ixiuisiana and Jurisdiction; the U n ited S u prem e Council 33 A n cien t and A ccepted S cottish R ite of F r e e m a s o n r y , S o u t h e r n J u r is d ic t io n , U .S .A ., Prince Hall Affiliation; and a Ixiuisiana S ta te Senator. The tw o y ear historical project w as m ade possible by a grant from th e Am oco Foundation. Incorporated. The first bronze m arker w as p la n d at the birthaite of D r. C arter G. W oodson, founder of A SA L H and "Father of Black Hiatory. in N ew Canton. Buckingham C ounty. Vir ginia. T he second plaque w as dedicated to A m erican educator Dr. H. Councill Trenholm at Alabam a S ta te U n iversity in M ontgom ery, Alabam a. will best represent Dlst 13 G re tc h e n Kdfoury dem ocrat lo» l leprwsantottvw Endorsed by: The P ortland O bserver, The O re g o n ia n , The O re g o n J o u rn a l, The W illa m e tte W eek, The Portland A sso cia tio n o f Teachers, The U nite d T ransportation U nion, Laundry W orkers U nio n, O reg on W o m e n 's P o litica l Caucus a nd m a n y others. Paid for by G retchen Kafoury for S ta te R ep resen tative #13. Rill Tuor T reasurer. 1508 N .E . Stanton, Portland, O regon 97212. 282 8288 Contract Management Association Inc. Business Success Clinic Tuesday 2:00 pm Conducted by Tom Booth 288-8469 3 9 3 3 N.E. Union Portland, Oregon BENT FAST FOOD SERVICE IN TOWN BARBEMUE OUR SPECIALTY Open 10:0« a.m. to 10:00 p m.. 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