Page 2, Portland Observer. March 18, 1987
Racism’s Ugly Reprise: Its Roots and Our Responses
Strengthened Standards Improve College Work
by N orm an Hill
by W illia m E Davis
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Nearly to u r years ayo , the new s m edia were re p o rtin g
the fin d in g s and re co m m e n d a tio n s o f an in d ic tm e n t o ,
A m erican e d u ca tio n called A N a tion at Risk
Even if you d o n 't rem em ber the rep ort, you m ay
rem em ber w h a t it said " I f an u n frie n d ly fo re ig n po w e r
had a tte m p te d to im pose on A m erica the m e d io cre
e d u c a tio n a l p e rfo rm a n c e tfia t e xists tod ay, w e m ig h t
w ell have vie w ed it as an act o f war
Nine m o n th s earlier, the O regon S tate Board o f H igh
er E du catio n had be gu n to attack the problem
A n d in M ay 1983, board m em bers a d o p te d n e w
s tre n g th e n e d adm issions standards for s,orie nts seek
in g a d m issio n to O re g o n 's p u b lic , fo u r year co lle g e s
and un iversities
W e have |ust received tfie p a y o ff a re p o rt s h o w in g
th .it last ye a r's freshm an, the first class a d m itte d under
the new requirem ents, are d o in g b e tte r w ork
• Their grades are be tte r
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I h i ’ ir
S r h o la s tir
A p titu d e
higher
• A n d the y are ta kin g harder college classes
The o ld adm issions re q u ire m e n ts w e re based solely
on grades, regardless o f w h a t classes a stu d e n t too k
By co n tra s ,, the n e w adm issions standards require
fou r years o f English, three years each o f m ath and
social science, tw o years o f science, a n il tw o years o f
college prep electives
The C ollege B oa rd rep orted , fo r exam ple that by
1984 85 m ore th a n 80 pe rcen t o f O regon stud ents had
taken fou r years o f English, co m p a re d w ith only 64 p e r
cent in 1979 80
High sch o o l prin cip a ls have to ld m e that be,on* the
ne w adm issions requirem ents, they son etim es had
tro u b le fillin g a single physics class, bu, n o w . the y say,
the y can fill five or six classes
I, stands to reason th a , if stud ents do m ore to pre
pare them selves in hig h school, th e y w ill do be tte r in
colleg e A n d they are
C onsider
• The r ollege w o rk o , freshm an a d m itte d under the
new req uire m en ts did sig n ific a n tly be tte r w o rk espe
cially in m ath fo reign languages and English com p osi
tio n
• Las, year s freshm an e n rollm en t in basic level Inter
m ediate A lg eb ra declined 17 percent
and by 33 per
i err, am ong tho se freshm an w h o w ere gra d u a te d fro m
O regon high sc ho ols M eanw hile, stu d e n ts en rolled in
m ore i ollege level m ath. English c o m p o sitio n and for
eigrr language classes
• S A T scores rose 11 po in ts overall for 1985 e n terin g
freshm en and rose 29 po in ts for m in o rity eth n ic groups,
m ea nw hile, the 1986 sta te w id e scores were second o n ly
to th o se o , N e w Ham pshire stud ents
For 1986, in fa ct, O rego n's c o m b in e d verbal and m ath
s t o r e 19301 on the S A T was 24 jx>in,s above the n a tio n
al si ore (906) th e score of freshm en en terin g O regon
State S ysem schools 19471 was oven better
41 p o in ts
above th e na tio n a l st ore
W e w ill share our re p o t, on the w o rk o , college fresh
m en w ith all O regon high schools, w h o can use it to
r e , a - w t t ie p e r f o r m u n t e o, their o w n graduates
O re a n e
l ik e theirs, is to stre n g th e n e d u ca tio n of
O i e g i u ' s t u d e n t s a , b o th levels
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EDITORIAL/OPINION
G overnor Neil G o ld s c h m id t has established er o n om ic
d e ve lo p m e n t as a nu m b e r one p rio rity for revita lizing
O regon e co n o m y His ret ent and so m e w h a t sut t ess
1 Issue ,i m a n tla te to all state a d m in istra to rs to either
co m p ly w ith A ffirm a tiv e A c tio n policies or resign The
co u rts have ret e n tly clarified em p lo ym e n t goals for
ful ju n ke t to the Far East lends t it-dence to his w e ll
pu b licize d ' O regon C o m e b a c k " pam ph let w h ich ou,
lines, irr p a r,, h o w he proposes to at com p lish this
W h ile his predecessor form er G overnor Vic tor A n
yeti, t i i t , lay the g ro u n d w o rk , Neil b ro u g h t ho m e the
"b a c o n ’ To b o th , O rego n is th a n k fu l
The Japanese firm th a , is p ro p o sin g to expand its
o p e ra tio n s to O regon w ill he loi ale d in Clai kam as
C o un ty
H o p e fu lly, w h e n em p lo ym e n t o p p o rtu n itie s
m in o ritie s and it
lo n g aw aite d t l e t ision sho uld pro
vide em p lo yers w ith tfie net essary too ls to hire the m
w ith o u t fear o , legal rei nurse
I, i ertainly w o u ld pro
vide the o p p o rtu n ity to corret t one o f O regon s biggest
m isi .im ages o , ,usln e
2 Establish an o ff» e o f m in o rity business ant, enter
prise W ith the dins tor re p o rtin g diret tly to the o ffit e o f
the G overnor This person w o u ld m o n ito r all c o n tra i Is
aw arded by state agencies to ensure proper co m p lia n ce
are a n n o u n ce d for th e new in d u s try N f P ortland w ill
receive its la ir share
This b rin g s us to the qu estio n in m in d W itfi a fo rty
percerr, u n e m p lo ym e n t rate in no rtheast P ortland and a
c o n tin u in g exodus o f business a n il in d u stry we w o nd er
|us, w fi.i, th e G overnor has plan ned for this irea e, o
no m ic reco very For starts w e suggest the fo llo w in g
ant, m in o rity p a r, it pa ,io n
This w o u ld elim in ate the
m ot kery t u rre n tly un de rw ay in state go ve rn m e n t in so
fai as a w a rd in g t on ,ra t ,s to eligible m in o rity firm s
Perhaps leadership from the state t ou ld serve as an
in sp ira tio n to the C ity o , P ortla nd w h ic h ret e n tly ttiu m
bet, its nose a, th e m in o rity t o n tr.it tin g firm o , PF N
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Koch’s Ego Costing Taxpayers
Las, W edn esd ay, the P ortla nd C ity Count il a u th o
nzed sp e nd ing $10.000 for a p riva te a ttorn ey to d e t e n t ,
the c ity against an o th e r law suit hied by City C nm m is
sioner B ob K och
K och, a form er p o lice lie u te n a n t, has filed s u it t o
o b ta in a leave o , absence fro m tfie Police Bureau w h i l e
he serves o n the C ity C o un cil
The $10.01X1 a lloca ted
by the c ity for legal fees plus the $10.000 au thorized
las, year in another suit filed by Koch has cos, P ortland
taxpayers a to ta l o , $20.000
This am o u n t doesn t in
elude the co sts o f legal fees for the appeals
C om m issioner K och sho uld pu, aside fits ego ant,
sto p sq u an de ring p u b lic m on ey try fo rc in g the c ity to
d e fe n d itse lf against frivo lo u s la w suite s B oth la w suits
, iled by K och have no m en,
In th e firs, suit against the c ity of P ortland Kot fi
cha lle ng ed a 10 day suspension he receivet, in 1985
m e te d by fo rm e r P o rtla n d Pole e Bureau Chief Penny I
H a rrin g to n
H a rrin g to n suspended K och w ith o u t pay
after he dist usset, w ith Ron H erndon, co cha irm an o f
the Black U n ite d F ront possible disciplin e at lio n s
against tw o po lice o ffit ers in vo lve d in the in fa m o u s
" D o n 't C h oke 'Em , S m oke 'E m " 1 fur, episode
K o c h 's a c tio n s a lleg ed ly vio la,e t, a Police D e pa rtm e nt
rule p ro h ib itin g po lice fro m c ritic iz in g Bureau o p e ra tio n s
ant, po licies A lth o u g h the suspension was ruled valid
by the M u ltn o m a h C o u n ty C ircuit C ourt Kot h has a ji
pealet, th e de cisio n to the O regon C ourt o f Appeals
In his latest suit against th e city, K och is p ro te s tin g
th e P o rtla n d C ity C o un cil ruling tfia t de nied him a leave
o f absence fro m the P ortla nd Police Bureau w h ile he
serves on th e C ity C o u n cil K och w a n ts th e leave so he
can re tu rn to w o rk after his C o un cil term ends and earn
a p o lice pension K och challenge,, the C o u n cil's tle ci
Sion in C ircu it C ourt and lost O nce again, his ego go,
the best o , him
K och refused to accept th e c o u rt s
de cisio n, and, once again, filed an appeal to the O regon
C o u rt o f A ppeals
The O bserver respects the c o n s titu tio n a l rig h ts o ,
each citize n to cha lle ng e the legal system in an e ffo rt to
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attain their due prot ess under th e law
H ow ever the
q u e stio n o f due pro t ess isn t ap plicab le in the la w suits
file d by Kot h
It s a case o f sour grapes
In Ins firs, suit, Koch alleged th a , fits c o n s titu tio n a l
rig h t to free sjieei h w .is vio la te d w h en form er Chief
H a rrin g to n suspended him
K och s assertion is non
sens,;
Every org a n iza tio n m ust have rules to ensure
th a , th e o rg a n iza tio n operates e ffic ie n tly and to pre
ven, in d ivid u a ls fro m o p e ra tin g o u , o f a vacuum
K och m atte a m istake w h e n fie broke tle p a r,m e n ta l
rules ant, sh o u ld a, t ep, his pu n ish m e n t like anyone
else
In his la te st suit against th e city, K och is p ro te stin g
the i ity s tlet ision th a t denied him a leave o f absent e
fro m the Police Bureau in order Io save his pension
C ant,id.H e Kot fi sta te d d u rin g the ca m p a ig n th a , he
w o u ld resign fro m the Bureau if he w o n the C ouncil
p o sitio n fro m form er c o u n c ilw o m a n M argare, Stra
chan H ow ever once he w o n the C o un cil sea, Com
m issioner K och cha ng ed his nund
I, the P ortland C ity C ouncil hat, gra n te d Koch a leave
o f absent e fro m tfie P o lite Bureau, they w o u ld n 't have
at l e t , in the bes, ínteres, o , the c ity or the p u blic
As
an elet ted o ffic ia l K och m us, m ake de cisions on police
related m atters G rantin g him a leave w h ile he is a c ity
t om m ission er w ill indeed in flu e n ce K o ch 's decisions on
police business tie ,o re the C ouncil and is a d ire ct con
flic , o , interests, especially given the fa c, th a , Koch
acce pted m on ey fro m the p o w e rfu l P ortland Police
Assot i.ilio n d u rin g his cam paign
F urthe rm o re, it w o u ld be un fair to allow K och to
reserve him self a p o s itio n on the P ortla nd Police Bureau
w h en A frica n A m ericans and oth er m in o ritie s are n 't
given an equal o p p o rtu n ity to becom e police o ffic e rs or
a fair cha nce to advance w ith in the Bureau once the y re
em p lo yed
G iven the eco n o m ic hart,ships fa cin g the city, parti
cularly in N ortheast P ortland, it's a disgrace tha, public
m on ey is being w a ste d because o f C om m issioner
K o ch 's refusal to p u , aside his ego
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There are those w h o m a intain th a , the ne w mam
te sta tio n s o , racial an im o sity are caused by long
sim m e ring prejudices b o ilin g ,0 the surface Bu, w h ile
knee ,erk d iscrim in a tio n and racial bias w ill likely re
m ain a stu b b o rn rea lity in any m u lti cu ltu ra l society,
there are p ro fo u n d d iffe re nce s be tw ee n the nature o ,
to d a y 's racism and the racism th a , existed in A m erica
before th e e lim in a tio n o f segregationist law s in the m id
60s C o nsequently, new approaches ,0 un de rsta n d in g
and dealing w ith the problem are essential
The " o ld " fo rm o f racism w as based on p re ju dging
all blacks as som e ho w in h e re n tly undeserving or un
w o rth y o , equal tre a tm e n t
Color w as the sole con
sideration, no ,, as Dr King no ted, "c o n te n t o f charac
ter
This p e rce p tio n was c o d ifie d in law s tha , barred
blacks fro m fu ll p a rtic ip a tio n in A m e ric a n so cie ty in
such areas as pu blic a cco m m o d a tio n , tra n s p o rta tio n ,
ed u ca tio n and vo tin g
W h a t m akes the new fo rm m ore in sidiou s is n o , its
o u tw a rd m an ifestatio ns W e are all fam iliar w ith hood
ed Klansm en and h o w lin g m ob s
The d iffe re n ce is its
basis in the m isuse and m isre ading o , observe d socio
logical data I, is roo te d in th e p e rce p tio n th a , the social
p a th o lo g y o f the black underclass u n e m p lo ym e n t,
crim e, w e lfare dependency, fa m ily d isso lu tio n , the
bre a kd o w n o , social values is a ttrib u ta b le ,0 race, no,
p o ve rty
Even m ore d is tu rb in g , society m isin te rp re ts
statistics dealing w ith com p ara tive rates o f black crim e,
prison p o p u la tio n , teenage p re gn ancy, single parent
households, etc . as in d ica tin g racial in fe rio rity I, is no,
only tha, the poor are being blam ed fo r their p o verty,
but by m isreading the p lig h t 0 , the underclass as an
issue o f color not p o ve rty society is p ro je c tin g social
p a th o lo g y on a ll blacks, and sin gling blacks o u t as pro
jects of dread and b ig o try
This is a tru ly dangerous
d e ve lo p m e n t T oday, a y o u n g casu ally dressed black
m an lo r a H ispanic, for th a , m a tte r) be he a law yer,
do cto r or m inister m ig h t n o , be buzzed in to an exclu
sive b o u tiq u e in N e w York not because o f his color,
per se. (as in the |,ast) b u , because in the curre nt
soi i.tl atm osphere color has becom e a u to m a tica lly as
sociated w ith crim in a l or anti social behavior
Paradoxically these m isg u id e d and o d io us percep
,10ns have em erged at a tim e w h e n p ro fo u n d e co n o m ic
in to le ra n c e and e th n ic s te re o ty p in g w ill increase
As
long as the A d m in is tra tio n ignores the p lig h t o f the poor
underclass and as long as som e civil rig h ts leaders insist
on special agenda for black p o ve rty rather than for
p o ve rty in general, the fires o f the ne w racism w ill be
furthe r fueled
Those con cern ed w ith re d ucing racial
an im o sity and secu rin g social and e co n o m ic eq u ity
m ust co n tin u e to w o rk th ro u g h the p o litic a l process ,0
press the g o ve rn m e n t to ad op t an agenda c o m m ittin g
billions o f dollars for e d u ca tio n , |ob tra in in g for th e un
e m p lo ye d and d ispla ced w o rk e rs , and social p ro g ra m s
,0 help ease the s u ffe rin g o f all o f A m e ric a ’s poor
E conom ic ju stice ca n n o t be legislated by the single
stroke o f a pen or the ta kin g d o w n o f "C o lo re d O nly'
signs Nor can it be achieved by a t,o p tin g the strateg y
and ta c tic s o f th e 1960s
Black e co n o m ic and social
progress is in tim a te ly tied to th e na tio n a l eco no m y per
fo rm in g w ell fo r all A m erican s T oday, w e are be com
ing a polarized c o u n try o f haves and have n o ts. a situa
tio n tha , is a fe rtile breeding g ro u n d fo r racism hate,
and scap eg oa ting th a , pits the disad vanta ged or hard
pressed against each other Unless the re is a c o n ce rte d
e ffo rt by the g o ve rn m e n t to apply all its resources to
alleviating th is c o u n try 's e co n o m ic pro blem s, the n fts
in ou r society w ill g ro w ever w id e r, and w ill have om i
nous consequences
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2 0 T a x T ip s T o H e lp Y o u F ile Your 1986 Tax Return
Every year, filin g your in c o m e lax be com e s m ore
com pile ated Over the pas, 12 m on th s, taxpayers have
heart, m ore in fo rm a tio n ab ou t their in com e taxes, as
c o m p a re d to recent years, because of the Tax Reform
11 Even if you d o no, item ize d e d u ctio n s, yo u can de
due, one half o f ch a rita b le c o n trib u tio n s m ade in 1986
Under the ne w tax law , th is d e d u ctio n w ill o n ly be avail
able to those w h o item ize
A i t o f 1986 Bu, m any w ill tie glad to k n o w tha, this
year for the las, tim e they can still file under the olt,
rules ai t o n ,m g to the O regon S o cie ty o f CPAs
Here are 20 tax tip s to refresh your m em o ry on the
ol<1 tax law
1 The 1'IHIi Tax R eform A c, w ill have virtu a lly no
12 I, you d o n a te d to c h a rity m ore tha n $500 in form
lu re, c lo th in g or other non cash item s, you m ust file a
new IRS form
N o 8283
e ffe t t on this year 's tax return
2 The IRS provides cop ie s o f o ld re tu rn s for $4 25
apiece
3 S ingle in vid id u a ls should item ize their d e d u ctio n s
w h en they ext eed $2 480
N ext year th is w ill rise to
$2.540
4 M a m e t, couples w h o file jo in tly sho uld item ize
then d e d u ca tio n s w h en they exceed $3.670
This w ill
use to $3. 760 on your 1987 return
5 Item ized d e d u ctio n s in clud e un rennburset, expen
ses for m et,teal and dental care, interest pa ym ents,
state and local taxes, sales taxes, cha ritab le c o n tn b u
tion s. casualty and th e f, losses and certain |ob and in
vestm en t costs N ext year, som e o , these w ill be elim i
natet, w h ile oth ers w ill be restricted
6 A m arried w o rk in g co u p le can d e d u c t 10 p e rce n t
o , the low er paid spouse s earned in com e
up to
$3.000
w h ich can reduce a c o u p le 's tax bill as m uch
as $1.500 This is the las, year you can take th is deduc
tio n
7 S harp increases in annual in com e m ay q u a lify you
for incom e averaging, a fo rm u la th a , gives you a tax
break This w ill be im possible to lake ad van ta ge o f after
this year
8 I, you pay som eone to care for a ch ild or another
de pendent w h ile you w o rk, you m ay q u a lity for a tax
cred it up to $720 for one ch ild and up to $1.440 for
tw o or m ore dependents
9 lf you m ove to be closer to your jo b in 1986, you
m ay be able to d e d u c, the m o vin g costs, in c lu d in g tem
po rary housing, fro m your taxa ble incom e
10 lf you c o n trib u te to a p o litica l cam p aign in 1986
you can ge, a tax cred it o f up to $50 ($100 on a |oin,
return)
13
If you do n a te d to ch a rity m ore tha n $5,000 in non
cash c o n trib u tio n s or m ore tha n $10,000 in n o n p u b licly
trader, securities, you m ust also report i, on fo rm No
8283. b u , you need to have it signed by a qualifier, ap
praiser and the recipie nt o f the d o n a tio n
14 You can c o n trib u te to an Ind ivid ual R etirem ent
A c c o u n t un til A pril 15. 1987 and lo w er your 1986 tax
bill w h ile saving for retire m en t
M an y pe op le w ill fin d
th a , because th e ir in c o m e exceeds se, lim its , the y w ill
no, be able to m ake a tax de d u cta b le c o n trib u tio n to an
IRA for 1987
15 You can c o n trib u te up to $2.000 o f your 1986 earn
m gs to an IRA and tw ic e as m u ch it you are m arried and
b o th you and you r spouse w o rk
M arried persons
w h e n only one spouse w o rk s
can c o n trib u te up to
$2,250 This w ill rem ain true, b u , w ill also be re stricte d
16 Even if you apply for an exte nsio n to file your re
turn, there are n o t e xte nsio ns to the IRA c o n trib u tio n
deadline
17 Y ou can c o n trib u te to an IRA even after you begin
m aking w ith d ra w a ls , as lo n g as you have earned in
com e or received alim o n y and are under age 70
18 C u sto dial fees for IRA or Keogh a cc o u n ts art-
d e d u ctib le if they are paid w ith fu n d s o u tsid e tfie at
co u n t
N ext year, th is w ill t»e part o f your m iscellan
eous de d u ctio n s
19 You can ge, a fo u r m o n th e xte n sio n on filin g ant,
incur no late pa ym en t or filin g penalties, if you pay at
teas, 90 percent o f your 1986 tax bill by A p ril 15 1987
B ut, you w ill have to pay in te rest on any taxes you ow e
20 Y ou can still claim a d e d u c tio n for the cos, o f hit
ing a CPA to prepare your tax re tu rn This is tru e untler
the Tax R eform A c , o f 1986 as par, o f you r m iscella
neous de d u ctio n s
Those th a , exceed tw o pe rcen t of
your adjusted gross in co m e w ill be d e d u c tib le
H ow
ever, even if you d o n ', q u a lify, you m ig h t fin d i, w ell
w o rth the m oney
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MEMBER
But w h a t are th e u n d e rlyin g fa cto rs o f these o u t
breaks? A n d w h a , sho uld be the response o f the black
c o m m u n ity and oth e rs con cern ed ab ou t these repug
nan, events?
changes have h u rt a g ro w in g segm ent o f A m erican s
o f all races U nder these circu m sta n ce s, racial c o n flic t
is all th e m ore tra g ic since th e victim ize rs have m ore in
co m m o n w ith th e ir v ic tim s
The u n e m p lo ye d w h ite
teenager in Q ueens and th e un e m p lo ye d black y o u th in
Harlem should be class allies, n o , enem ies N either the
dispossessed farm er, nor th e laid o ff w h ite fa c to ry
w o rker in D e tro it, nor the idle black s te e lw o rke r in P itts
b u rgh , can im p ro ve their c o n d itio n u n til th e y recognize
th a , they m ust jo in in a c o m m o n stru g g le
The social
p a th o lo g y th a t g ro w in g elem e nts in society are a ttrib u
tin g ,0 race exists e ve ryw h ere there is p o ve rty and eco
no m ic d islo ca tio n , b o th here and abroad Social deter
lo ra tio n is ram p an t a m o n g the w h ite jobless in England
as w e ll as a m o n g u n e m p lo ye d black y o u th s in N ew
York
These c o n d itio n s can be fo u n d w ith increasing
frequ en cy in p re d o m in e n tly w h ite to w n s in this c o u n try
ravaged by d e in d u stria liza tio n
To co m b a t b ig o try and in ju stice to d a y requires ta c tic s
tha , w ill address the p ro fo u n d e co n o m ic changes th a ,
have had an adverse im p a ct on all o f A m e ric a 's poor
a lth o u g h u n q u e stio n a b ly blacks have felt th a t im p act
m ore B o y c o ttin g w h ite businesses th a t serve blacks is
no, the answer
Nor is m a rch in g in an all w h ite to w n
th a , is segregated, no, by law , b u , by tra d itio n W hile
such pro te sts m ay b rie fly fo cu s m edia a tte n tio n on a
particular situ a tio n , the y hve little lo n g term im p act
As long as th e g o ve rn m e n t fails ,0 o ffe r an eco n o m ic
and social agenda th a , w ill help all A m ericans, racism ,
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Black H istory M o n th is a m o st fittin g tim e to exam ine
the causes and consequences o , the rece nt spate o f
racist in cid e n ts a ro un d th e c o u n try The w e ll publicized
o u tc ro p s o f racial b ig o try the killin g in H o w a rd Beach,
the te rro rizin g o f a black cade, by Kian garbed stud ents
at the Citadel, an atta ck on black stud ents at the Uni
versity o f M assachusetts (A m h e rst,, the assault on an
m te rric ia l m arch in F o rtsyth C o u n ty, G eorgia should
d istru b all A m ericans
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B eginning next w eek. The O bserver w ill be ru n n in g a
three par, series on the Etook. "C a p ito l Hill in Black and
W h ite " by Rotter, Parker. In th e series, w e w ill describe
M r Parker's "re ve la tio n s o f th e inside and underside o f
po w e r p o litics as th e Black fo rm e r m at,re d ' o f the
Senate d in in g ro o m ."
B efriended by Lyn do n J o h n s o n and H u b e rt H um
phrey, Parker served as m a itre d ' o f the Senate din in g
roo m fro m 1964 to 1975 He m o o n lig h te d as a w a iter
fo r som a o f W a s h in g to n 's m o st in flu e n tia l people at
their p rivate pa rties He saw and heard a lo t (and a lo t
o f w h a , he w a s n 't supposed to ), som e o f w h ic h w ill
appear in th e series
B otn a sh a re cro p p e r's son, he w as b e frie n d e d by LBJ
(w ith w h o m he de veloped a lo v e /h a te re latio nship) in
1940. and becam e p rivy to im p o rta n t secrets as he
arranged p rivate m e e tin g s b e tw e e n Dr M a rtin Luther
King and senators afraid to be seen in p u b lic w ith him
W a tc h fo r this e x c itin g series b e g in n in g M a rch 2 6 ,h
in The Observer
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