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Organization Tians March On (Birmingham
The N ational B aptist C onven
tio n , U S A , Inc., the nation’ s largest
A frica n A m erican organization, an
nounced that plans are being made
fo r a Mass march in Birm ingham .
The M arch is scheduled fo r Septem
ber 6, 1995 during N B C ’ s 115th
Annual N a tio n al C onvention. In a
letter to the Congressional B lack
Caucus and a ll c iv il rights organiza
tions, the C on ve ntio n ’ s new Presi
dent, Dr. H enry J. Lyons said, “ The
M arch is being held to show A m erica
that B la ck Am ericans w ill not sit
back and a llo w the recent acts o f
congress and the U.S. Supreme C ourt
to go unchecked!”
A c c o rd in g to Dr. Lyons, A f r i
can A m ericans, have always had to
have the law on th e ir side in order to
achieve any measure o f success in
B irm ingham Ja il;” the c ity where
three o f our ow n B aptist children
were k ille d in the bom bing o f the
16th Street Baptist C hurch and the
this country. He says, the leadership
in Congress and the U.S. Supreme
C ourt, is try in g to tum the clock
c ity where we intend to brin g back to
back, to repeal those laws that endure
A frica n s Am ericans equal opp o rtu
dream we must keep a liv e .” Lyons
also said, “ In 1963, D r. K in g had a
dream, but, in 1995, we are experi
nity.
Says the new national N B C Pres
ident, “ It is tim e ly that we are con
vening in B irm ingham , Alabam a, the
c ity w h ich symbolizes the cradle o f
the c iv il rights struggle.
It is the c ity where D r. K in g
w rote his passionate “ Letter from a
the attention o f a ll Am ericans the
struggle we must continue and the
encing a nightmare!
The N ational B aptist Conven
tion represents over 8,000,000 peo
ple and more than 30,000 churches.
O ver 60,000 are expected in B ir
m ingham fo r the N ational Conven
tion and over 25,000 plan to march.
Lyons has asked the N ational
Urban League, the N A A C P, the Con
gressional B lack Caucus, the SCLC
and numerous other A frica n A m e ri
can organizations to jo in w ith the
N ational Baptists in this historic B ir
mingham March.
President C lin to n has also been
invitedtoattend. The M arch w illta k e
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C a llin g upon them to stand up fo r their beliefs and make a difference
in the w orld, television star and com m unity activist A ndrew Shue ad
dressed the 384 graduates from the three schools o f Drew U niversity during
its 127th commencement ceremony on Saturday, M ay 20. Former New
Jersey G overnor Thomas H. Kean, D re w ’ s tenth president, presided over
the ceremonies held on the south lawn o f historic Mead Hall.
- “ The only truth I know to give you as you head out into the w o rld on
yo u r own, as you leave the com fort and security o f college life , is that we
must be true to ourselves...to stand up and speak in a voice we know to be
our own. T o stand up and let that voice be heard. T o stand up and bring
place on Wednesday, September 6,
people together,” said Shue,” ...life is too short, too precious, to be lost at
1995, at 3:00 PM.
It w ill begin at the B irm ingham
C iv ic C enter. M archers w ill file
the hancls o f doubters.”
D rew U n ive rsity is a selective, independent university w ith an en ro ll
ment o f 2,100 in a College o f Liberal A rts, a Graduate School and a
T heological School w hich maintains its historic a ffilia tio n w ith the United
through the c ity toward the 16th Street
Baptist Church, and end at the B ir
mingham C iv il Rights Park w ith a
speech by president Lyons.
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received a certificate o f appreciation
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ment and a special award fo r her 11
years o f excellent service to the co m
m u n ity from the S ickle C ell Founda
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Dr. Joe S. Hardle, Pastor
4224 S.E. 62nd Avenue
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Portland. Oregon 97206
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M orning Worship 10:45am
Evangelistic Service 7:30pm
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