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Stairs (12-16 stairs - With
O ther Services)'. $25.00
Area/Oriental Rugs:
$25.00 Minimum
Area/Oriental Rugs (Wooly.
$40.00Minimum
Heavily Soiled Area:
Additional $10.00 each area
(Requiring Extensive Pie-Spaying)
UPHOLSTERY
CLEANING
Sofa: $69.00
Loveseat: $49.00
Sectional: $109 - $139
Chair or Recliner:
$25 - $49
Throw Pillows (With
Other Services): $5.00
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• Auto/Boat/RV Cleaning
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• Scotchguard Protection
• Minor Water Damage
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M W C H M n m a a M m n iH ia B
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Sharing Our History with Our Children
Making progress
requires us to
know the past
B enjamin T odd J ealous
The E m an cip a­
tion Proclam ation,
w hich set o u r n a ­
tion o n the path to
the en d o f slavery,
w a s s ig n e d 150
y e a r s a g o th is
m onth. T h is y e a r w e should resolve
to teach o u r ch ild ren the story o f o u r
collective history.
T h e p a st c e n tu ry a n d a h a lf
o ffe rs c o u n tle ss ta le s o f b ra v e ry
an d s a c rific e to in s p ire th e n e x t
g e n e ra tio n . O n ly b y sh a rin g o u r
h isto ry w ill w e b e ab le to c o n tin u e
by
o u r p ro g re ss o v e r th e n e x t 150
y e a rs .
P re s id e n t L in c o ln ’s w a rtim e
p ro c la m atio n in 1863 read th at “all
p e rso n s h e ld as s la v e s ” in re b e l
s ta te s “ a re , a n d h e n c e fo rw a rd
sh all b e fre e ” . T h is w as a n o b le
id e a an d c e rta in ly a b ra v e g e s ­
tu re. B ut an y a stu te o b s e rv e r at
th e tim e w o u ld k n o w th a t it w as
m o re a sp ira tio n th an p o lic y .
T h e E m a n c ip a tio n P ro c la m a ­
tio n a p p lie d to 3.1 m illio n slav e s,
b u t o n ly fre e d a b o u t 7 0 ,0 0 0 rig h t
a w a y . T h e r e s t, lik e m y
g r a n d m o t h e r ’s g r a n d p a r e n t s ,
w o u ld h a v e to w a it u n til th e u n io n
a rm y a d v a n c e d so u th to e n d the
w ar. It to o k a n o th e r sev e n y e ars
fo r th e F ifte e n th A m e n d m e n t to
g ra n t A fric a n A m e ric a n s th e rig h t
to v o te. A n d e v en th e n , Jim C ro w
la w s an d th re a ts o f v io le n c e k e p t
lie v e th a t th e p re s e n t h e sita tio n
a n d h y p o c ris y o f A m e ric a is fi­
nal."
w hite m an - and three tim es m ore
likely to be incarcerated than a black
m an in South A frica at the height o f
apartheid. W e still face ram pant d is­
crim ination in lending, housing and
em ploym ent.
A n d n e a rly 150 y e a rs a fte r th e
R e c o n s tru c tio n A m e n d m e n t,
so m e states are im p o sin g n e w r e ­
s tric tio n s o n v o tin g th a t ta rg e t
low -incom e com m unities and co m ­
m u n itie s o f c o lo r. U n lik e th e Jim
C ro w era, w h e n p e o p le b ro k e th e
law to su p p re ss th e v o te , p o liti­
c ia n s are n o w u sin g th e la w -
p h o to ID la w s, c u ts to e a rly v o t­
in g a n d re g is tra tio n re s tric tio n s -
to su p p re ss th e vote.
L in c o ln ’s q u ie t c o u ra g e an d
D o u g la s s ’ b ra sh c o n fid e n c e are
im p o rta n t so u rc e s o f in s p ira tio n ,
b u t the le sso n m u st n o t en d th e re .
W e m u st te ac h o u r c h ild re n a b o u t
th e m an y h e ro e s w h o re fu se d to
a c c e p t the sta tu s q u o , an d w ho
fo llo w e d L in c o ln ’s e x a m p le to
F ifty y ears a fte r that, civ il rights
leaders m obilized m ore than a q u ar­
ter-m illio n p eo p le o f all races to fill
th e c a p ita l's M all, d e m a n d in g p a s ­
m a n y p e o p le o f c o lo r a w ay fro m sag e o f m ean in g fu l civ il rig h ts le g ­
th e p o lls.
is la tio n , a n im m e d ia te e n d to
B efore Lincoln signed the E m an ­ sc h o o l s e g re g a tio n , p ro te c tio n o f
c ip a tio n P ro c la m a tio n , F re d e ric k th e rig h t to v o te and a p u b lic w orks
D o u g la ss u rg e d p a tie n c e to h is p ro g ra m fo r all u n e m p lo y e d . T h e
fo llo w e rs. "L in co ln m ay b e slo w ," 1963 M a rc h o n W a sh in g to n fo r
h e said , "b u t h e w ill ta k e n o ste p Jo b s an d F ree d o m m a rk e d th e c e n ­
b a c k w a rd ." S in c e th e n , th e c iv il te n n ia l o f th e E m a n c ip a tio n P ro c ­
rig h ts m o v e m e n t h as seen m a n y la m a tio n w ith a fo rc e fu l c a ll fo r
slo w p e rio d s o f b u ild u p sp ik e d b y so c ia l ju s tic e .
s u d d e n c re s c e n d o s o f p a s s io n
A n o th e r 5 0 y e a rs h a v e p a sse d .
th a t sp a rk e d g re a t c h a n g e . W e W e are seein g th e first b la c k p re s i­
h a v e s tru g g le d at tim e s to k e e p d e n t b e g in h is se c o n d te rm in o f­
th is n a tio n m o v in g fo rw a rd , b u t fice. B u t in to o m an y w a y s, o u r
w e h a v e a lso c o m m itte d , lik e L in ­ stru g g le s still m irro r th e stru g g le s
c o ln , to n e v e r m o v e b a c k w a rd .
o f o u r a n c e sto rs. W e n e ed to teach
F ifty y e ars a fte r th e E m a n c ip a ­ o u r c h ild re n a b o u t th e fu ll h isto ry
t i o n P r o c l a m a t i o n , N A A C P o f o u r p e o p le.
fo u n d e r W .E .B . D u B o is la u d e d
A t th e d aw n o f o u r c o lle c tiv e
th e a c c o m p lis h m e n ts o f th e b u r ­ fre e d o m , o u r a n c e sto rs fo c u se d n e v e r g o b a ck w a rd .
g e o n in g c iv il rig h ts m o v e m e n t: on h o w th e ir c h ild re n c o u ld get
W h en o u r c h ild re n re m e m b e r
"F ro m s la v e ry to fre e d o m , fro m 4 th e b e s t e d u c a tio n ; h o w th e y
o u r w h o le h is to ry , th e y w ill be
m illion to 10 m illion, from denial o f c o u ld g e t p a st p e rs iste n t d is c rim i­ m o re in c lin e d to see th e m se lv e s
c itiz e n s h ip to e n fra n c h is e m e n t, n a tio n an d fin d jo b s ; h o w th ey
as a p a rt o f it. A n d n o w , m o re than
fro m b e in g o w n e d c h a tte ls to c o u ld m ak e th e ju s tic e sy ste m
ev er, w e n e ed th e m to see th a t the
o w n e rsh ip o f $ 6 0 0 m illio n in p ro p ­ w o rk fo r th em ra th e r th an a g a in st
sto ry o f o u r m o v e m e n t is n o t so
e rty ."
them .
m u ch th e h isto ry o f th e p a st as it
Y et D u B o is a lso w a rn ed th a t
T oday, people o f co lo r still face is in s tru c tio n fo r th e fu tu re.
a c h ie v in g ju s tic e c o u ld ta k e d e ­ m a jo r ob stacles to education. A
Benjamin Todd Jealous is
c a d e s - e v e n life tim e s , a d d in g : black m an in A m erica is still six times
president and chief executive of­
"T he N e g ro h a s re fu s e d to b e ­ m ore likely to be in carcerated than a
ficer o f the NAACP.