The fallen dreamThe Milwaukee Journal Sentinel crosses
the color line
"And
so even though we face the difficulties of today and tomorrow, I still have a
dream. It is a dream deeply rooted in the American
dream.
I have a dream that one day this nation will rise up and live out the true meaning of its creed: "We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal." I have a dream that one day on the red hills of Georgia, the sons of former slaves and the sons of former slave owners will be able to sit down together at the table of brotherhood. I have a dream that one day even the state of Mississippi, a state sweltering with the heat of injustice, sweltering with the heat of oppression, will be transformed into an oasis of freedom and justice. I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character. I have a dream today!" — Reverend Martin Luthor King, Jr. August 28, 1963 Somehow I don't think this is what Dr. King had in mind. "Another minus is that the nomination lessens the court's diversity. O'Connor herself had expressed the desire that her successor be a woman. O'Connor seems to have grown wiser about diversity as a result of her Supreme Court experience. She came to see the virtues of having a court that looks like America - doubtless a big reason she softened her opposition to affirmative action in recent years. In losing a woman, the court with Alito would feature seven white men, one white woman and a black man, who deserves an asterisk because he arguably does not represent the views of mainstream black America" — The Editorial Board of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinal October 31, 2005 What happened to "content of their character" instead of "color of their skin?" Posted: Thu - November 3, 2005 at 04:57 AM
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