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January, 2008 Vol. 4, No. 1
January 21, Martin
Luther King, Jr. Day
“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.” The Reverend Dr. King, Jr. was a black Civil* Rights
leader and African-American minister.
He called for the end of racial discrimination in the Slavery was abolished in the United States in 1865 after a bitter Civil War between the Northern and Southern States (sometimes called the War Between the States). However, the Civil War did not end racial discrimination. Martin Luther King, Jr. thought of a free society as an integrated one in which all people had equal access to public places, to the vote, and to quality education, housing, and jobs. In the American South in the 1950s, American Blacks were forced to sit in the back of public buses and to use “Negro” only restrooms and water fountains. They attended segregated schools. In 1956, Dr. King organized a 382-day boycott [a refusal to buy, sell, use, etc.] of public buses in Montgomery, Alabama. The boycott set the stage for a US Supreme Court decision declaring that segregation of blacks and whites on buses was unconstitutional. In 1964, the US Congress passed the Civil Rights Act guaranteeing equal rights in housing, public facilities, voting, and public schools. Dr. King received the Nobel Peace Prize that year. Four years later, he was assassinated while leading a workers’ strike in Memphis, Tennessee. ___ *As used above, civil means “of a citizen or
citizens” or “a community of citizens.” Civil rights refer to those
rights guaranteed to the individual by the US Constitution and by Acts of
Congress. They include the right to
vote, exemption from involuntary servitude (slavery), and the rights of
people to equal treatment under the law. Civil can also refer to polite behavior. Explain the relationship between the
following words: civil, civilian,
civility, civilization. King’s Philosophy and Practice of Non-Violence
Dr.
King practiced non-violent protest to bring about social change. He believed that: “Hate cannot drive out hate; only love
can do that. Hate multiplies hate,
violence multiplies violence, and toughness multiples toughness in a
descending spiral of destruction.”
I Have a Dream . . . Dr. King was a powerful orator [speaker]. On August 28, 1963, he delivered his famous I Have a Dream speech before more than 250,000 people in front of the Lincoln Memorial in Washington. The words under his picture above are from that speech. “I Have a Dream” ends with these stirring words: Let freedom ring . . . . Let freedom ring . . . . Let freedom ring from every hill and
molehill of Mississippi. From every mountainside, let freedom ring. And when this happens, When we
allow freedom to ring, when we let it ring from every village and every
hamlet, from every state and every city, we will be able to speed up that day
when all of God's children, black men and white men, Jews and Gentiles,
Protestants and Catholics, will be able to join hands and sing in the words
of the old Negro spiritual, "Free at last! free at last! thank God
Almighty, we are free at last!" Hear the speech and read the text at: www.americanrhetoric.com/speeches/Ihaveadream.htm
or find it at other websites by searching for “I have a dream.” I, Too, Sing America by Langston
Hughes (d.
1967) I am the darker brother. They send me to eat in the kitchen When company comes
. . . . Tomorrow. I’ll be at the table When company comes. Nobody’ll dare Say to me, “Eat in the kitchen,” Then. Besides, They’ll see how beautiful I am And be ashamed— I, too, am America. |
FREE Things to Do in NYC in January 2008 Saturdays at
Chelsea Market. Live music, tango dancing and lessons, and the Samurai
Knife Sharpener in the Market hallways.
Through Jan. 15, view Andy Friedman’s pen and ink portraits of
musicians, actors, writers, etc. 9th
Ave. between 15th/16th St., , C , 2 ,or 3 trains to 14th St. and walk west. Jan. 11, Sat. 5-11 pm. Target
Saturday at the
Jan.-July. Listening
to Our Ancestors: Art of Native Life Along the
Jan. 6, Sun. 3pm. Three Kings Day Concert and Celebration. El Museo del Barrio, free tickets distributed
beginning 1 pm at the box office, two per person. 1230 5th Ave. near 104th
St., #6 Lexington Ave. train to 103rd St,; 2/3 trains to 110th
St.
Jan. 12,
Sat. 8pm but arrive early. New York Guitar Festival Interprets Bob
Dylan Classics. This very special tribute
to Bob Dylan will be very popular so arrive early. Winter Garden in the World Financial Center
(WFC) in Battery Park City bordered by West Street, the Hudson River, and
Vesey and Liberty Streets. See map for WFC on school bulletin boards. Any train
to lower Manhattan: A, C, J, M, Z,
2, 3, 4 or 5 to Fulton Street/Broadway-Nassau: Exit onto
Fulton Street and walk west to Church St.; turn right and walk to Vesey St.;
turn left and continue across West St. to the WFC. E to World Trade
Center: Exit onto Church Street
and walk north to Vesey St.; turn left and continue across West St. to the
WFC. R or W to City Hall: Exit
onto Broadway and walk south to Vesey St.; turn right and continue to the
WFC. 1 to Rector Street: Exit
onto Greenwich Street and walk north to Liberty St.; turn left and continue
to the WFC. Jan. 19, Sat.
3pm. Sign Language MOVEment by Def Dance Jam Workshop. Interactive performance by this “deaf” dance
company. El Museo del Barrio. Free with Museum admission,
pay-as-you-wish. See directions for Jan. 6. Jan. 20, Sun.
8:30pm. Carnegie Hall Orchestra and Chorus Concert, Hayden and Brahms. Up to 3 days before the concert, go to: www.manhattanconcertproductions.com/tickets_form.html. Complete the form using concert code CH620.
Send. Pick up tickets on
January 20th at Carnegie Hall Box Office after 2 pm. 7th
Ave. and 57th St., B,D,E,N,Q,R or F to 57th St. or 7th
Ave. Jan. 21, Mon. 7pm.
Julliard’s Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration. Julliard School of Music’s students and
alumni celebrate King’s life through dance, drama, and music. Because
of construction, look for directions to entrance. Julliard
School, Paul Hall, NW corner of Broadway and W. 65th St. (outside
escalator to second floor entrance). 1 train to 66th St., A/B/C/D to 59th
St./Columbus Circle and walk north to W. 65th and Broadway. Jan. 22, Tues. 8pm. Julliard
Jazz Ensembles, original works by Julliard School of Music jazz students. See
directions for Jan. 21, above. Jan. 27, Sun. 2:30pm. Musica
Bella Orchestra and Chorus, Bach Mass in B Minor. Donation required—pay what you wish. Blessed Sacrament Church, 152 W. 71st
between Broadway and Columbus Ave.,
1,2,3 to 72nd St. Jan. 28, Mon. 8pm. Mannes Trio Concert. One of American’s oldest chamber music ensembles in residence at the Mannes College of Music, 150 West 85th St. between Columbus and Amsterdam Ave. 1st- come 1st- served seating. 1 train to 86th St. and Broadway or C to 86th and Central Park West. Updates and Announcements—School Bulletin Boards and Website Do you know that you can get free flu shots and other vaccinations through the NYC Department of Health? Do you know that you can join a very inexpensive gym at NYC Department of Parks Recreation Centers? Do you know about the free concerts at NYC’s world famous music schools? Do you know that many NYC museums have free or pay what you wish admissions at certain times. Check out the bulletin boards in the Student Room or Founder’s Room (Room 13) for updates, announcements and other useful information. Find back issues of the Student Club Newsletters with lots of other information about NYC’s neighborhoods and things to do at www.sai.2000.org. |
