The right of every American to first-class citizenship is the most important issue of our time. |
The tables are decorated by Jeannie Winslow, and the colors will be yellow and blue this year. She has been doing the decorating for the luncheon for 20 years. |
The way I figured it, I was even with baseball and baseball with me. The game had done much for me, and I had done much for it. |
There is also a PCC connection to the exhibition as well,' Cannon said. |
There's not an American in this country free until every one of us is free. |
There's not an American in this country free until every one of us is free. |
This ain't fun. But you watch me, I'll get it done. |
This is our biggest fund-raiser for overseas missions. We try to make the most money on this luncheon for the missions. This luncheon is for everyone. |
Treat others as you want them to treat you because what goes around comes around |
Wait til next year. |
We have a social responsibility and we are held to a higher standard than other institutions, |
We're in a real crisis situation where many times people are being turned away at the door. |
[Fortunately for Kent, this tempest in a Petri dish has since been squashed, but it was Bradley’s other comments that are echoing in Major League Baseball’s executive suites. He said,] Me being an African American is the most important thing to me – more important than baseball, White people never want to see race – with anything. But there’s race involved in baseball. That’s why there’s less than 9 percent African American representation in the game. ... I’m one of the few African Americans that starts here. |
[Knight Ridder Newspapers Helen Keller believed in having a] courageous dignity in the presence of fate. ... discover the truth of today, and perhaps find the greatness of tomorrow. |