Ralph Elliott; N.E.G.R.O., S.N.C.C.(BOSTON OFFICE), PYRAMID TIGERS, A.F.R.O. IT IS WONDERFUL TO KNOW THAT THE COMARADRIE REMAINS STRONG AMONG THE MANY KNOWN AND UNKNOWN WHO FOUGHT AND PUT THEIR LIVES ON THE LINE IN THE CAUSE OF GOOD. THE MOVEMENT WAS NOT SOMETHING THAT APPEARED OUT OF NO WHERE, BUT WAS BROUGHT ABOUT BY MANY, MANY YEARS OF DECEIT, DECEPTION AND INJUSTICE ON A GROUP OF PEOPLE THAT DID NOT COME TO THIS LAND THROUGH ELLIS ISLAND. THANK YOU TO ALL WHO HELPED SHAPE AND MOLD ME INTO THE PERSON THAT I AM, FOR AWAKENING ME AND IGNITING THE FIRE WITHIN, WHICH STILL BURNS STRONG TODAY. WE MUST NEVER FORGET AND MOST OF ALL LET NO ONE FORGET THE COST OF FREEDOM. WE WERE CHILDREN LOOKING FOR ANSWERS AND A BETTER WAY. IT IS OUR DUTY TO PASS THE TORCH, SO WE, THE BLACK MAN IN AMERICA, RECOGNIZES HIS DUTY TO EACH OTHER AND THE WORLD TO CONTINUE THE FIGHT AGAINST INJUSTICE NO MATTER WHERE IT RAISES ITS UGLY HEAD.
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