[it Is] A Historic Step

The Measure Of A Country's Greatness Is Its Ability To Retain Compassion In Time Of Crisis.

Classifications And Distinctions Based On Race Or Color Have No Moral Or Legal Validity In Our Society. They Are Contrary To Our Constitution And Laws.

Sometimes History Takes Things Into Its Own Hands.

Our Whole Constitutional Heritage Rebels At The Thought Of Giving Government The Power To Control Men's Minds.

Today's Constitution Is A Realistic Document Of Freedom Only Because Of Several Corrective Amendments. Those Amendments Speak To A Sense Of Decency And Fairness That I And Other Blacks Cherish.