Rosa Parks Box 19 Folder 11 Events Featuring or honoring Parks 1985-1986 The University of Pennsylvania Presents A Commemorative Program to Honor the Memory of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. January 15, 1929 - April 4, 1968 Dedicated to the Black South Liberation Struggle Randall Robinson Ezekiel Mphahlele Rosa Parks Penn Gospel Choir and Members of the University of Pennsylvania Community Harrison Auditorium, The University Museum, Wednesday, January 16, 1985 7.30 P.M. Lift Every Voice and Sing Lift every voice and sing Till earth and heaven ring Ring with the harmonies of liberty; Let our rejoicing rise High as the list'ning skies, Let it resound loud as the rolling sea. Sing a song full of the faith that the dark past has taught us. Sing a song full of the hope that the present has brought us. Facing the rising sun of our new day begun. Let us march on till victory is won. (James Weldon Johnson / James Rosamond Johnson) Program Mistress of Ceremony........Jacqueline E. Wade Administrative Director, Afro-American Studies Program Invocation..........Stanley E. Johnson Chaplain, University of Pennsylvania Welcome.........Sheldon Hackney, President University of Pennsylvania Musical Selection..........Penn Gospel Choir Introduction..........Alma Bone, President Black Student League Remarks..........Rosa L. Parks Civil Rights Activist Reading..........Ezekiel Mphahlele Visiting Professor of English University of Pennsylvania, South African Scholar and Author Introduction..........Thomas Ehrlich, Provost University of Pennsylvania Speaker..........Randall Robinson Executive Director TransAfrica, Inc. Acknowledgements "Lift Every Voice and Sing"..........Penn Gospel Choir and Audience. Ushers are members of the Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. Reception Immediately Following - Second Floor, University Museum Rotunda. Acknowledgements Special recognition is given to the following departments and individuals for their contributions to this celebration: Film Clips, Courtesy of Afro-American Historical & Cultural Museum and the American Civilization Department, University of Pennsylvania Flyers, posters and printing, courtesy of Houston Hall Copy Center Logo and Publicity, courtesy of University News Bureau and Office of Publications Program Facility, courtesy of University Museum Reception, courtesy of University Dining Services Program Developments and Coordination, courtesy of Jacqueline Akins Houston Baker Beverly Bryce Bey Alma Bone Valarie Swain Cade Wayne Glasker Frank Litwin Ezekiel Mphahlele Pamela Robinson Petty Joyce Randolph Robert Rutman Wilfred Samuels Ralph Smith Barbara Stevens Louise Stone Jacqueline E. Wade Paul Zingg Black History Month 1985 Rosa Louise Parks Mother of the Modern Freedom Movement The Afro-American Cultural Center's Black History Month Celebration Sponsored by Pepsi-Cola Bottling Company of Charlotte, Inc. Monday, February 4, 1985 McDonald's Banquet Center Charlotte, North Carolina Rosa Louise Parks Mrs Rosa Parks' refusal to surrender her seat on a bus as required by racial segregation laws in Montgomery, Alabama, triggered a wave of protest that reverberated throughout the United States. Her quiet and courageous act changed the face of America as it viewed Black people and redirected the course of history. Born on February 4, 1913 in Tuskegee, Alabama, her family moved to Montgomery and she attended the Montgomery Industrial School for Girls. In 1932, she married Raymond Parks and they both became active in voter registration and other civil rights pursuits. Mrs Parks was secretary of the Montgomery branch of the NAACP and Director of Youth Activities. She was preparing for a major NAACP youth conference at the time of her arrest for failing to surrender her bus seat. Mrs Parks continues to pursue the course that she initially took those many years ago—quiet, unassuming and dignified while working with youth. She believes the hope of America lies with its young people. A quiet exemplification of courage, dignity and determination, Rosa Louise Parks will ever be a symbol of all Americans' will to be and remain free. Program Ms. Vivian R. Nivens, AACC Executive Director Presiding Welcome..........Dr. E.E. Waddell, Chairman, Board of Directors, Afro-American Cultural Center Greetings..........Mrs. Dale Halton, President & Chairman of the Board, Pepsi-Cola Bottling Co. of Charlotte, Inc. Presentations..........Mr. Ron Leeper, Charlotte City Councilman; ..........Reverend Robert L. Walton, Mecklenburg County Commissioner Invocation..........Reverend Mack McRae, Friendship Baptist Church Dinner Introduction of Guest Speaker..........Mr. Kelly M Alexander, Sr., Chairman, Board of Directors, National NAACP Guest Speaker..........Mrs. Rosa L. Parks Special Presentation..........Ms Maggie Braun, Member, Board of Directors, Afro-American Cultural Center Presentations & Closing Ceremony..........Ms. Vivian R. Nivens Planning Committee Ms. Barbara Burleson Ms. Stephanie Counts Ms. Abigail Flanders Ms. Beatrice I. Cureton Mr. Marvin Pettiford Ms. Maggie Braun Mr. John Mencke Ms. Vivian R. Nivens The Afro-American Cultural Center thanks the following individuals and organizations for their special support: National Council of Negro Business & Professional Women's Clubs, Inc. Ms. Connie Smith Five Points Community Organization Ms. Louise Sellers NAACP Ms. Geneal Frazier Black Women's Political Caucus of Charlotte-Mecklenburg Ms. Ella Tally Orvis Street Community Club Ms. Anna Hood Charlotte Housing Authority Ms. Bettye Harris Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools Ms. Ellanor Graves WBTV Maggie Braun & Associates —Music by The Michael Porter Jazz Trio— BLACK WOMEN ACHIEVEMENTS AGAINST THE ODDS Dance/Theatre/Entertainment Government and Politics Civil Rights Movement Science and Math Journalism Literature Education Medicine Business Religions Military Sports Music Labor Law Art Bureau of Engraving and Printing Afro-American History Program February 26-27, 1985 Ruby Dee Ella Jo Baker Amanda Berry Smith Addie L. Wyatt Lucy Craft Laney Wilma Rudolph Rosa Parks Alice Coachman V.A. Johnson Anna Arnold Hedgeman Varnette P. Honeywood Sarah Parker Remond Lois Mailou Jones Katherine Dunham Frances Ellen Watkins Harper Lucy E. Parsons Zora Neale Hurston Edith Irby Jones Anna Cherrie Epps Mathilda A. Evans Edith Sampson Ella Nora Steward Leslie Allen Rosina Tucker Elizabeth Taylor Greenfield Lorraine Hansberry Daisy Gatson Bates Fannie Lou Hamer Edmonia Lewis Vivian Stringer Bessie Coleman Ida B. Wells Barnett Eartha M.M. White Mary Moultrie Althea Gibson Lilia Abron-Robinson Jarena lee Angela Davis Ethel L. Payne Margaret Walker Alexander Lena Horne Barbara Jordan Geraldine Pittman Woods Shirley Ann Jackson Constance Baker Motley Naomi Sims Mary Frances Berry Mary McLeod Bethune Aretha Franklin Captain Bettye J. Payne Elizabeth Catlett June Bacon-Bercey Marian Wright Edelman Mary Lou Williams Jane C. Wright Maggie Lena Walker Lucile Bluford Georgia D. Johnson Sissieretta Jones Septima Poinsette Clark Gertrude Rush Charleszetta "Mother" Waddles Edith Spurlock Sampson Charlayne Hunter-Gault Susie King Taylor Margaret Taylor Goss Burroughs Gloria Richardson Dorothy L. Brown Meta Vaux Bessie Smith Ethel Waters Mary Ann Shadd Cary Fanny Jackson Coppin Mary Church Terrell May H. Jackson Charity Edna Adams Earley Ella Nora Stewart Leslie Allen Rosina Tucker Toni Morrison Marva Collins Gwendolyn Brooks Sojourner Truth Mahalia Jackson Sister Rosetta Tharpe Clementine Hunter Jewel Plummer Cobb Sara Lawrence Lightfoot Dorothy Boulding Ferebee Barbara Gardner Proctor Wyomia Tyus Jane M. Bolin Shirley Chisholm Lt. Harriet Ida Pickens Charlotta Spears Bass Harriet Powers Harriet Tubman Phyllis M. dailey Jacquelyn Grant Flemmie P. Kittrell Biddy Mason Florence Mills Josephine Baker Delilah Beasley Brigadier General Hazel Winifred Johnson Rubye Doris Smith Robinson Elizabeth Duncan Koontz Mary Hatwood Futrell Nannie Helen Burroughs Pearl Primus Ens. Frances Willis Phillis Wheatley Mary Burnett Talbert Aileen Cole Stewart Laura Wheeler Waring Moranda Smith Mabel Keaton Staupers Susan McKinney Steward Ida Gray Madam C.J. Walker Maida Springer-Kemp Billie Holiday Cicely Tyson Sadie T.M. Alexander Marion Anderson Alice Dunnigan M. Ashley Dickerson Anna Julia Cooper Mary Chase Nikki Giovanni Charlotte Forten Grimke Dinah Washington Pauli Murray Gertrude Pridgett "Ma" Rainey Marjorie Lee Browne LET EVERY VOICE AND SING Lift every voice and sing, 'Till earth and heaven ring, Ring with the harmonies of Liberty. Let our rejoicing rise, High as the list'ning skies, Let it re-sound loud as the roll-ing sea— Sing a song full of the faith that the dark past has taught us Sing a song full of the hope that the present has brought us; Fa-cing the rising sun of our new day begun, Let us march on till victory is won. Stony the road we trod, Bitter the chast'ning rod, Felt in the days when hope un-born—had died; Yet with a steady beat, Have not our weary feet Come to the place for which our fathers sighed? We have come over a way that with tears has been watered We have come, treading our path thro' the blood of the slaughtered, Out from the gloomy past, till now we stand at last. Where the white gleam of our bright star is cast. God of our weary years, God of our silent tears, Thou who has brought us thus far on our way; Thou who has by Thy might, Lead us into the light, Keep us forever in the path, we pray— Lest our feet stray from the places, our God, where we met Thee; Lest our hearts, drunk with the wine of the world, we forget Thee; Shadowed beneath Thy hand, may we forever stand True to our God, True to our native land. Words By James Weldon Johnson Music By Rosamond Johnson 1 BLACK WOMEN ACHIEVEMENTS AGAINST THE ODDS February 26, 1985 PROGRAM 9:45 a.m. Opening Marie Davis, EEO Officer 9:55 a.m. Lift Every Voice Karl Gipson, (Soloist) 10:00 a.m. Invocation Rev. Henry White, St. Paul A.M.E. Methodist Church 10:10 a.m. Greetings Robert J. Leuver, Director 10:25 a.m. Musical Selections Karl Gipson, (Soloist) 10:40 a.m. Poetic Orations Ruby Dee/Ossie Davis 11:10 a.m. Fiftie's Choreographical Dancing Dreamsteppers 11:25 a.m. Awards and Recognition Robert J. Leuver, Director 11:35 a.m. Remarks Joseph M. DeBose, Assistant Director Operations 11:45 a.m. Closing Remarks 2 BLACK WOMEN ACHIEVEMENTS AGAINST THE ODDS February 27, 1985 PROGRAM 9:45 a.m. Opening Marie Davis, EEO Officer 9:55 a.m. Lift Every Voice Karl Gipson, (Soloist) 10:00 a.m. Invocation Rev. Henry White, St. Paul A.M.E. Methodist Church 10:10 a.m. Greetings Robert J. Leuver, Director 10:25 a.m. Musical Selections Karl Gipson, (Soloist) 10:40 a.m. Keynote Speaker Ms. Rosa Parks, Civil Rights Activist 11:10 a.m. Fiftie's Choreographical Dancing Dreamsteppers 11:25 a.m. Awards and Recognition Robert J. Leuver, Director 11:35 a.m. Remarks Joseph M. DeBose, Assistant Director Operations 11:45 a.m. Closing Remarks 3 "The Mother of The Civil Rights Movement" Rosa Parks ROSA PARKS, known as the "Mother of the Civil Rights Movement", was a seamstress and an administrator in the Alabama NAACP office who resisted discrimination. In 1955, she was arrested and jailed for refusing to give up her seat to a white man on a Montgomery, Alabama, city bus. Reverend Martin Luther King along with E. D. Nixon, the president of the state NAACP and regional director of the International Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters organized a bus boycott which lasted 381 days. Their efforts combined with the determination of 50,000 blacks who decided to walk, brought transportation to a cease in the city until the buses were integrated. Ms. Parks actions against discrimination sparked 12 years of non-violent protest against segregation throughout Southern cities. Ms. Rosa Parks was referred to as the "Great fuse that led the modern stride toward freedom", by Martin Luther King. ABOUT THE ARTISTS RUBY DEE . . . . . OSSIE DAVIS Ruby Dee is a product of Harlem's American Negro Theater, of teachers Paul Mann, Lloyd Richards and Morris Carnovsky and of he New York City public school system where she was graduated from Hunter College with a bachelor's degree. She is the mother of three grown children—Nora, Guy and La Verne. Ossie Davis was born in Cogdell, Georgia, finished high school in Waycross, Georgia and attended Howard University in Washington, D.C., where he met and studied with Dr. Alain LeRoy Locke, a black Rhodes Scholar, and Sterling A, Brown, a distinguished poet. For Ruby Dee, television has provided some of the most exciting and fulfilling challenges of her career as an actress. She and her husband, Ossie Davis, conceived the critically acclaimed PBS series, With Ossie and Ruby—co-hosting, performing and co-producing twenty-six half-hour programs out of KERA-TV in Dallas. Her next television role was as Mary Tyrone in the ABC Cable production of Long Day's Journey Into Night.* She and Mr. Davis also appeared on two hour-long segments of A Walk Through the 20th Century with journalist Bill Moyers. Ms. Dee's other television credits include All God's Children; Roots: The Next Generation; Maya Angelou's I Know Why The Caged Bird Sings; Wedding Band by Alice Childress; It's Good To Be Alive, the Roy Campanella story; and To Be Young, Gifted and Black, from writings by Lorraine Hansberry. She and her husband also co-produced Today Is Ours, a television special for young adults. She was Harriet Tubman in the American History Series produced by John Houseman. Peyton Place, Police Woman and The Defenders are some of the series in which she has also appeared. * For which she received the 1983 ACE Award for "Best Performance by an Actress in a Dramatic Presentation." 5 ABOUT THE ARTIST KARL GIPSON hails from Beaumont, Texas, but for the past six years he has lived in Washington, D.C. Gipson, whose interest and studies have always been geared toward opera, attended Los Angeles Conservatory of Music and Arts and Hunter College of New York City. He toured Europe, appearing with Porgy and Bess companies and in concert. A varied background permitted him to appear in such stage plays as Fly Blackbird, Lost in the Stars, and Sacco and Vanzetti. His opera roles include the tenor leads in Il Tabarro, Cavalleria Rusticana, and I Pagliacci. Some motion pictures in which he has appeared are "Porgy and Bess," "Indictment," "Putney Swope," and "Cottone Comes to Harlem." 6 QUOTES BY FAMOUS BLACKS I never intended to become a run-of-the-mill person. —Barbara Jordan I don't know the key to success but the key to failure is trying to please everybody. —Bill Cosby No time to marry, no time to settle down; I'm a young woman and I ain't done runnin' around. —Bessie Smith Progress in civilization has been accompanied by progress in cooking. —Fannie Farmer How old would you be if you didn't know how old you was? —Satchel Paige The true worth of a race must be measured by the character of its womanhood. . . —Mary McLeod Bethune Charm is a glow within a woman which casts a most becoming light on others. —John Mason Brown Anything will give up its secrets if you love it enough. —George Washington Carver There's nothing noble in being superior to somebody else; the only real nobility is being superior to your former self. —Whitney M. Young, Jr. 7 GRATITUDE TO Robert Leuver . . . Director Ronald Sharpe . . . Designer of Program Cover Albert F. Jablonski . . . Monitor of Program Communication and other Assistance James Malloy . . . Support and Assistance Purchasing Branch . . . Support and Assistance General Accounts Branch . . . Support and Assistance Ushers Electricians Carpenters . . . and others who contributed to the program SPECIAL THANKS TO VENDORS BROWN SPICES JULIE D. THOMPSON JEWELRY BY DEVERA DEVERA D. WILLIAMS THE JOHN NELSON COLLECTORS SERIES CULTURAL ASSOCIATES JOHN NELSON "MILADY 400" FASHIONS SHIRLEY FRIEND VERA RILEY'S BOUTIQUE & GIFTS - VERA RILEY CREATIVE PRODUCTIONS ROBERT L. TINSLEY ANNETTE'S COSMETIC-INDEPENDENT BEAUTY CONSULTANT ANNETTE S. TAYLOR EDITH HINES PROFESSIONAL RECITAL POET AND PLAYWRIGHT CRICKET ENTERPRISES, INC. FRED HORN 8 28th ANNUAL NATIONAL CONVENTION AUGUST 5-8, 1985 FINISHING THE UNFINISHED TASK VOTING RIGHTS, JOBS, PEACE & JUSTICE MONTGOMERY, ALABAMA Ralph D. Abernathy President Emeritus Evelyn G. Lowery Convener SCLC/WOMEN Dr. Claud Young Vice Chairman SCLC Mayor Andrew Young Board Member SCLC Joseph E. Lowery President Mayor Johnny Ford President World Conference of Mayors Rosa Parks Honorary Convention Chair Joyce L. Alexander Magistrate, U.S. Dist. Court Dick Gregory Board Member SCLC Rep. Walter Fauntroy Board Chairman SCLC Coretta S. King President M.L. King, Jr. Center for Nonviolent Social Change M.L. King, III John S. Nettles Regional Vice President SCLC Rep. William Gray Benjamin Hooks Executive Director NAACP William Burrus Executive V.P. American Postal Workers Union Mary F. Berry U.S. Civil Rights Commissioner Johnnie R. Carr SCLC Board Member Convention Co-Chair CONVENTION HIGHLIGHTS -Tentative Schedule- MONDAY, AUGUST 5, 1985 9:00 a.m. Registration Sheraton Riverfront, Convention Hotel Headquarters 10:00 a.m. Press Conference Alabama State University 12:00 noon National Board/Staff Luncheon Alabama State University 2:00-5:00 p.m. SCLC National Board Meeting 6:30 p.m. Reception Alabama State University 8:00 p.m. Black Culture Night TUESDAY, AUGUST 6, 1985 9:00 a.m. Registration Dexter Avenue - King Memorial Baptist Church 10:00 a.m. Opening Session/Business Session 10:30 a.m. Convention Call to Order - 28th Annual National Convention 11:00 a.m. Presidential Address 12:00-1:30 p.m. Rally - Commemorating 20th Anniversary of Signing of Voting Rights Act of 1965 State Capitol 1:30-2:30 Lunch Dexter Avenue - King Memorial Baptist Church 2:30-3:15 p.m. Workshop - Liberation of South Africa 3:15-4:30 p.m. Workshop - Countering the Assault on Affirmative Action Dexter Avenue - King Memorial Baptist Church 7:00-10:00 p.m. Banquet Candlelight Dinner Theatre WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 7, 1985 7:30-9:45 a.m. SCLC/Labor Solidarity Breakfast & Workshop Alabama State University 10:00-11:45 a.m. Workshop - Black Colleges & Their Future; Education Crisis Alabama State University 12:00-2:30 p.m. SCLC/WOMEN Luncheon Alabama State University 3:00-4:30 p.m. Workshop - Youth Empowerment Workshop - Voting Rights Enforcement Black Belt Oppression 7:00 p.m. Oratorical Contest - SCLC/WOMEN Lilly Baptist Church Mass Meeting Lilly Baptist Church THURSDAY, AUGUST 8, 1985 8:30-10:00 a.m. Workshop/Breakfast - SCLC Chapters & Affiliates Presidents Sheraton Riverfront Hotel 10:30-11:00 a.m. Business Session Dexter Avenue - King Memorial Baptist Church 11:00-12:00 noon Closing Session - Conference Sermon Dexter Avenue - King Memorial Baptist Church CONVENTION INFORMATION CONVENTION PACKAGE - GENERAL DELEGATES: Registration..... $5.00 SCLC/Labor Breakfast.....15.00 SCLC/WOMEN Luncheon.....10.00 SCLC Banquet..... 25.00 TOTAL..... $55.00 CONVENTION PACKAGE DEAL - ATLANTA DEPARTURE: Hotel - 3 nites, double occupancy..... $81.00 Convention Package..... 55.00 Bus Ride - round trip.....14.00 TOTAL..... $150.00 Bus Ride Only (from Atlanta R/T)..... $20.00 CONVENTION CHURCH HEADQUARTERS: Dexter Avenue - King Memorial Baptist Church 454 Dexter Avenue, Montgomery, Alabama 36104 Rev. G. Murray Branch, Pastor & SCLC Board member (205) 263-3970 CONVENTION HOTEL HEADQUARTERS: Sheraton Riverfront, 200 Coosa Street, Montgomery, Alabama 36104-9990 Contact Person - Chuck Jones (205) 834-4300 x 166 ALTERNATE HOTELS: Holiday Inn State Capitol 934 Madison Avenue Montgomery, Alabama 36104 Contact Person - Suzanne Smith (205) 265-0741 The Madison Hotel 120 Madison Avenue Montgomery, Alabama 36104 Contact Person - Sandy Jacobs (205) 264-2231 DELTA - Official Airline For reduced rates call (toll free) 1-800-327-1295; I.D. #D-0281 FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: SCLC National Headquarters 334 Auburn Avenue, NE., Atlanta, Georgia 30303 Rev. Albert E. Love, National Coordinator, (404) 522-1420 OR Sheyanne Christburg, Local Coordinator, (205) 288-2188 Dexter Avenue-King Memorial Baptist Church 454 Dexter Avenue, Montgomery, Alabama 36104 OTHER PARTICIPANTS Rev. W.F. Alford Rep. Alvin Holmes Rev. Abraham Woods Rev. James Orange Joe Davis Bishop Frank Reid Inell Johnson Rev. Emanuel Cleaver Rev. Curtis Harris Rev. Fred Shuttlesworth Cheryl Lowery Osborne Andrew Jackson Young, III Dr. Joe L. Reed Dr. Edward Martin Bernice King Solomon Seay, Sr. Rev. A.W. Wilson Rev. E.H. Nixon Rev. Eddie H. Hicklin Rev. Thomas E. Jordan Brenda Davenport Rev. James Lawson Rev. Curtis Harris Bill Pollard Rev. S.L. Harvey Dr. Arthur Thomas Dr. Jackie Irvine Rev. Jerome Harris John Knight 20th Anniversary of the 1965 Voting Rights Act sclc Southern Christian Leadership Conference 334 Auburn Avenue, NE P.O. Box 89128 Atlanta, Ga 30312 (404) 522-1420 SOUTHERN CHRISTIAN LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. Founding President DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. TRIBUTE ALPHA PHI ALPHA/ ANHEUSER-BUSCH, INC. JANUARY 12, 1986 "I have a dream That one day out in the red hills of Georgia the sons of former slaves and the sons of former slaveowners will be able to sit down together at the table of brotherhood." DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was born January 15, 1929 in Atlanta. Both his father "Daddy King" and grandfather were distinguished Baptist ministers. After completing Morehouse College, which he entered at age 15, Dr. King enrolled at Crozer Theological Seminary. He later attended Boston University where he obtained his Ph.D. His doctoral thesis was "A Comparison of the Conceptions of God in the Thinking of Paul Tillich and Henry Nelson Wieman." In Boston, he met Coretta Scott, who became his wife. They are the parents of two daughters, Yolanda and Bernice, and two sons, Martin III and Dexter. It was also in Boston where he was initiated into the Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity in June of 1952 through the Fraternity's Sigma Chapter. He was very active in the Fraternity throughout the Civil Rights Movement. The years of Dr. King's greatest success were from 1956 in Montgomery, Alabama to the 1963 March on Washington, D.C. His initial activity was with the 1955 Montgomery bus boycott, which was touched off when seamstress Rosa Parks refused to give up her front seat to a white person. Dr. King said Mrs. Parks had been tracked down by Zeitgeist - the spirit of the times. Her own explanation, however, was that she was tired from shopping and her feet hurt. The boycott activity was coordinated by an organization called the Montgomery Improvement Association of which Dr. King was the president. Utilizing a well organized car pool system to transport participants in the bus boycott, the boycott lasted more than a year. On November 13, 1956, the United States Supreme Court affirmed the decision of a special three-judge U.S. District Court in declaring the Alabama's state and local laws requiring segregation on buses as "unconstitutional." This was the victory from which he launched the non-violent Civil Rights Movement. Immediately after, the Montgomery bus boycott idea spread to other Southern cities such as Tallahassee and Atlanta. In Greensboro, N.C., non-violent activity was also conducted to eradicate segregation in restaurants. In January of 1957, sixty black leaders, most of them ministers from ten Southern states, founded the 1929-1968 Southern Christina Leadership Conference (SCLC), which was eventually to be headquartered in Atlanta. Dr. King was elected as the national president of the organization, a position from which he became a national leader. The 1963 March on Washington was an unprecedented gathering of black and white leaders and more than 250,000 marchers who demonstrated for Civil Rights. On July 2, 1964, the Civil Rights Bill of 1964 was passed into law by Congress, although the legislation actually had been sent to Congress in 1963 by President John F. Kennedy. It was the most far-reaching Civil Rights legislation since Reconstruction. It contained new provisions to help guarantee blacks the right to vote and access to public accommodations such as hotels, motels, restaurants and places of entertainment. It also authorized the federal government to sue to desegregate public facilities and schools. On December 10, 1964, Dr. King received the Nobel Peace Prize in Oslo, Norway. He became the second Black American to receive the award. The first was Ralph Bunche in 1950. Another direct result of the March on Washington, was the 1965 Voting Rights Act. This bill eliminated all qualifying tests for voter registration in the South, which abridged the right to vote on the basis of race and color. Soon after the bill was passed, tens of thousands of blacks were registered to vote and black men and women were elected to new posts in legislatures and the county court houses of the South for the first time since Reconstruction. During the Civil Rights movement, Dr. King received one dollar a year from the Southern Christian Leadership Conference and $6,000 a year from the Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta. He donated the $54,123 awarded to him with the Nobel Peace Prize to Civil Rights activities. Dr. King's efforts were also augmented by contributions from the Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity. Dr. King was assassinated in Memphis on April 4, 1968 where he was supporting a sanitation workers' strike. His death set off riots in 125 cities that led to 21,270 arrests and 46 deaths. HENRY H. BROWN It is again with great pleasure that Anheuser-Busch, Inc., joins with the Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity for the Third Annual St. Louis Tribute to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Through this event we seek to highlight the importance of the life and legacy of Dr. King and the National Holiday which recognizes him and his humanitarian principles. We are delighted and honored to have with us today two nationally prominent Civil Rights leaders. They are Ms. Rosa L. Parks - the "Mother of the Civil Rights Movement" - and Mr. Tony Brown, the preeminent Civil Rights television journalist. They join us here in St. Louis on this annual occasion with which we respectfully pause to reflect on the message of human dignity and equality that Dr. King personified, and to re-dedicate ourselves to taking time in our lives and in some way contribute towards the actualization of the hopes and dreams of every man, woman and child regardless of race, creed or color. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Life and Legacy Awards will be presented today to U.S. Representative William L. Clay and to the Phyllis Wheatly Y.W.C.A. for their outstanding community service and exemplary dedication to making St. Louis a community of moral strength and one fortified with the highest standards of human equality. With the St. Louis community and the Alpha Phi Alpha chapters represented here today, Anheuser-Busch welcomes our special guests and we salute the award recipients. Henry H Brown Henry H. Brown Vice-President Anheuser-Busch, Inc. Garland Hawkins, Ph.D., President Delta Epsilon Lambda Chapter Charles C. Teamer General President Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. Larry Goodwin, President Epsilon Lambda Chapter On behalf of the more than 100,000 men of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc., it is my most sincere pleasure to greet you and to congratulate the St. Louis Alpha Chapters and the Anheuser-Busch Company on their sponsorship of the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Tribute. We rejoice, as do you, in this nation's recognition - however belated and reluctant - of the contributions of this outstanding American to the fibre and fabric of our entire society. As Alpha men, we were fortunate to enjoy a unique and gratifying relationship with this distinguished leader of men. To us, he was a Brother... and the strength of that fraternal bond provided to us an unparalleled opportunity to advance our work as "Servants of All." Under the dynamic leadership of former General President Frank Stanley, Jr., who traveled to Montgomery to stand with Brother King in his darkest hour, Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity took its stand on behalf of civil rights and human dignity at an early stage in Dr. King's career. Alpha's "Dollars for Freedom" campaign in the mid-1950's provided much-needed financial support to the work of our Brothers in Alabama - among them Dr. King. Arthur Shores and Charles Langford. Again, we do not merely boast of this fact - but are grateful for having had the privilege to link arms with our own in the service of all mankind. As we come together here tonight, in celebration of the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., let me assure you that Alpha Phi Alpha plans to give continued leadership to the quest for full civil and human rights. This quest will require renewed determination, renewed dedication to lofty purposes and renewed creativity in the formulation of strategy. Fortunately for us all, the indomitable spirit of Brother King remains a beacon light to guide us through the continuing struggle. Charles C. Teamer General President Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Tribute Program Agenda Emcee Bill Wilkerson, KMOX Radio Opening: Bill Wilkerson Invocation: Rev. Dr. John Doggett General Chaplain Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity Greetings: Henry H. Brown Vice President Marketing Development and Affairs Anheuser-Busch, Inc. Tribute: Bill Wilkerson Commentary Special Guest: Mrs. Rosa L. Parks Music: Mary Beth Gentry Speaker Introduction : Rev. Dr. John Heyward-Chaplain Epsilon Lambda Chapter Keynote Speaker: Mr. Tony Brown Remarks: Wayman F. Smith, III Vice-President-Corporate Affairs Anheuser-Busch Companies, Inc. Presentations: Larry Goodwin-President Epsilon Lambda Chapter MLK Award Presentation to U.S. Representative William L. Clay Garland Hawkins, Ph.D.-President Delta Epsilon Chapter MLK Award Presentation to Margaret Sessoms/Phyllis Wheatly Y.M.C.A. Closing: Ronald E. Smiley Alpha Phi Alpha The Alpha Hymn Bill Wilkerson Bill Wilkerson is in his second decade of broadcasting, all of which has been spent at KMOX Radio. During that time, Wilkerson has worked virtually every phase of the news and sports operation. He began in 1969 as a weekend overnight news writer, then moved to on-the-street reporting. Wilkerson's news career expanded rapidly to encompass the evening newcast, co-hosting of the popular AT YOUR SERVICE program, and coverage of special news events such as the 1972 Democratic and Republican Presidential Conventions, and a series of local and state elections. Beginning in 1973, Wilkerson began a move into the sports department while still a full-time newsman. He began color commentary on the St. Louis Football Cardinals that year, then added Spirits of St. Louis Pro Basketball in 1974. In 1976, Missouri Tiger Football joined the list of duties as well as full-time duty as co-host of SPORT OPEN LINE. In 1981, Wilkerson's sportscasting career took an exciting turn as he moved into play-by-play coverage of the Football Cardinals and Missouri Tigers. And in 1982, the circle was complete as he was tapped to fill the role of co-host of one of the nation's highest-rated radio programs, TOTAL INFORMATION A.M. Wilkerson is the recipient of numerous citations in broadcasting including the 1979 Journalism Alumnus of the Year Award from Southern Illinois University at Carbondale. He also holds two first-place awards in sports reporting from the Missouri Broadcasters Association. ROSA LOUISE PARKS "MOTHER OF THE CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT" Rosa Louise Parks is often referred to as 'Mother of the Civil Rights Movement' in America. Her refusal on December 1, 1955 to surrender her seat on a city bus as required by racial segregation ordinances in Montgomery, Alabama triggered a wave of protest that was to reverberate throughout the United States. That was the beginning of more action by Black People and other defenders of American democracy in a wave against every type of anti-'Negro'/Black segregationist practice which was practiced principally in the Southern states. This most courageous act taken by a quiet and unassuming little lady completely altered the manner in which America viewed its Black citizens, and redirected the course of American history. Mrs. Parks was born on February 4, 1913 in Tuskegee, Alabama. Her family was to later move to Montgomery where she attended the Montgomery Industrial School for Girls. There among others, she learned the art of tailoring and dressmaking. In 1931, Rosa married Raymond Parks. They were both interested and active in voter registration and civil rights pursuits long before the work of this kind was engaged to any great extent on a general basis. Mr. Parks himself, an early participant in the national movement to free 'Scottsboro Boys' a celebrated case of injustice in the 1930's. The two of them worked in the NAACP and other programs directed toward obtaining freedom and justice for all people. Mrs. Parks was Secretary and Director of Youth Activities for the Montgomery branch. At the time of her arrest, she had been involved with preparations for a major State Youth Conference. Today, Mrs. Parks continues on the course she originally chose those many years ago. Quietly, unassuming and dignified, she works with and encourages the youth. She has criss-crossed America over a dozen times - appearing at schools, colleges, churches, civic groups and organizations; hoping to spread love, and understanding. She believes that America's hope lies with its young people. TONY BROWN TELEVISION'S CIVIL RIGHTS CRUSADER Called television's "civil rights crusader" by Black Enterprise magazine, Tony Brown is one of America's leading experts in the broadcasting industry, and a pioneer in Black-Affairs. This writer, lecturer, educator and community activities is most noted as the Host and Executive Producer of Tony Brown's Journal, the nation's longest-running national Black-Affairs television series. Tony Brown is also renowned for his tenure as the Host and Executive Producer of the legendary, Emmy-nominated BLACK JOURNAL. In its 17th year, Brown's series is seen weekly nationwide on more than 240 public television stations (PBS). The most recent ratings survey showed that about 5 million Americans tune in to him each week. Although the program is the leading Black public affairs series, 60 percent of his audience is white, a barometer of his feeling for racial relations. During a previous four-year tenure on commercial television, an A.C. Neilsen Report on Syndicated Programming showed that the series was America's top-ranked talk/educational program and that a higher percentage of non-Whites watches the series than watched the network's three major public affairs shows. Brown's current clearance to 96 percent of the Black population and 90 percent of the total U.S. population is reinforced by his weekly newspaper column which is syndicated in over 100 papers. He is also in constant demand as a featured speaker by an assortment of colleges, civil rights, civic and governmental organizations. The television series has been joined by a quarterly magazine also called TONY BROWN'S JOURNAL, which focuses on little-known historical, political and cultural facts. William L. Clay U.S. Representative 1st District, Missouri Congressman William "Bill" Clay represents the First Congressional District of Missouri. He and his wife Carol Ann have three children. The Congressman was born in St. Louis. He graduated from St. Louis University in 1953, with a Bachelor of Science Degree in History and Political Science. He was elected Alderman to the 26th Ward in St. Louis in 1959. He resigned from the Board of Aldermen in 1964 and became Committeeman for the 26th Ward, a position he currently holds. In 1968 he was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives. He serves on three standing committees: Education and Labor, Post Office and Civil Service and House Administration. Mr. Clay is Chairman of the Sub-committee on Labor Management Relations, and Pension Reform Activities. He is also a member of the Democratic Steering and Policy Committee. Congressman Clay is also a trustee on the Board of Directors for Tougaloo College, Benedict College, Congressional Black Caucus Foundation and The National Black United Fund. Congressman Clay is founder of The William L. Clay Scholarship and Research Fund, a non-profit scholarship fund set up to pay for the college education of young people who could not otherwise attend college. Margaret Day Sessoms Executive Director Phyllis Wheatley Y.W.C.A. The Phyllis Wheatley branch of the Y.W.C.A. has successfully served the physical and mental needs of women, children and their families throughout the metropolitan St. Louis area for 75 years. Since the branch is located in the inner city area, much of the work has been done with the people of that area. The organization places a special emphasis on housing for single women of low income. The Phyllis Wheatley Y.W.C.A also places a strong emphasis on pre-teens and teens, provided after school, weekend and summer cultural, recreational and educational programs. "Wellness" and fitness programs are also offered. They are designed specifically for senior citizens, but includes all age groups and both sexes. Bridge, arts and crafts, millinery (hat making), aerobics, exercise, dancing, trips and tours, volleyball basketball and roller skating. There are also workshops on such topics as assertive training and stress management, career training and development, income tax preparation, laws governing seniors, the super woman syndrome, resolving losses (family deaths), etc. Wheatley membership presently exceeds 1,100 people, of which 437 are pre-teens and teens. I have a dream. I have a dream that one day out in the red hills of Georgia the sons of former slaves and the sons of former slaveowners 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 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 their character. I have a dream today. I have a dream that one day every valley shall be engulfed, every hill shall be exalted and every mountain shall be made low, the rough places will be made plains, and the crooked places will be made straight, and the glory of the Lord shall be revealed and all flesh see it together. This is our hope. This is the faith that I will go back to the South with. With this faith we will be able to hew out of the mountain of despair a stone of hope. With this faith we will be able to work together, to pray together, to struggle together, to go to jail together, to climb up for freedom together, knowing that we will be free one day. This will be the day when all of God's children will be able to sing with new meaning, "My country, 'tis of thee, Sweet land of liberty, Of thee I sing. Land where my fathers died. Land of the Pilgrims pride, From every mountainside, Let freedom ring. " And if America is to be a great nation, this must become true. So, let freedom ring from the mighty mountains of New York. Let freedom ring from the heightening Alleghenies of Pennsylvania. Let freedom ring from the snow-capped Rockies of Colorado. Let freedom ring from the curvacious slopes of California. But not only that, let freedom ring from the Stone Mountain of Georgia. Let freedom ring from Lookout Mountain of Tennessee Let freedom ring from every hill and mole hill of Mississippi and every mountainside. When we let freedom ring, when we let it ring from every tenement 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 spiritual, "Free at last, free at last! Thank God Almighty, we are free at last." Building a future. Dream by dream. We all have dreams. To be a lawyer. A doctor. A champion. To finish school. Own a business. Raise a family. It's when those dreams take hold and begin to inspire us, drive us and lead us to new levels of achievement that they become real. We should know. Because the same kind of imagination, dedication and perspiration that builds dreams, also builds businesses like ours. And it's those same qualities that will build a better future for all of us. Dream by dream. ANHEUSER-BUSCH COMPANIES 1906 KNOWLEDGE ΑΦΑ ACHIEVEMENT ® SIXTH ANNUAL FREDERICK DOUGLASS COMMEMORATION KEYNOTE ADDRESS: MRS. ROSA PARKS Douglass Community Center 9th and Yuma Street February 14, 1986 6:00 P.M. PROGRAMME PRE-PROGRAM CONCERT . . . Sugar and Spice (During banquet serving) Manhattan High School Choir INVOCATION . . . Rev [Earl Holmes] Kalu THE LORD'S PRAYER . . . Ms. Alison Brown GREETINGS . . . Mayor Suzanne Lindamood Mary Ann Jackson (Kn Hill - North View SONG OF INSPIRATION . . . "Life Every Voice and Sing" POETRY . . . Mr. Glenn Taylor MUSICAL SELECTION . . . Ms. Natalie Springer and Mr. Bobby Campbell REMARKS . . . Dr. William Sutton MUSICAL SELECTION . . . Mr. Billy Hill Mrs. Linnetta Hill, Accompanist KEYNOTE ADDRESS . . . Mrs. Rosa Parks BENEDICTION . . . Rev. Earl Holmes DINNER ENTERTAINMENT "SUGAR AND SPICE" Val Bracken ... Singer/Dancer Carrie Clark ... Singer/Dancer Amy Culling ... Singer/Dancer Jennifer Dailey ... Singer/Dancer Dani Daly ... Singer/Dancer Julie Dickie ... Singer/Dancer Barb Hammond ... Singer/Dancer Rhonda Hughes ... Singer/Dancer Brenda Mitchem ... Singer/Dancer Cassandra Nicholson ... Singer/Dancer Carrie Palmer ... Singer/Dancer Kim Pearson ... Singer/Dancer Teresa Purvis ... Singer/Dancer Christy Rogers ... Singer/Dancer Jane Schnedler ... Singer/Dancer Brenda Sol ... Singer/Dancer Natalie Springer ... Singer/Dancer Julie Welliver ... Singer/Dancer Doug Ayers ... Percussion Sonja Henry ... Saxophone Flute Bobbie Moore ... Bass Steve Easterday, Coordinator ... Piano "SUGAR AND SPICE" is a Manhattan High School Choir. LIFE EVERY VOICE AND SING Lift ev'ry voice and sing Till earth and heaven ring Ring with the harmonies of Liberty Let our rejoicing rise High as the list'ning skies Let it resound loud as the rolling seas; Sing a song full of the faith that the dark past has taught us; Sing a song full of the hope that the present has brought us; Facing the rising sun Of our new day begun, Let us march on till victory is won. Stony the road we trod Bitter the chast'ning rod Felt in the days when hope had died; Yet, with a steady beat, Have not our weary feet Come to the place for which our fathers sighed, We have come over a way that with tears has been watered, We have come, treading our path thro' the blood of the slaughtered. Out from the gloomy past, Till now we stand at last Where the white gleam of our bright star is cast. God of our weary years, God of our silent tears, Thou who has brought us thus far on the way; Led us into the light, Keep us forever in the path, we pray Lest our feet stray from the places, our God, where we met Thee, Lest, our hearts drunk with the wine of the world, we forget Thee, Shadowed beneath Thy hand, May we forever stand, True to our God, true to our Native Land. Lead us into the light. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS The Douglass Community Center staff would like to thank all participants, supporters, and friends. A special ackowledgment to Mayor Suzanne Lindamood, Commissioner Nancy Denning, Commissioner David Fiser, Commissioner Eugene Klinger, Commissioner Rick Mann, Mr. M. Don Harmon, City Manager, and Mr. Terry DeWeese, Director of Parks and Recreation for their support. A gracious thanks to all who came. SIXTH ANNUAL FREDERICK DOUGLASS COMMEMORATION KEYNOTE ADDRESS: MRS. ROSA PARKS Douglass Community Center 9th & Yuma Street February 14, 1986 6:00 P.M. PROGRAMME PRE-PROGRAM CONCERT .............Sugar and Spice (During banquet serving) Manhattan High School Choir INVOCATION ........................Rev. Earl Holmes THE LORD'S PRAYER .................Ms. Alison Brown GREETINGS .................Mayor Suzanne Lindamood SONG OF INSPIRATION ........"Lift Every Voice and Sing" POETRY ............................Mr. Glenn Taylor MUSICAL SELECTION ...........Ms. Natalie Springer and Mr. Bobby Campbell REMARKS..........................Dr. William Sutton MUSICAL SELECTION ....................Mr. Billy Hill Mrs. Linnetta Hill, Accompanist KEYNOTE ADDRESS ...................Mrs. Rosa Parks BENEDICTION .......................Rev. Earl Holmes LIFT EVERY VOICE AND SING Lift ev'ry voice and sing Till earth and heaven ring Ring with the harmonies of Liberty Let our rejoicing rise High as the list'ning skies Let it resound loud as the rolling seas; Sing a song full of the faith that the dark past has taught us; Sing a song full of the hope that the present has brought us; Facing the rising sun Of our new day begun, Let us march on till victory is won. Stony the road we trod Bitter the chast'ning rod Felt in the days when hope had died; Yet, with a steady beat, Have not our weary feet Come to the place for which our fathers sighed, We have come over a way that with tears has been watered, We have come, treading our path thro' the blood of the slaughtered, Out from the gloomy past, Till now we stand at last Where the white gleam of our bright star is cast. God of our weary years, God of our silent tears, Thou who has brought us far on the way; Led us into the light, Keep us forever in the path, we pray Lest our feet stray from the places, our God, where we met Thee, Lest, our hearts drunk with the wine of the world, we forget Thee, Shadowed beneath Thy hand, May we forever stand, True to our God, true to our Native Land. Lead us into the light. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS The Douglass Community Center staff would like to thank all participants, supporters, and friends. A special ackowledgment to Mayor Suzanne Lindamood, Commissioner Nancy Denning, Commissioner David Fiser, Commissioner Eugene Klinger, Commissioner Rick Mann, Mr. M. Don Harmon, City Manager, and Mr. Terry DeWeese, Director of Parks and Recreation for their support. A gracious thanks to all who came. "Spirited Beauty" Presented by The Women of Carter Metropolitan C.M.E. Church Saturday, March 22, 1986 2 p.m. - 5 p.m. at The Cotillion Club Detroit, Michigan Pastor, Jesse L. Douglas Sr., D.Min., LL.D. Women's Day Chairperson, Annette Moorman Program Chairperson, Debra Moorman Musician, Janice Scott Rosa Parks Rosa Louise Parks is often (and properly so) referred to as 'Mother of the Modern Freedom Movement' in America. Her refusal on December 1, 1955 to surrender her seat on a city bus as required by racial segregation ordinances (laws) in Montgomery, Alabama triggered a wave of protest that was to reverberate throhout the United States. That was the begining of more action by Black People and other defenders of American Democracy in a wave against every type of anti- 'Negro/Black segregationist practice which was practiced principally in the Southern States in those times. This most courageous act taken by quiet and unassuming little lady completely altered the manner in which America viewed its Black citizens, and redirected the course of American History. Mrs. Parks continues on the course she originally chose many years ago. Quiet, unassuming and dignified, working with and encouraging the youth. She has criss-crossed America over a dozen times - appearing at schools, colleges, churches, civic groups and organizations; hoping to spread love, and understanding. She believes that America's hope lies with young people. A quiet exemplification of courage, dignity and determination, Rosa L. Parks will ever be a symbol of the American will to be and to remain free. - THANKS - The committee expresses special thanks to everyone who responded, contributed, and participated in this occasion. This program has been a success because of your support; again - THANK YOU. - PROGRAMME - Welcome Mistress of Ceremonies Invocation Ollie Greene - LUNCHEON - Special Guest Speaker Rosa L. Parks Selection Detroit Dolls - FASHIONS - Health & Fitness Pamela Smith Prizes Joyce Smith - FASHIONS - Innervisions Shelaine Sanford Prizes Joyce Smith Acknowledgments Debra Moorman The committee would like to Thank You in advance for your future efforts and support. WELCOME MONTGOMERY INDUSTRIAL SCHOOL "MISS WHITE'S SCHOOL" THE NEW MONTGOMERY INDUSTRIAL SCHOOL BUILDING ERECTED DURING THE SUMMER OF 1923 SECOND HOMECOMING REUNION JULY 25-26 1986 Montgomery, Alabama STEERING COMMITTEE Mrs. Claudia B. Bell, Chairperson Mrs. Jewette Anderson, Co-Chairperson Mrs. Johnnie R. Carr Mrs. Rossie H. Cotton Mrs. Katherine J. Johnson Miss Mattie Lee Langford Mrs. Jennell G. Townsend SCHEDULE OF ACTIVITIES Friday, July 25th Hall Street Baptist Church 1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. - Registration 2:00 p.m. - - Welcome Program 6:30 - 8:30 p.m. - Chat & Chew Holiday Inn, State Capitol Saturday, July 26, 1986 10:00 a.m. - Unveiling of Portraits and Group Pictures Alabama Archives and History Building (Use Adams Street Entrance) 2:00 p.m. - Picnic (Washington Park) 8:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m. - Slumber Party Holiday Inn, State Capitol FOUNDERS MISS ALICE WHITE MISS MARGARET BEARD Montgomery Industrial School was founded in 1986 by Miss Alice White and Miss H. Margaret Beard who were, at that time, recent graduates of Eastern schools with a desire to dedicate their lives to the education of Black girls in the South. They chose Montgomery, Alabama and established a school-kindergarten through eighth grade, with a facility of all white female teachers. In later years, the ninth grade was added. All funds for building a school, purchasing a teachers' home, and for the operation of the school were donated by interested persons in Northern, Eastern, and Western cities with special assistance and contributions coming from The American Missionary Association of New York. Additional teachers, recruited for various parts of the Country, included Miss Gertrude Nason and Miss Charlotte Russell, both who remained at the school until it closed, May 1927. It was in existence for 41 years. OPENING PROGRAM Hall Street Baptist Church FRIDAY, JULY 25, 1986 - 2:00 p.m. Mrs. Claudia B. Bell, Presiding SONG PRAYER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rev. Curtis T. Walker, Sr. Pastor, Old Ship A.M.E. Zion Church THE OCCASION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mrs. Johnnie Daniels Carr MUSIC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Miss Jacqueline Herring and Miss Suzanne Williams GREETINGS: First Congregational Christian Church . . . . . Dr. Carl Marbury, Pastor Alabama State University . . . . . Dr. Leon Howard, President Montgomery County Board of Education . . . . . Mrs. Maggie Walker Associate Superintendent Dexter Avenue King Memorial Baptist Church . . . . . Dr. G. M. Branch, Pastor PROCLAMATION . . . . . Senator Charles Langford RESPONSE . . . . . Mrs. Joan Dawson Guice MUSIC . . . . . Miss Jacqueline Herring and Miss Suzanne Williams TRIBUTE TO FOUNDERS: Miss Alice L. White . . . . . Mrs. Tessie Oliver Nixon Miss Margaret Beard . . . . . Mrs. Lillie Daly Caster TRIBUTE TO TEACHERS: Miss Charlotte Russell, Miss Gertrude Nason and others . . . . . Mrs. Ophelia P. Washington TRIBUTE TO OLDEST LIVING STUDENT AND MOTHER, Mrs. Bethalena Morris Lewis . . Mrs. Bertha Robinson McCall TRIBUTE TO DECEASED FORMER STUDENTS . . . . . . Mrs. Josie Smith Lawrence SOLO . . . . . Miss Suzanne Williams INTRODUCTION OF ALUMNAE . . . . . . . . . . . Mrs. Jewett Langford Anderson SCHOOL MOTTO: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . II Timothy 2:15 Study to show thyself approved unto God, a workman that needed not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth. ANNOUNCEMENTS REMARKS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Attorney Mahalia Ashley Dickerson Anchorage, Alaska Mrs. Rosa Parks, Mother of the Civil Rights Movement Dr. Felix E. James, Pastor of Hall Street Baptist Church CLOSING SONG . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "Mine Eyes Have Seen The Glory" Friday, July 25, 1986 6:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. - Chat and Chew Holiday Inn, State Capitol Ms. Mattie Lee Langford, Presiding Reminiscences Do you know? Do you remember? SATURDAY, JULY 26, 1986 10:00 a.m. Alabama Archives and History Building Mrs. Jewette Langford Anderson, Presiding PROGRAM MUSIC UNVEILING OF PORTRAIT OF MISS ALICE LINFIELD WHITE ... Mrs. Jewette L. Anderson MUSIC UNVEILING OF PORTRAIT OF MISS H. MARGARET BEARD ... Mrs. Claudia Branson Bell ACCEPTANCE ... Mr. Bob Cason Alabama Archives and History MUSIC 2:00 p.m. PICNIC ... Washington Park 8:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m. SLUMBER PARTY ... Holiday Inn, State Capitol (Informal) Lift Ev'ry Voice and Sing Lift ev'ry voice and sing, Till earth and heaven ring, Ring with the harmonies of liberty; Let our rejoicing rise high as the list'ning skies, Let it resound loud as the rolling sea. Sing a song full of the faith that the dark past has taught us. Sing a song full of the hope that the present has brought us, Facing the rising sun of our new day begun, Let us march on til victory won. Stony the road we trod, bitter the chast'ning rod, Felt in the days when hope unborn had died; Yet with a steady beat, have not our weary feet Come to the place for which our fathers sighed? We have come, treading our path thro' the blood of the slaughter, Out from the gloomy past, Till now we stand at last Where the white gleam of our bright star is cast. God of our weary years, God of our silent tears, Thou who has brought us thus far on the way; Thou who has by Thy might, led us into the light, Keep us forever in the park, we pray. Lest our feet stray from the places, our God where we met Thee, Lest our hearts, drunk with the wine of the world, we forget Thee, Shadowed beneath Thy hand, May we forever stand, True to our God, True to our native land. SCHOOL SONG 'Tis the good old M.I.S. 'Tis the good old M.I.S. Search the land from North to South East to farthest West No other can with her compare We'll always love her the best We pledge to her our loyalty The good old M.I.S. MIZPAH CLOSING SONG-- "God Will Take Care of You"" School Song of Inspiration I WOULD BE TRUE I would be true, for there are those who trust me, I would be pure, for there are those who care, I would be strong, for there is much to suffer, I would be brave, for there is much to dare I would be brave, for there is much to dare I would be friend of all the foe, the friendless, I would be giving, and forget the gift, I would be humble, for I know my weakness, I would look up, and laugh, and love and lift, I would look up, and laugh, and love and lift. Programs by ROBES & GOWNS - 279-9841 RIBBON CUTTING CEREMONY - In Honor Of The Dedication Of The - ROSA PARKS AVENUE On December 1, 1955, Mrs. Rosa L. Parks, tired from a hard days work, refused to give up her seat on a city bus, causing the spark that started the Famous Civil Rights Movement. METROPOLITAN UNITED METHODIST CHURCH 3008 Rosa Parks Avenue Montgomery, Alabama 36108 REV. HENRY FORD, Pastor Saturday, July 26, 1986 12:30 P.M. SATURDAY, JULY 26, 1986 CAROLYN HOLMES, Presiding MUSIC .... Bethel Baptist Church INVOCATION: SCRIPTURE & PRAYER ..... Rev. Henry Ford Pastor of Metropolitan United Methodist Church MUSIC .... Bethel Baptist Church GREETINGS ..... Mayor Emory Folmar Councilman Joseph Dickerson EXPRESSIONS FROM CIVIL RIGHTS ADVOCATES: a. Dr. Ed Nixon b. Mrs. Johnnie Carr c. Mrs. Idessa Redden d. Mr. Eddie Posey e. Mrs. Zecozy Williams f. Mr. Rufus Lewis g. Mrs. Mattie Carr h. Mrs. Mittie Williams i. Mr. Henry A. McClain j. Mrs. Ethel Perkins k. Attorney Charles Langford l. R. D. Nesbitt MUSIC .... Bethel Baptist Church AN OVERVIEW OF THE MONTGOMERY BUS BOYCOTT: Dr. A. W. Wilson Pastor of Holt Street Baptist Church PRESENTATIONS TO MRS. ROSA PARKS: Councilmen Leu Hammonds and Joseph Dickerson PRESENTATIONS TO CITY COUNCILMEN: Mrs. Inez Baskins, Community Action Agency REMARKS ..... Councilman Joseph Dickerson BENEDICTIONS ..... Rev. Henry Ford RIBBON CUTTING AND REVEALING OF THE STREET SIGN RECEPTION AND REFRESHMENTS Following in the Education Annex ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS PROGRAM COMMITTEE Willie Watkins Carolyn Holmes Katie Brown Ethel Perkins SPECIAL CONTRIBUTIONS Jean The Florist Samuel Williams ABC Printing Co. Wrights Auto Repair Stanley Griffins A VERY SPECIAL THANK YOU TO Councilman Joseph Dickerson Councilman Leu Hammonds ROSA L. PARKS PRESENTS LES BROWN TAKE A DAY AND CHANGE YOUR LIFE! Dear Community Leader, On Saturday, September 27, 1986, a one-of-a-kind event will take place here in Detroit. Something that will add more productivity and meaning to our lives. The experience is the Les Brown Experience, an all-day seminar that will help us identify and focus on our strengths, isolate and minimize our weaknesses, and put our natural personal power to work on the things that matter most. The actual title of the seminar is 'Rosa L. Parks presents "The Les Brown Experience: Four Stages of Personal Growth." He explains and illustrates through interaction how to respond, rather than react to today's challenges. I have heard Les Brown speak, I have heard abbreviated segments of his seminar and he is powerful! He commands the same attention the late Doctor Martin Luther King, Jr. did. Therefore, I will be there for the full session. The enclosed flyer details how you can put this experience into your life and the life of another. It describes price, location and other particulars you will want to know. Les is a messenger of hope and this seminar will give solid, concrete ways to enrich and command our lives. I am looking forward to September 27, and I hope to see you there. Love, Peace and Prosperity, Rosa L. Parks (signed) Rosa L. Parks (printed) ROSA L. PARKS presents Take A Day... Get The Les Brown Experience Get the most from your potential. And Change Your Life On Saturday, September 27, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., at Detroit's Cotillion Club, 13221 Puritan, put the Les Brown Experience into your life. This seminar will help you to: Put the "Four Stages of Personal Growth" to use in your life. Know yourself better, how to use strengths, overcome weaknesses. Look your greatness in the eye. And go for it!! Recognize and strengthen key relationships. See a larger vision of yourself that won't let you settle for second best. Turn stress into useful energy, and learn how to relax. Keep yourself going when your peaks run into valleys. Registration Fee--$65 (includes lunch), $75 after September 20. Register now!! Avoid the late fee. To charge to VISA or MasterCard call 1-800-835-2246 ext. 10 (24 hours, 7 days a week) To register by mail, detach the tab below and send your check or money order to the address indicated. (use tab below, if registering by mail) Mail Registration Form Detach and mail, with checks payable to: Les Brown Unlimited 18930 Greenfield Detroit, Michigan 48235 Name Address Number of Registrants Amount Enclosed ($65 per registrant if postmarked by September 20, $75 after September 20) Registration Fee Paid By Check Money Order NOTE: This is not our youth seminar, but youngsters 16 or over are welcome with parents. Transcribed and reviewed by volunteers participating in the By The People project at crowd.loc.gov.