------------------------- Via Workers World News Service Reprinted from the April 15, 2004 issue of Workers World newspaper -------------------------
IN SPIRIT OF DR. KING: BALTIMORE YOUTH DEMAND BETTER EDUCATION
Determined to commemorate the April 4 anniversary of the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. with protest and struggle, members of Baltimore's Children First participated in civil disobedience and were arrested for sitting down in front of the city's baseball stadium. This heroic action was very reminiscent of the 1960s civil rights movement, when African American school children participated in massive school walkouts and civil disobedience throughout the racist deep South to demand equal rights.
The Baltimore protest was aimed at increasing funds for education and supporting youth. Dr. Andrey Bundley, an African American former mayoral candidate who challenged Mayor Martin O'Malley, joined the group. He and community activist Dr. Tyrone Powers have vigorously campaigned to remove dangerous levels of lead in Baltimore school drinking fountains and to make healthy lives for children a priority. Local members of the Nation of Islam and the All Peoples Congress also participated in the day's action.
-- Sharon Black
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