Freedom Summer, the massive voter education project in Mississippi, was 1964. I graduated from high school in 1965. So becoming active was almost a rite of passage.
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It is hard for the ape to believe he descended from man.
H. L. Mencken
I don't watch television, I think it destroys the art of talking about oneself.
Stephen Fry
A boy or girl who has gone through the eight grades should possess a complete, practical education and should have received special training in some specific line of work, fitting him or her to earn a livelihood.
Arthur Capper