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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 25, 2013
Page
8
Leaders reflect on the 1963 March on Washington as crowds gather for the anniversary weekend. Many recall MLK Jr. words and hopes while noting progress in race relations and recognizing ongoing room for improvement in America.
Dora Bronston, president of the Middletown NAACP unit, lauds Martin Luther King as nonviolent and impactful. She says his message kept America focused on equality and unity, reflecting on race relations and loving one another in both past and present times.
Hamilton City Councilman Archie Johnson, a Hamilton High School graduate, calls for increased awareness and treatment of people as they wish to be treated. He notes Martin Luther King Jr. dream is not yet realized in Butler County and urges focus on content and character rather than color.
Middletown health commissioner Jackie Phillips argues progress on race relations comes when forced to act not from embraced change. She calls for dialogue and judging by heart, not appearance, and says the 1963 March on Washington heightened awareness of ongoing civil rights remembrance for younger generations.
The Hamilton native and Allen Chapel Cincinnati pastor recalls overt racism in the South fading, while noting lingering bias in Hamilton theaters and stores. He cites informally observed segregation, discriminatory remarks by teachers, and ongoing justice and education inequalities despite an African American president.
The Payne Chapel pastor notes the March on Washington sparked talk on race relations but says daily effort matters more. He cites Obama’s reelection as a milestone while stressing ongoing dialogue to build community ties.
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