t . historical occasion. t
e, Latino j t African
America and tho nds of
other America , mu t be
ab e to y tb t we re the
in and t e frustr tion
el on Mandel fel
political prisoner for 2 rs
in South Africa jails. That we
b red tbier tears for the
African (men, women and
children) illed during the
m cr in Sbarpevirle nd
So etoetc.
It i important that we be
ble to commit ourselves to
upporting their visit and
their continuou truggle
spiritually well as
economically.
It w import nt that we
committ ourselve to help
ma e their visit pro perous.
That we wor for equ lity
in Americ • we
imultaneously wor to eep
th Latino community abreast
o th truggle not only in
Centr I nd Latin America
but of th t in Africa as well.
id - It i improtant that we
tr ngth n our commitment
ivc in upport 0 cl on nd
nd "Winnie M ndela of the A C.
th
• . l ,
effo in or in
freedom, lf-determin tion
nd tbe liberation of South
Africa. el on and Win ie
re to Sout Africa b t
Archbi op Oscar Romero
repre ented to EI Salvad r
and S ndina to ica gu
etc.
hile our tru I in
America re ot 0 t level
of African in South Africa,
e no th t our brothers
nd isters truggling in
Central nd Latin Am ric
re! They too find
them elve pu h d up
11 0 pov rty,
g s, de th
unem 10 m nt
cia
important
�ppon of
undred of other
imilar to
need to
until the
Amcric n
cll oth r
nd ethnic
community
r cial
communitie rc
eco omic lIy cmp wer d
th problem of r cial
di rimi atio ill ave no
Ion term
m ric
eco omic
t t· it
yor of
SOL
d
r n e
yor
me n
It i . a
m nicipal
B nj min
Ch vi
CI L
RIGHTS
ic
leader of Michigan City
do not recognize the past
contributions nor the
potential of future
contributions of the
African American
community to the benefit of
t e entire city
Cbri Crawford laid
dyi g in t e treet of
ichi a Ci ty, tbe local
police present at t e scene
did not immediately can
tbe ambul nee because
t y didn't c re about t e
life t at tbey b d If.
concluded wa ort s
Dd ele city tb t
ad became r ci lly
pol rized. Police Chief,
Larry K n el, defended the
police department becau e
C ti ed 0 P. e'