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July 12, 1992 - Image 5

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Publication:
Michigan Citizen, 1992-07-12

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....
The Fourth of
July The Fre dam
of America
-Aman 00
to hia ri ,
would not, if h bad
prize IDd defend tbem. ••• -
Hon - Frederic Do
ThO more thf ,
the re they tay �
We j t d holiday break
IDd celebration of the freedom
of the; United Statel of
America. Ho ever, the truth
mUlt be told, and that il
African Americana ere
• mostly UDder the bo of
the world'i IDOIt cruel llavery
kno� to mankind. We must
y never gain, we must I.y
that we will DOver forget, and
we must make a OODICIOUI ef­
fort to always remember and
ltudy this part of our historyr
I offer to you the m t ltir­
. ring worda about the Fourth of
July by the Hon - Frederick
Douglas on July 5, 1852:
-'ellow-citlzena, pardon
me, allow me 10 k, why am I
called upon to peak here-1O­
day? What have I, or tboIc I
represent, 10 do with yoW' na­
tional independence? Are the
great principles of political
freedom and of natural justice,
embodied'in that Declaration
of Independence, extended to
us? and am I, therefore, called
upon to bring our humble of­
ferng to the national altar, and
to confess the benefits and ex­
preas devou gratitude for the
blessings resulting from your
DCle� •
WO�.TO GQD both •
for your sakes andOUJ'l, tbatan .
affirmative answer could be
trutbtUlly returned these
questional Then would my
task be light, and my burden
easy and delightful. For woo ,
is there so cold, that a nation'.
Iympathy could not warm
. him? Who so obdurate and
dead to the claims of gratitude,
that would not thankfullyac­
knowledge such pricelell
benefits?
Who so stolid and selflah
that ,w_ould not give hia voice
to wen. the hallelujahs of a
nation's jubilee, whC!n the
chains of seJVitude had been
tom from his Um ? I am not
that man. In a case like that,
the dumb might eloquently
speak, and the "lame Dian leap
an bart." (See DU:I weeb _ao).
Send Your Lette An�
Commen To
MIcmGANQTIZEN
U541Seco d
P.O. Bo 03560
Highland MI 48203
HIGHLAND PARK
.,
Th tran formation of th Black Community will tak place within each of us; it w
not occur ·out t r . Th purpo of thi Summit i to di ov r what mu tran form
thin our v in ord r to tran form th world.

- e declare ourselves, our community and alI,communlttes whole and complete. Then: is nodIin, to
d�p be.
__ e rt that we are respon ible for generating community possibility and distinction. We listen
for and grant beina to the possibility and creation of unpredictable results. Our conversation of, about, and
for th of African Descent is one of power, self-generation, abundance, responsibility, unity and integrity;
with the pOMibility of being. '
- e stand for the expression of our spirituality, ending the murders of our men, women, and children;
�g economies responsible for funding our community; maintaining wellness of being in our bodies;
providing human services; esta&tishina nunuringrelationships; altering the conversation Qf who we are in the


Where: The Ilackw II Civic Center
15840 2nd Ave
Highland Park, MI
AUQU T 6·9, 1992

Reception (guests are welcome)
General Session
General Session
General Session
6:00 pm - 11 :00 pm
9:00 am - 7:00 pm
9:00 am - 7:00 pm
9:0.0 am - 1 :00 pm


When: . Thursday
Friday
Saturday
Sunday
I
.�
Also: Hotel and Logistic Int,onnallon To Follow
En'rollinto The International Black Summit!
Highland Park •. Michigan
(A D Iroll, Michl an Com�unlly)
Nam
Nam You Uk. To Be Called _ _.;...!.. _
Addr .1 _
City ____;;._ �-- State _
Home Phon WOrk Phone _
Th Date You Took th Forum or th EST Training _
Who enrolled you in this Summit? ------------------:----
,Zip _
Total Tuition il $100.00, payable by check, money order or cash to a Summit repre.entative.· $50.00 i.
non-refundable.
IA�e��My�laoceO�----�-----------�----��
Signatur� __ � �
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