Thousands Protest Fla. Plan To End Affirmative Action
More than 8,000 protesters braved blazing heat in Tallahassee last week to chant, wave signs, and sing hymns against Gov. Jeb Bush's policy to end affirmative action, just as the Florida governor was delivering his State of the State Address.
The Rev. Jesse L. Jackson rallied the crowd at the five-hour protest March 7 on the grounds of the state Capitol. Kweisi Mfume, the president of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, Hugh B. Price, the president of the National Urban League, Martin Luther King III, the chairman of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, and Patricia Ireland, the president of the National Organization for Women, were all in attendance.
"It is important that the governor and the legislative body hear and see" public opinion, said U.S. Rep. Corrine Brown, a Florida Democrat who helped organize the rally. She added that the rally would not be the last effort to draw the attention of...
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