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Recorded at a news conference held in the State Department Auditorium, Kennedy states that the Peace Corps is a tool to help qualified individuals assist the underdeveloped throughout the world, not a tool of propaganda. The President notes that a decent life acts as the

Kennedy speaks from the Oval Office in response to the National Guard being sent to protect African American students at the University of Alabama. The President declares that a moral crisis exists in America and requests congressional action to expedite desegregation through

In Berlin, Germany, President Kennedy commends Berliners on their spirit and dedication to democracy and expresses his solidarity with them through the words "as a free man, I take pride in the words Ich bin ein Berliner! (I am a Berliner)." buff.ly/ly1s1TX

Martin Luther King's Address at March on Washington, August 28, 1963. Washington, D.C. When we let freedom ring, when we let it ring from every village and every hamlet, from every state and every city, we will be able to speed up that day when all of God's children, black men

President Johnson notes the discrepancies between the freedoms outlined in the Constitution and the reality of life in America before praising the Civil Rights Bill for outlawing such differences. Johnson also sets out his plan for enforcing the law and asks citizens to remove

Johnson states that every man should have the right to vote and that the civil rights problems challenge the entire country, not one region or group. The President asks Congress to help him pass legislation that dictates clear, uniform guidelines for voting regardless of race or

This is not a small voice you hear this is a large voice coming out of these cities. This is the voice of LaTanya. Kadesha. Shaniqua. This is the voice of Antoine. Darryl. Shaquille. Running over waters navigating the hallways of our schools spilling out on the

I, too, sing America. I am the darker brother. They send me to eat in the kitchen When company comes, But I laugh, And eat well, And grow strong. from "I, Too" by Langston Hughes buff.ly/6hdf9aH

A Rock, A River, A Tree Hosts to species long since departed, Marked the mastodon, The dinosaur, who left dried tokens Of their sojourn here On our planet floor, Any broad alarm of their hastening doom Is lost in the gloom of dust and ages. from "On the Pulse of Morning"

One sun rose on us today, kindled over our shores, peeking over the Smokies, greeting the faces of the Great Lakes, spreading a simple truth across the Great Plains, then charging across the Rockies. One light, waking up rooftops, under each one, a story told by our silent

Allegiance to the flag is a start. A promise. Begin there, says the teacher. Come, and we’ll climb the Hill at sunup, Daring, not disruptive. Dusk metes out mornings for Everyone who makes room For freedom to mold another day, a lump of soft clay. Go places, let my guitar emulate

I followed here the heart I built for you. Here it is, blue as the preening peacock’s crest, bruise renewed again and again. Blue as children made vapor, families ground to grist raining on the accordion chest of the sea. I followed here my own forgetting of the

With a feeling of shame, we drove west from Georgia to the end of America, holing up with the ex-lover of John Wesley’s mother, a frayed Victorian on Puget Sound. The mold in the house made it hard to breathe or sleep. Worn out from insomnia and all that driving I forgot what

We are first to cover our hearts with our hands, sing “My Country, ’Tis of Thee,” and wear la Americana flag shorts. We swap Medalla for Budweiser. Go to Shoney’s and order the all-you-can eat breakfast. No one cares if we waste food as long as we leave a decent tip and speak

The North Carolina Writers’ Network is seeking a full-time Membership Director to help with all aspects of its operations. This person will work an average of 40 hours a week. The Membership Director will report directly to the Executive Director, and will be paid an annual

Forgive me if I forget with the birdsong and the day’s last glow folding into the hands of the trees, forgive me the few syllables of the autumn crickets, the year’s last firefly winking like a penny in the shoulder’s weeds. from "Abide" by Jake Adam York

You are not here, you are not here in Birmingham, where they keep your name, not in Elmwood's famous plots or the monuments of bronze or steel or the strew of change in the fountain where the firehoses sprayed. In the furnaces,

Happy Pub Day to UNCG Creative Writing alum Joe Pan! FLORIDA PALMS, his debut novel, is out today from Simon & Schuster buff.ly/gUjf5Ri UNCG Creative Writing UNCG English Department UNCG College of Arts & Sciences UNCG @uncgalumni UNCG Research

Happy Pub Day to UNCG Creative Writing Alum Jen Julien! Red Rabbit Ghost, her debut novel,launches today from Orbit Books buff.ly/J7Gl3Zk #UNCGAlumni #UNCGEnglish #UNCG #UNCGWay #FindYourWayHere UNCG Creative Writing @uncg_english @uncg_cas @uncg @uncgalumni

Wonderful essay by Ed Southern at Wake Forest Magazine - The Alchemy of Creativity: Everyone creates — but to what end? buff.ly/UA2gcUi