05/05/1983
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"The event also will serve to symbolize the indomitable nature of the human spirit which fired Columbus to pursue his dream of a New World."
"The theme of the world's fair is the 'Age of Discovery.'"
"I believe what black Americans need more, or most, is more opportunity, more enterprise, a bigger cash box, and economic emancipation."
"The struggle by all Americans for freedom from discrimination must be a spiritual struggle for brotherhood, must be a political struggle for full participation at the ballot box; but just as important..."