The largest thing that these young black men and women stood for was to tell young black people that there is no obstacle that you can't overcome. That you can achieve your dreams. That hard work and perseverance and education will pay off, but you'll have to sacrifice to attain that.
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Memory and imagination help a man as he works. Not only his own thoughts, but the thoughts of the men of past ages guide his hands and, as part of the human race, he creates.
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