Word: equalize
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...DREAM OF FREEDOM (1963): So even though we face the difficulties of today and tomorrow, I still have a dream. I have a dream that one day this nation will rise up and live out the true meaning of its creed that all men are created equal. I have a dream that one day even the state of Mississippi, a state sweltering with the heat of oppression, will be transformed into an oasis of freedom and justice. I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged...
...series of group-therapy sessions designed to promote understanding between Houston's police and Negroes. The six-week programs have been going on since last September. On each of six consecutive Fri days, as many as 200 policemen, divided into groups of 12 to 15, meet with equal numbers of citizens-both black and white-to thrash out differences. The fourth batch is now attending the three-hour sessions, each of which is guided by a trained psychologist...
...other people who live in this country. The laws and principles of the nation far outdistance the population's desire to observe them. The effect that the looting of stores and the destruction of homes and lives has upon these people does not help the fight for equal opportunity. The cause gains little when a Negro robs a liquor store or steals a television set; it is hurt tremendously. I question whether replacing the disrespect and unconcern that white America has shown for the Negro with fear is progress towards the end of racial prejudice...
...recommendation asked that "residential facilities authorized by the university be open to all students on an equal basis, so as the abolish the practice by which current members of living units select new members...
Unlike Gonzalez, who plays singles and doubles with equal proficiency, squash captain Sterne specializes in doubles on the tennis court. "In squash you must learn to react instantaneously," Sterne says. "I think this gives me an improtant advantage over my opponents in tennis...