Word: garvey
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...country of Jefferson, Washington and Lincoln and W.E. B. DuBois, Frederick Douglass and Marcus Garvey. It was the land of freedom and slavery, achievement and misery. It was a nation that revealed itself, in its history and philosophy, as an enigma; a confrontation of race and ideals. Afro-Am offered an opportunity to understand the United States...
...Congress, meanwhile, the House Employment and Housing Subcommittee, chaired by California Democrat Tom Lantos, heard testimony from victims critical of the Labor Department's enforcement record. Suzanne Boutros of Plainfield, Ind., described how her 17-year-old son was killed while driving a pizza truck. Matthew Garvey told about losing his leg in a drying machine while working as a 13-year-old at a car wash. The fine: $400. "It is shocking to learn," said Lantos, "that thousands of youngsters are jeopardizing their education, health and safety by working too many hours, too late at night, and in dangerous...