The Million Man March was a day of atonement. The challenge was for Black men to be responsible members of the community. The speeches were about things that the Black community needed to do. The march was peaceful. Adoptions and voter registration increased for a brief period after the MMM. To be honest, the March upheld Moderate, rather than Liberal, values.
In 1995, Ronald Walters, a political science professor, told The Times, “For most blacks, this is about pain.” He continued, “The discussion of Farrakhan is a side issue for us.”
The Million Man March was a day of atonement. The challenge was for Black men to be responsible members of the community. The speeches were about things that the Black community needed to do. The march was peaceful. Adoptions and voter registration increased for a brief period after the MMM. To be honest, the March upheld Moderate, rather than Liberal, values.
In 1995, Ronald Walters, a political science professor, told The Times, “For most blacks, this is about pain.” He continued, “The discussion of Farrakhan is a side issue for us.”
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