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Show ChRONicU WtdNtsdty, January 20, PAQE FOURTEEN MARTiN LutNer KiNq Dr. Martin Luther King was a man who had a dream and watched that dream turn into a nightmare. But he never lost faith in either the ultimate end of the nightmare or the ultimate fulfillment of the dream. He lived to see neither. Now he is dead. . . . The sick society must reject its sane physicians. The immoral system must stifle all critics who would demand that it be moral. . . . The horror of Thursday evening, A pril 4, 1968, will extend far beyond the present and into the future. We have lost a man we could not afford to lose. Marybeth Meffert, Chronicle, April 9, 1968 The horror of Martin Luther King's nately, racism and prejudice are not. Has American society made improvements in the way it treats her own, or did King die in vain? The Chronicle spoke recently with people who remember what it was like to be black in the late '60s and about their views on racism today. "It was kind of exciting and kind of scary being alive back then," said Ron Scott, an assistant professor of communication at the University of Utah. "There was a lot of political activism where I was in Philadel- phia." "In Utah, the National Association for Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), and other groups were particularly concerned with housing issues and access to death is nearly 20 years past, but unfortu- - hotels for blacks," Ronald Coleman nnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnannnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn FREE BEOTAIL Including 2 X Rays g g James E. Russon D.D.S. and Associates 311 South State Suite 218 Call DAy about racism since Blacks split on opinion By Amber McKee Chronicle staff writer Jr. 363-565- 2 remembered. Coleman is the director of black studies in the U.'s history department. "I remember people picketing in front of the old LDS Church Office Building." "When I grew up in Utah, we weren't allowed to skate during the day only Saturday evening between 10 and 12 p.m.," said Afesa Adams, associate vice president for Academic Affairs. Also, "Blacks were only allowed in the balconies of movie theaters. A lot of the political activisim in the late 1960s was for the opening of public facilities. There were a lot of ambiguities about where blacks could and couldn't go. You could never tell what would happen when you went into an establishment. The only way was to go in and find out." Has the situation improved in 20 years? Although some feel it has, Scott thinks differently. "Things are pretty much the same. Our situation hasn't changed much at all, and in some cases it's gotten worse," he . said. In contrast, Adams thinks there has been some improvement. "There has been an improvement as far as spoken attitudes go. However, I feel the real change comes when attitude follows a change in behavior. It's hard to believe that attitudes like Jimmy 'the Greek's' still exist. People need to look at their beliefs and attitudes." Jimmy "the Greek" Snyder, a CBS sports commentator, recently made remarks about Got a big slab of pepperoni and mushroom on your mind? Well, don't just sit there, do something about it! The Chronicle is forming a pizza appreciation panel to munch the stuff (at no cost) and let us know what you think. All you have to do is submit a 25- - to essay on your the to Chronicleby particular pizza expertise Wednesday at 3 p.m. 50-wo- 32888 King his views of the genetic differences between blacks and whites. Jim Rock, a professor in economics at the U. and treasurer of the local chapter of the NAACP, agreed. "This whole Jimmy .'the Greek' thing shows how close to the surface racial bigotry really is." All of them agreed racism was caused by ignorance. "In order to be racist, one has to be more concerned with his own gain than with anything else," Adams said. "If, in order to gain, I'm willing to step on your neck and hold you down, it says something really bad about me. Both racism and sexism stem from the same frame of reference that is, I think I am somehow superior to you." Rock added, "Prejudice serves two purposes for these people. If you're prejudiced, it's because you think that you are better, and you need to hold onto that because of your own insecurities and need to bring people down to your own level. For that reason, it should shout to people to stop it. Like my mother used to say, 'To belittle is to be little." Will people ever change? "Each generation is affected by the attitudes of the old one, and unless some one says 'Stop,' those attitudes will continue to be passed along," Scott said. "People just don't want to open their minds and say, 'God, we're all the same!"' Wax eloquent on tasty topic: pizza We Cater To Expires nnnaDDnnannD yen 9 p.m. 11 a.m., the best essay writers will be awarded the ultimate: to dig into some of the tastiest pies from pizza joints near the U. And your golden critical oratory will grace the Chronicle's pizza-revie- w on Friday. Please include your telephone number, class and major on your entries. We will notify the five winners Wednesday night. RESIDENCE DR. PRESTON N. WILLIAMS FRIDAY JANUARY rd Thursday at MARTIN LUTHER KING SCHOLAR IN PRESENTS 22 Houghton Professor of Theology & Contemporary Change Harvard University LECTURE: "Where Do We Go From Here: Community or Chaos" Wednesday, January 20, 1 988 3:30 P.M. Reception 4:30 - 5:00 P.M. 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