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To Protest Against Injustice Is The Foundation Of All Our American Democracy.

Today's Constitution Is A Realistic Document Of Freedom Only Because Of Several Corrective Amendments. Those Amendments Speak To A Sense Of Decency And Fairness That I And Other Blacks Cherish.

Some May More Quietly Commemorate The Suffering, Struggle, And Sacrifice That Has Triumphed Over Much Of What Was Wrong With The Original Document, And Observe The Anniversary With Hopes Not Realized And Promises Not Fulfilled. I Plan To Celebrate The Bicentennial Of The Constitution As A Living Document, Including The Bill Of Rights And The Other Amendments Protecting Individual Freedoms And Human Rights.

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Patriotic Feelings Will Surely Swell, Prompting Proud Proclamations Of The Wisdom, Foresight, And Sense Of Justice Shared By The Framers And Reflected In A Written Document Now Yellowed With Age . . . [f]or Many Americans The Bicentennial Celebration Will Be Little More Than A Blind Pilgrimage To The Shrine Of The Original Document Now Stored In A Vault In The National Archives. [progressive]