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FREE AT LAST FREE AT LAST LORD A LMIGHTY, FM FREE AT LAST — Negro Spiritual Oakton’s Black History class and Human Relation’s Club sponsored the annual Black History Week at Oakton the week of February 10-15. Posters and a bulletin board dis¬ play as well as PA presentations announced the arrival of this special week. On Monday, an African Soul food festi¬ val was held in the auditorium-gym lobby. Dishes native to Africa and the black culture were made available for all to sample during A, B, and C lunch shifts. Sam Eure, a mem¬ ber of the school board, was scheduled to speak on black history and his school board duties at an after-school assem¬ bly, but was unable to attend due to schedule conflicts. Finally, on Friday, as a close to history week, a pride day was planned in which students wore the three colors symboliz¬ ing free Africa; red, black, and green. The red represents the blood shed for freedom, the black represents the color of the skin, and the green stands for the free land the blacks love. The week’s programs were well received as one of the most active and informative Black History weeks at Oak- ton. It not only gave everyone an insight into the contrib¬ utions and attitudes of the black culture but also helped ins¬ till a renewed sense of pride and accomplishment in mem¬ bers of the black race. 27
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“Though we stand in life at midnight, I have a dream. He’s allowed me to go to the mountaintop and I’ve looked over. I’ve seen the promised land. I have a dream that we are, as always, on the threshold of a new dawn, and that we shall all see it together. ” Reverend Doctor Martin Luther King , Jr. Black History Week ■ 26
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Sunday, February 16, the Fairfax Ice Arena was reserved for Oakton students only and many took the opportunity to display or discover their glacial talents. For some it was a dangerous new experience, for others a relaxing evening. Bruised knees and stiff ankles were not uncommon and several students appeared to be limping back to school the following Tuesday. Regardless of the after effects, everyone seemed to have a good time. 28
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