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Racist Violence in Boise
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- Subject: Racist Violence in Boise
- From: "Linda Pall" <lpall@moscow.com>
- Date: Fri, 12 Apr 2002 08:03:58 -0700
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Dear Visionaries and Friends,
The AIC Human Rights Campaign logo
says:
"Not in our town, not in our state;
Idaho is too great for hate."
I thought you might want to know that intolerance, violence
and hate are unfortunately alive and well in other parts of the state. For those
of you who are not familiar with the Idaho Black History Museum, it is located
in Julia Davis Park in Boise, in a restored church that was the home of an early
black Boise congregation.
The Black History Museum has been an important player in the
Idaho museum family to bring information and education about African Americans
in general and the Idaho experience in particular to the public. It is a small
but engaging museum with a welcoming, open attitude. It is a great place to
visit when you are in Boise.
It troubles my heart that they have suffered this violence and
that there are still people in Idaho - or ANYWHERE - who can
perpetrate this violence.
I encourage you to consider sending $15.00 (or more) to the
Museum to join as an individual: Idaho Black History Museum, 508 North
Julia Davis Drive, Boise, ID 83702 (phone: 208-433-0017).
INFORMATION FROM BOISE:
Wednesday, we discovered that the Idaho Black
History Museum was vandalized.
A racial slur and swastika were carved into
the wooden door of the museum.
In response, the Interfaith Alliance
is hosting a rally on the steps of the museum in Julia
Davis
Park Friday at noon.
In addition to the rally you can show your
support for the Idaho Black History
Museum by volunteering, becoming a
member, or simply standing up and
speaking out for human rights. To get
involved, call the museum at
208-433-0017.
"In Germany, they first
came for the communists, and I didn't speak up
because I wasn't a
communist.
Then they came for the Jews, and I didn't speak up because I
wasn't a Jew.
Then they came for the trade unionists, and I didn't speak up
because I
wasn't a trade unionist.
Then they came for the Catholics and I
didn't speak up because I wasn't a
Catholic.
Then they came for me -- and
by that time there was nobody left to speak up."
-Martin
Niemöller
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