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Below is one of the letters that Wanda received in response to the article above. How timely.

Children are not being taught history, civics or geography because teachers are teaching to the test! Whatever the name, TAKS, STARR, etc. that address mathematics, reading, writing and some science. Neither are they teaching cursive writing. Children now print, supposedly because this is in tandem with texting, use of computers to write; but the beauty of cursive writing is becoming a lost art.

I instilled the love and appreciation of history to my son, now 43 years of age, when he was young. He still reads historical books and watches documentaries. He now encourages his step-son to do the same. I still try to impart my knowledge of history and its meaning to all the children I come in contact. Through history we know where we originated, how we got our freedoms and who fought for the freedoms and rights we have today.

I tell people, young and old, that they have their coffee breaks, lunch breaks and other workplace benefits through the strife and perseverance of labor unions, not through the benevolence of their employers. Without this knowledge of history, be it regarding civil rights, workplace rights and basic freedoms we can easily digress to the strife many had to endure.
Keep up your great work in disseminating information about the work your father and men like him did. Only through columns such as yours and the memories of those who knew of his great love for humanity, such as his patients, and those who benefitted from his civil rights work can his memory be kept alive.
Frances Garcia Morrow