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http://www.hawaiimagazine.com/content/wh...elma-march
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More than 50 years ago, the Hawaiian lei made a surprise appearance during Martin Luther King Jr.’s iconic Selma to Montgomery Marches at the height of the Civil Rights Movement. To give and wear a lei is a Hawaiian emblem and gesture of love. And, during the third and final march that started on March 21, 1965, Martin Luther King Jr. and other civil rights protesters were seen leading the crowd of thousands adorned in flower lei."
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Thank you Punamauka2; right back at you.
Enjoyed the story about Dr. King wearing a lie and whom the gift was from.
Fitting as well because I also find the diversity of Hawaii to be among one of the best aspects of living bere.
Thanks again.
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Orchidislander, you're welcome and thank you.
Boggles the mind to consider that it wasn't until two years after the march referenced in the linked story above that state laws barring so-called interracial marriage were finally determined to be unconstitutional by the Supreme Court. What is not so surprising is which solid block of states were the last holdouts to cling to such outrageous laws on the books. Happily, Hawaii has been on the opposite end of the spectrum.
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Referencing miscegenation laws; small wonder that the South held out til the bitter end, while New England either had no such laws or overturned them earlier than required. Those regional attitudes are still prevalent today. I, too, am glad that Hawaii is and was way beyond the curve on this one, however, with all the mixed race and miscegenated (my term) people here; this place would be hard pressed to be allow the bigotry exhibited elsewhere. Again, the diversity in people that I behold here makes me very happy. Thanks again for your post.
