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State of Georgia stamp
Georgia State Senate
Julian Bond
Senator, District 39

122 State Capitol
Atlanta, GA 30334
404 656-7136

361 West View Drive, S.W.
Atlanta, GA 30310
404 758-9101

Copyright, 1982
By Julian Bond

This is a season of anniversaries. In the middle of January we celebrated the life and works of the 20th century Moses, the late Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

On February 1st, we began the 30 days observation of Blasck history month, the period of recognition of the trials and tribulations, achievements and accomplishments of the Afro-American nation.
Almost unnoticed in January was the passage of the 365th day since the inauguration of Ronald Reagan as the 41st president of the United States.
That was an unhappy moment then, and the anniversary of the first year in office of the architect of avarice as social policy is an unhappy occasion now.
Then we are fearful--today we know what fear is.
A year ago we thought our civil rights were in jeopardy--today we see them slipping away, Then, reagonomics was an unproved economic theory. Today it remains an unproved theory, but its application threatens to make the depression look like a Sunday school picnic.