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April 18, 1990
MEMORANDUM TO BECKY ANDERSON
FROM:
MARY KATE GRANT mkg
SUBJECT:
HATE CRIMES BILL SIGNING CEREMONY
In the process of working on the President's remarks for this
ceremony (Monday, April 23), I have been dealing with the
Department of Justice Legislative Affairs Office. Faith Burton
of their staff asked me to pass on to you their suggestions for
Members of Congress to be invited to the ceremony: Senators
Simon, Hatch and Specter; and Congressmen Gekas, Conyers and
Schumer. DOJ felt that these men were the most instrumental
throughout the process of getting the final bill passed.
Thanks Becky!
NAACP NEWS
FOR THE ADVANCEMENT
PEOPLE NATIONAL 1909 I COLORE NAACP 10 ASSOCIATION
4805 Mt. Hope Drive, Baltimore. MD 21215
(301) 358-8900
BENJAMIN L. HOOKS
JAMES D. WILLIAMS
Executive Director
Director/Public Relations
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
STATEMENT BY
DR. BENJAMIN L. HOOKS
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, NAACP
ON NEETING WITH
PRESIDENT GEORGE BUSH
JANUARY 22, 1990
Washington, D.C.
I, the chairman of our National Board of Directors, Dr. William
F. Gibson; the President of the NAACP, Mrs. Enolia P. McMillan; our
first vice-chairman, Rev. Edward Hailes; the chairman of the NAACP's
Special Contribution Fund, Mr. Nathaniel Colley, and several
members of our senior staff met this morning with the President.
The meeting was in response to a suggestion I had made earlier
to the President that it might be helpful if he, and other members
of his Administration heard directly from NAACP personnel about
the acts of terror that have been directed against them and the
NAACP over the past several months.
The President agreed. The meeting was to deal only with this
one issue. My statement and responses to your questions will also
be confined to that one subject.
Let me make it clear that we entered the meeting convinced
the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Justice Department, other
federal law enforcement agencies, and local police are working
diligently to solve these cases. We are encouraged that the President
himself has made this a matter of high priority.
So our meeting was not to complain of anything, but to bring
the President up to date on the full picture. I provided an overview
of what has transpired. Our Chairman, Dr. Gibson, spoke of the
disturbing state of race relations in general. Our Director of Region
V, Earl Shinhoster, who is based in Atlanta, gave a description of
the circumstances surrounding the recipt of a tear gas bomb in his
office on August 2lst. Mrs. Willye Dennis, the President of our
Jackonsville, FL, branch, who narrowly escaped death on December 19th,
offered her own account of this incident.
Since these incidents, members of the Ku Klux Klan and the
Skinheads have demonstrated outside our head, uarters in Baltimore on
two ocassions. We have also continued to receice threats. Obviously,
the danger continues.
We plan to seek additional meetings with Attorney General
Thornburg and FBI Director Sessoms, while today's meeting was
confined to the acts of terror, we will be seeking a followup
meeting with the President to discuss other matters related to
the constiuency served by the NAACP.
(Dr. Hooks will provide an assessment of the meeting. He will
introduce Dr. Gibson who will comment on the overall racial climate.)
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MEETING WITH THE REVEREND BEN HOOKS
DATE:
JANUARY 9, 1990
TIME:
10:30 AM
LOCATION:
OVAL OFFICE
THROUGH:
DAVID DEMAREST
ASSISTANT TO THE PRESIDENT
FOR COMMUNICATIONS
FROM:
SICHAN SIV
DEPUTY ASSISTANT TO THE PRESIDENT
FOR PUBLIC LIAISON
I.
PURPOSE:
To demonstrate your continued strong commitment to civil
rights for all Americans and outreach to minority groups.
II. BACKGROUND:
In recent weeks the National Association for the Advancement
of Colored People (NAACP) headquarters and branch chapters
have been beseiged by hate mail, threatening phone calls and
mail bombs, which have already taken two lives and caused
fear and panic within the organization.
This meeting will provide you with the opportunity to
reiterate your New Year's telegram pledge to not let up
in the fight against racism and to bring the perpetrators
of these hideous crimes to justice.
III. PARTICIPANTS:
THE PRESIDENT
THE REVEREND BEN HOOKS
IV. PRESS PLAN:
PRESS POOL
V.
SEQUENCE OF EVENTS:
THE PRESIDENT AND REV. HOOKS ARRIVE AT THE OVAL OFFICE.
THE PRESIDENT WELCOMES REV. HOOKS DURING BRIEF PHOTO OP
WITH PRESS POOL.
AFTER PRESS POOL LEAVES, THE PRESIDENT AND REV. HOOKS
DISCUSS RECENT NAACP MAIL BOMBS.
REV. HOOKS DEPARTS.
FOR THE ANNANCEMENT
ASSOCIATION NATIONAL NAACP 1909 IDENTS PE0PLE COLORED OF
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF COLORED PEOPLE
4805 MT. HOPE DRIVE. BALTIMORE. MD 21215-3297 (301) 358-8900
BENJAMIN L. HOOKS
Executive Director/CEO
January 2, 1990
The President
The White House
Washington, D. C. 20500
Dear Mr. President:
It was most gracious of you and Mrs. Bush
to send warm greetings for the New Year. Frances
and I are appreciative of your thoughtfulness in
the invitation to your recent Christmas Reception,
and we send our sincere best wishes to you and Mrs.
Bush for the New Year, as you deal with the many
challenges of your service to our Nation.
Mr. President, the NAACP and I, personally,
are grateful to you for your firm and forthright
commitment to ensure that the Federal Government
pursues the perpetrators of the recent spate of
hate crimes and brings them to justice.
With warm personal regards, I am
Sincerely,
Ben
Benjamin L. Hooks
Executive Director
THE WHITE HOUSE
Office of the Press Secretary
For Immediate Release
January 2, 1990
TEXT OF LETTER FROM PRESIDENT BUSH
TO DR. BENJAMIN HOOKS, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, NAACP
On this the first day of a whole new decade, Barbara and I send
to you our personal best wishes for a very happy new year and to
the NAACP, I send my sincere hope that 1990 will be a great year
for your most prestigious organization.
The recent bombings make it clear we have not totally beaten back
the evils of bigotry and racial prejudice. We cannot let up in
the fight against racism. Please assure your members I will see
that the Federal Government does not let up as it works to bring
the perpetrators of these hideous crimes to justice.
/S/ GEORGE BUSH
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YEAR SEND TO YOU OUR PERSONAL BEST WISHES FOR G VERY HARRY AND
BE AND TO THE NAACP. I SEND MY SINCERE HOPE THAT 1950 NEW WILL
A GREAT YEAR FOR YOUR MOST PRESTIGIOUS ORGANIZATION.
THE RECENT BOMBINGS MAKE IT CLEAR WE HAVE NOT TOTALLY BEATEN
LET BACK THE EVILS OF BIGOTRY AND RACIAL prejudice, WE CANNOT
I WILL UP IN THE FIGHT AGAINST RACISM. PLEASE ASSURE YOUR MEMBERS
WORKS SEE THAT THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT DOES NOT LET UP AS IT
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PATRICK BUCHANAN
The real victims
The bill is & fraud; 11 will fool no
one, for It advances a thesis every-
one knows is nonsense, i.e., that the
of hate crimes
great menace to social peace in
America comes increasingly from
white males.
307/120
Even a glance at the 1987 National
y 92-4, the Senate has voted to
A second is to give liberals, being
Crime Survey reveals that black-on-
B
direct he Justice Depart-
battered from pillar to post for being
white gang assaults, rapes and rob-
ment to file annual reports
soft on crime, a way to posture as
beries are now 21 times as common
on "hate crimes" that "man-
anti-crime warriors.
as white-on-black; with black-on-
ifest evidence of prejudice based on
A third propellant is the homosex-
white gang robberies 52 times as
race, religion, sexual orientation or
ual lobby, which sees the bill as first
common. As we look at our crime
ethnicity." While the "Hate Crimes
step in a progression that ends with
capitals - Washington, Detroit,
Statistics Act" seems innocuous
homosexuals covered under all civil-
Phoenix, Miami, New York, Los An-
enough, its effect will be to deepen
rights legislation, newly elevated to
geles - how many are victimized by
racial and ethnic hostility.
the status of victimized minority
Klan terror? Of 20,000 murders re-
sider: While the incident at
and entitled to special protection
ported each year, how many are the
d Beach, where a terrified
and privilege.
work of neo-Nazis? One, two, five?
blac
vas chased to his death on a
While the American Jewish Con-
Last week, the national press re-
high / by a mob of white youths,
gress backs the bill, Orthodox Jews
ported that one in four young black
qualific $ 8 "hate crime," the bru-
males was locked up, or on probation
tal gane of that white girl in
or parole. Violent crime in America
Central Park by a pack of "wilding"
is primarily the business of minor-
youths from Harlem, might not. You
The bill is a fraud; it
ities and the underclass, and every-
see, not enough evidence has been
body knows it.
found that her brutalization was the
advances a thesis
Which brings us to the oddly miss-
result of "ethnic hostility."
While defacing a synagogue with
everyone knows is
ing category of hate-crime victim:
American women. As any prosecu-
swastikas qualifies as a hate crime,
nonsense, i.e., that
tor will testify, rape is less a crime of
the homo-fascist assault on St. Pat-
sex than of humiliation, degrada-
rick's Cathedral, where sodomites
the great menace to
tion, violence, i.e., a hate crime. Why,
desecrated the host at Communion,
then, not regard all rapes as hate
would not.
social peace in
crimes? The answer is simple. List-
Had the murderer of the two
America comes
dozen black kids in Atlanta been a
ing all male attacks on women in
Klansman, the killings would have
increasingly from
America would swamp in number all
been hate crimes; but since he was
not, they do not qualify. Perhaps that
white males.
other hate crimes put together. Sec-
ond, if misogyny, i.e., hatred of
will give comfort to the mothers of
women, is included, a spotlight of
the dead boys.
public scrutiny might fall on its pro-
There are many motives behind
moters, the pornographers; and that
the "nate crimes" movement; some
are outraged at the moral equiv-
certainly does not correspond with
are benign, but others reflect a hid-
alence it draws between Jews and
the liberal agenda.
den ideological agenda.
homosexuals. Three rabbinical bod-
But just as there is linkage be-
One motive in sifting out, from all
ies representing 500,000 Jews de-
tween anti-Semitic literature and
the data, crimes. against homo-
nounced it as a "homosexual-rights
anti-Semitic crime, so a nation
sexuals, blacks, etc., is to bolster the
bill which threatens our traditional,
awash in magazines, books, art, en-
big lie that the United States is
moral and family values [and]
tertainment and films that exploit
Amerika, i.e., a nation where fas-
elevates homosexuality to the same
women as sex objects for male lust
cism and white racism are rampant,
status as religion and race and is
must find itself awash in sex crimes.
and neo-Nazis, the Klan and the skin-
thereby insulting and offensive to us
As our society does.
heads are running wild.
and harmful to the American peo-
ple."
Hollywood, the fashion industry,
Homosexuals do not disagree.
advertising, publishing, television,
all depend for their vast revenue on
Patrick Buchanan is a nationally
Robert Bray of the National Gay and
the exploitation of women. What
syndicated columnist.
Lesbian Task Force lauded Senate
Otto and Julius Streicher were to
passage as a "tremendous victory
German Jews in the 1930s, Hugh
for gays and lesbians," and the D.C.
Hefner, Bob Guccione and Al Gold-
weekly, The Gay Blade, reveled in
stein are to American women in the
the defeat of the efforts of Sen. Jesse
1990s. The degradation of women
Helms, North Carolina Republican,
through exploitation, rape and bru-
and praised the Senate for dropping
tality - these are the hate crimes
the offensive phrase, "traditional
liberals dance around, because the
family," for the more inclusive, neu-
kings of pornography, hard and soft,
tral and acceptable phrase, "Amer-
who promote them in film and fash-
ican family."
ion, are all good, card-carrying
When President Bush signs the
members of the American Civil Lib-
bill, we will have a new federal
erties Union.
crime. By adding "intimidation" to
the list of hate crimes, sponsors can
pump up the totals tenfold. For ex-
ample, in 1987, according to The
Washington Post, of 462 anti-
homosexual hate crimes in Virginia,
423 involved name-calling. With
name-calling & federal offense, we
enter a world where the co-ed who is
gang-raped does not qualify as a
hate-crime victim, but her lesbian
classmate who gets cat-calls walk-
ing to the meeting of the Gay Stu-
dent Alliance does.
U.S. Department of Justice
Office of Legislative Affairs
Office of the Assistar Anothey General
Washington. D.C. 20530
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DATE:
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, 1990
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CONTENTS:
Earolled bill on Hate Crimes plus
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1048
LEGISLATIVE AFFAIRS
One Aundred First Congress of the Anited States of America
AT THE SECOND SESSION
Begun and held at the City of Washington on Tuesday, the twenty-third day of January,
one thousand nine hundred and ninety
An Art
To provide for the acquisition and publication of data about crimes that manifest
prejudice based on certain group characteristics.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled, That (a) this Act
may be cited as the "Hate Crime Statistics Act".
(b)(1) Under the authority of section 534 of title 28, United States
Code, the Attorney General shall acquire data, for the calendar year
1990 and each of the succeeding 4 calendar years, about crimes that
manifest evidence of prejudice based on race, religion, sexual ori-
entation, or ethnicity, including where appropriate the crimes of
murder, non-negligent manslaughter; forcible rape; aggravated 85-
sault, simple assault, intimidation; arson; and destruction, damage
or vandalism of property.
(2) The Attorney General shall establish guidelines for the collec-
tion of such data including the necessary evidence and criteria that
must be present for a finding of manifest prejudice and procedures
for carrying out the purposes of this section.
(3) Nothing in this section creates a cause of action or a right to
bring an action, including an action based on discrimination due to
sexual orientation. As used in this section, the term "sexual orienta-
tion" means consensual homosexuality or heteroseruality. This
subsection does not limit any existing cause of action or right to
bring an action, including any action under the Administrative
Procedure Act or the All Write Act.
(4) Data acquired under this section shall be used only for re-
search or statistical purposes and may not contain any information
that may reveal the identity of an individual victim of a crime.
(5) The Attorney General shall publish an annual summary of the
data acquired under this section.
(c) There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be
necessary to carry out the provisions of this section through fiscal
year 1994.
SEC. 2. (a) Congress finds that-
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(1) the American family life is the foundation of American
Society,
(2) Federal policy should encourage the well-being, financial
security, and health of the American family,
(3) schools should not de-emphasize the critical value of Amer-
ican family life.
(b) Nothing in this Act shall be construed, nor shall any funds
appropriated to carry out the purpose of the Act be used, to promote
or encourage homosexuality.
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
Vice President of the United States and
President of the Senate
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003
of accurate data regarding the motivation of perpetrators of
crimes will present technical difficulties, the Department is
convinced that, with the cooperation of state and local law
enforcement authorities, meaningful statistics can be compiled
and that the importance of these data warrant the effort.
Although final cost estimates are not available, if data
were collected through the normal uniform crime reporting
statistical collection process, costs would be borne by local
police departments. In the alternative, the FBI has calculated
that the use of sampling techniques to collect data would require
a new appropriation of up to $12,000,000.
The FBI estimates nine new employees will be needed to
manage data collection at a cost of $500,000- If new funding is
not provided, a reprogramming from investigative field resources
will occur.
The prosecution of hate crimes has long been a high priority
within the Department of Justice. Indeed, in the last fiscal
year, the Civil Rights Division prosecuted a record number of
such cases. The collection of reliable data will contribute
significantly to our overall understanding and awareness of such
crimes and will assist the Department in focusing its
prosecutorial resources where they are most needed. In addition,
the publication of these data should help to alert the public to
the occurrence of these crimes. As a result, public tolerance
for these acts may decline and more crimes may be reported both
to the Department and state and local authorities for
prosecution.
The Department of Justice, therefore, recommends that the
President sign the bill.
Sincerely,
Bruce C. Navauro
Bruce C. Navarro
Acting Assistant Attorney General
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U.S. Department of Justice
Office of Legislative Affairs
Office of the Assistant Anorney General
Washington. D.C. 20530
April 11, 1990
Honorable Richard G. Darman
Director
Office of Management and Budget
Washington, D.C. 20503
Dear Mr. Darman:
This responds to your request for the views of the
Department of Justice on the enrolled bill, H.R. 1048, entitled
the Hate Crimes Statistics Act. We have examined a facsimile of
the bill and recommend that the President sign it.
The bill would require the Attorney General to collect data
for the calendar years 1990 through 1994 regarding categories of
"crimes that manifest evidence of prejudice based on race,
religion, sexual orientation, or ethnicity." The bill states
that the crimes shall include, "where appropriate the crimes of
murder, non-negligent manslaughter; forcible rape; aggravated
assault, simple assault, intimidation; arson; and destruction,
damage or vandalism of property." The Attorney General would
retain discretion to determine when it was appropriate to collect
data regarding the enumerated crimes and which, if any, crimes
should be added to the list. The Attorney General would also
have authority to establish guidelines for collecting the data,
including definition of the criteria relevant to a finding that a
crime manifests prejudice and the types and probative value of
the evidence that must be found in support of a finding of
prejudice.
The bill expressly disclaims any intent to create a cause of
action based on sexual orientation. It also states that the
collected data shall be used solely for statistical purposes and
must conceal the identity of victims. The bill requires the
Attorney General to publish an annual summary of the data and
authorizes the appropriation of such sums as may be necessary
through fiscal year 1994.
Finally, H.R. 1048 reaffirms that the family is the
foundation of American society and prohibits this bill, or any
funds appropriated pursuant to it, from being used to promote or
encourage homosexuality.
The Department strongly supported passage of this bill. At
present, reliable nationwide statistics regarding the frequency
and types of hate crimes do not exist. Although the collection
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Copyrignt ICI 1990 NEWS world communications inc.;
The wasnington Times
April 11, 1990, weonesday, Final Edition
SECTION: Part t; COMMENTARY; LETTERS; Hg. F /
LENGTH: 388 woros
HEADLINE: The impact of nate
BUDY:
Atter reading Patrick Buchanan's march / column, " ine real Victims of nate
crimes, " 1 was surprised at the extent of Mr. Bucnanan's Digotry as well as
the lengtns to which ne WILL go in an effort to distort the Senate's recent vote
on the Hate crimes Statistics ACT.
inrougnout nis column, Mr. Bucnanan Distorts the purpose of the nate
crimes 0111 and trivializes the impact or nate-related crimes. H1S
description, for example, or a recent protest at St. Patrick's Latneoral in New
YORK as a "nomo-tascist assauit" 15 a perfect example. while neglecting to Tell
readers that the oemonstration was entirely peaceful ano that the desecration or
the HOST at communion time was the action or one indivioual, Mr. Bucnanan
exaggerates the seriousness or the incident ano equates It with violent crimes
oaseo on 0185 ano natreo.
In the same vein, Mr. Bucnanan distorts the aiscussion by introducing the
subject or rape. He expresses grave concern that women who nave Deen rapeo WILL
receive 1855 protection under the 0111 than 1esoians who are subjected to "cat
calls." 1 suspect Mr. Bucnanan knows TUIL well that the JUSTICE vepartment
aiready keeps statistics on rapes ano other sexual oftenses. HE introduces the
subject with the intention or misleading readers ano distorting their
impressions or a well-cratten and vitally needeo piece or legisiation.
mr. Buchanan goes even turtner in nis effort to oeceive. He states that
"name-cailing" WILL 02 made a "new reoeral crime" under the law. inis 15 a
malicious Distortion or the tacts. The Senate's action creates no new category
or crime. The sole purpose of the legisiation 15 to allow the Justice
vepartment to collect oata to determine now widespread crimes motivated DY
prejudice are in the United States.
Ninety-two members or the Senate - vemocrats ano Republicans alike - agree
WITH their colleagues in the House or Representatives ano with the Busn
aoministration that this 15 a wortnwnile proposal. 10 suggest, as Mr. Bucnanan
nas, that these puolic Officials are motivated by a oesire "to Dolster the 01g
11e that the united states 15 Amerika, 1.e., a nation wnere tascism ano white
racism are rampant," 15 nonsense, ano 1 suspect Mr. Bucnanan knows It.
GREGURY KING
virector or communications
Human Rignts campaign Funo
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HEAULINE: Hate crimes - A metnoo for educating skinneads about Fascism
UATELINE: LUS ANGELES
BUDY:
1 snow them video clips or Hitler's concentration camp victims and pictures
or BLACKS getting Deat-up in the South ouring the CIVIL rignts movement ---- these
'snock- images' delp create a powertul stimulus to counteract any romantic
images concerning NAZI'S that future skinneads may toster.
inis 15 according to Kobert K. Butterwortn Ph.D. a california psychologist
who an approach for treating neo-Nazi skinneads atter conducting
research on skinnead racial attituoes.
Hate groups prey on allenated youtn, contused about tneir Dellets ano angry
at the system. inese youngsters, with a poor self-image and little perceived
sense of power, Tall victim to these neo-Nazis who instill in them a sense or
Delonging, a sensation or power and a feeling or prioe, unfortunately IT'S white
power and racial prioe ---- a patriotic Dellet in wnite America, according to
butterwortn.
in adoltion to the snock-image therapy, ur. Butterwortn nas members or
S.H.A.R.P. (Skinneaos Against касіал prejuaice) a non- tascist skinneao
organization, familiar with the origins or the skinnead movement, talk with
Nazi-Skinneaos, on now racism 15 not part or the skinnead pnilosophy.
Rising instances of skinneao violence arouno the nation point out a need to
educate these growing numbers or youtns 10entified as skinneads, about now
racism ano Fascism 15 not part or the skinneao Dellet system, salo
Butterwortn.
many skinneads in Dr. Butterwortn's study conducted last year, 010 not agree
WITH the Dellets of white supremacist groups such as 'wnite Aryan kesistance'
120 oy 10m metzger. But, wnatever their personal philosophy, many skinneaos
report that It can De oangerous to LOOK like a skinneao. They report they are
threateneo by DLACKS ano constantly narassed DY police.
people wno are narassing us for now we LOOK, Just assume we nate Diacks and
JEWS, salo a LOS Angeles SHARP skinnead. Dr. Butterwortn's response to this
comment was: you're re getting your own personal education on prejudice - now It
teels to DE stereotypea.
kooert R. Butterworth 1S president or contemporary Psychology ASSOCIATES
Inc., a counseling and research organization in LOS Angeles that specializes in
youth issues.
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CUNTACT: contemporary Psychology ASSOCIATES, LOS Angeles
Kobert R. Butterworth Pn.v., 213/487-7339
SUBJECT: HAIE-CRIMES
GEUGRAPHIC: CALIFORNIA
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April 4, 1990, monday, CITY EDITION
SECTION: NEWS; WASHINGTON BRIEFING; Pg. 14
LENGTH: 1168 words
HEAULINE: A weekly report on NEW York City People ano issues in the capital
BYLINE: By Annmarie Sarstieio. myron S. waloman contributed to this report.
KEYWURD: CULUMN; WASHINGTON UC; SUCIAL SECURITY; LUNGRESS; DAY LAKE; TELEPHONE;
LAW; THUMAS MANIUN; CRIME; STATISTICS; DISCRIMINATION; QUOTE
BUDY:
NEW KIDS UN HILL HAPPY CAMPERS
The two newest memoers or NEW YORK'S congressional delegation tound
themselves on the same committee when they received their assignments last week.
Both kep. Susan Molinari 1R-Staten Islano) and Rep. JOSE Serrano (V-Bronx)
WILL work WITN Social Security and nealth insurance taxes as part of the small
Business COMMITTEE.
motinari also WILL DE on the PUDLIC works and iransportation Committee and
ITS water resources suocommittee. Sne salo sne's nappy about that assignment
Decause It "oeals With issues or vital importance to Doth Staten isiano ano
Brooklyn" - overseeing 011-5pill legisiation, clean water 0111, national
wetlanos policy, coastal pollution ano toxic waste cleanup.
Serrano nas also Deen appointed to the Education and LaDor committee, wnicn
most recently sent a cnilo-care 0111 to the House floor.
"NO other issue so clearly ano airectly impacts on the strength ano vitality
or our nation," Serrano saio about education. "NO other national concern speaks
to our aspirations for the future."
kep. Ellot Engel (D-Bronx), meanwniie, nas received a temporary assignment on
the Banking, Finance ano uroan Attairs COMMITTEE. He WILL complete the term or
tormer kep. Kooert barcia (w-Bronx), who resigned atter nis conviction in the
weatecn scandal.
CHILD CARE PROPUNENTS TAKE WALK
when the House of Representatives passeo a Lanomark child-care 0111 on march
L4, only two New rorkers voteo against the legislation - ano Doth of them are
strong proponents or child care.
what gave keps. bary Ackerman (W-wueens) ano 120 welss w-mannattan/ pause 15
a provision in the 0111 that requires states to offer cnilo-care voucners to
parents on request. The parents can then use the voucners to pay for cnilo care
in religious Institutions. The same provision allows these institutions
receiving public money to insist that their cnilo-care statters STICK to
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religious "tenets ano teachings."
Aithough the 0111 also declares that a state legislature coulo pass a law
overriding all or this, It wasn't enough for Ackerman and welss. Atter voting
for amenaments that WOULD have knocked out the religious Language and seeing
those amenoments tall, Doth or them turneo thumos oown on the DIII.
Ackerman never made a public statement, out an a10e oescribed nim as "very
troudied" as ne walked to the House floor to cast nis vote. welss 010 adoress
the House, acknowleoging that the chilo-care crisis "nas reached alarming
proportions." But ne also 5810 that with the religious language, the DILL "15
clearly unconstitutional AS important as this piece or cnild-care
legislation 15," welss said, " I cannot support nis tinal passage."
The legislation passeo all the same, 265-145.
MANIUN WANTS LINE UN PUSHERS
Kep. inomas manton ID-Queens) nas introduced legisiation ne says WOULD "take
mooile telephones ano electronic pagers out or the nanos of orug oealers."
ine DILL WOULD allow attorneys, investigators ano law-entorcement Officers to
present tacts ano petition a reoeral District judge for an order requiring
modile telephone companies to Discontinue services to any moolle radio unit
Delieved to 02 usea for arug activities.
The judge then WOULD determine It the devices are Deing useo for receiving or
transmitting information about the manufacture, distribution, transportation or
sale or any 1112ga1 arug.
"Une way to attack arug dealers 15 to crippie their aoility to effectively
communicate with their ouyers and associates. inat 15 what our legislation 15
designed to 00," manton salo.
But American CIVIL Lioerties union statt attorney Janiori Goloman salo ner
group opposes "any Kind or restriction unless there mas Deen
an arrest and
conviction."
EFFURI IU CALL THE RULL UF HAIE
A DILL to collect ano publicize statistics on nate crimes - crimes Daseo on
race, religion, sexual orientation or etnnicity - passeo the House weonesday and
15 expected to De signed into law DY President George Busn.
Kep. unaries Scnumer (v-Brooklyn), chairman of the Juoiciary Lommittee's
criminal Justice subcommittee, salo ne was a cnief sponsor of the 0111 Decause
"we don't know now widespread nate crimes are."
Besioes snowing law entorcement Officials where to tocus on the proolem,
Scnumer saio the annual statistics collected DY the Justice vepartment WILL
"sensitize law entorcement officials and the country itselt to nate crimes.
Schumer was pieaseo with the 402-18 vote. " Hate crimes go rignt against the
American grain not only affecting the VICTIM out the country," ne salo. " Inis
legisiation WILL go a long way in oiagnosing the proolem ano now Dao It 15."
Quote of the week
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'WE made a mistake. NOT a very expensive mistake in terms or the ireasury, out a
very expensive mistake for our cultural Institutions. Sen. vaniel Patrick
moyninan, oiscussing a provision of the 1986 tax ketorm ACT that nas 120 to
orastic oeclines in cnaritable donations or artworks, securities, manuscripts
ano lano.
KEY VOTES LAST WEEK BY AREA MEMBERS UF CONGRESS
CLEAN AIR ALL. Atter L1 oays of 020322, the Senate voteo 89-11 Tuesday to
rewrite the nation's clean air laws. Longress mas not reautnorized the theat
Air ACT since 1977. Among the 0111'S provisions are emission-requction
requirements for automooile tailpipes ano major utilities. The 0111 also would
establish a system or teoeral permits ano entorcement. Liean air legislation 15
pending in the House.
voting for: moyninan WI, D'Amato (R). voting against: None.
THRIFT REGULATUR. 1. limothy Ryan Jr., President George Busn's choice to nead
the agency charged WITH monitoring the 031100t or the nation's savings-ano-loan
industry, won senate confirmation weonesday on a 62-31 vote. kyan's supporters,
deflecting criticism that the 44-year-o10 labor ano pension lawyer was not
qualified for the JOO, praised nis reputation as a tougn entorcer during nis
1981-83 tenure as solicitor or the Labor vepartment. upponents saio Ryan was
111-SU1T20 for the JOO Decause ne nao no experience in banking and Decause ne
snoweo little understanding of the industry ouring confirmation nearings.
voting for: moyninan will, D'Amato (R). voting against: None.
FUREIGN AIU. Legislation providing $ 8/U million for assistance to Panama,
Nicaragua and other foreign nations salleo to easy passage in the House ruesoay.
memoers voteo 362-59 to approve the $ 2.4-011110n fiscal 1990 supplemental
appropriations 0111. The 0111 a150 provides $ 1.5 Dillion for oomestic
programs, including tood stamps, 10w-income neating assistance, unemployment
compensation ano oisaster assistance. The DILL would rescino $ 1.8 DILLION in
fiscal 1990 oetense appropriations to Offset most of the new spending. ine
measure now goes to the Senate for consigeration.
voting for: Flake will, Ackerman will, Scneuer wi, manton wi, Schumer wi, lowns
wi, uwens we Solarz wi, molinari IRI, Green (R), kangel wi, welss willing
Serrano WI, Engel WI. voting against: None.
GRAPHIC: Photos-11 Susan molinari. L1 Jose Serrano. 31 inomas manton. 41 unaries
Schumer. 51 B111 seeks to take moolle pnones, Deepers from orug dealers. 61
Newsday Photo-THE MAIN EVENI. The Senate voteo 89-11 to rewrite the nation's
Llean Air ACT. ine DILL'S provisions include new requirements for automooile
emissions ano major utilities.
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April 8, 1990, Sunday, Home Eoition
SECTION: calendar; Page 44; Lalenoar USK
LENGTH: T6U words
HEADLINE: USLAR MEMURIES
BUDY:
many viewers were tastelessly insulted ano oetamed DY nost Billy crystal's
remark that Decause an Italian company now owns MGM/UA, Leo the Lion WILL no
longer roar out ratner WILL take the Fiftn Amenament.
NODOOY on the air or ott took nim to task for nis Digotry and ruoeness. NOT
the academy. NOT ABC. NO presenters or winners.
HOLLYWOOD 0025 not realize that Digotry 1eaos to intolerance, which 12305 to
nate crimes. By giving the youth or America BILLY trystal and Anay kooney,
0025 the IV/MOV1e industry really think nate crimes WILL come down? inere are
those who say we don't need censorship. yet the the objection to sucn
restraints come from an industry that nas lost ITS moral ancnor.
JUHN PRIMAVERA
San viego
inirty-six memoers of the U.S. House or kepresentatives nave sent a letter to
the academy demanding that trystal apologize. At press time, there nao Deen no
announcement or any response from the comedian.
TYPE: Letter to the toitor
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LENGTH: YSU words
HEADLINE: 15 AMERICA TRULY A SOCIETY Ut HAIE!;
PREJUDICE: WITH ALL THE ANTI-DISCRIMINATION LAWS UN THE BOOKS, UNE IV TRACK
HAIE CRIMES' 15 SUSPECT. 11 LUUKS LIKE A PULITICAL POWER PLAY?
BYLINE: By GEORGE RUCHE, George KOCNE 15 president of Hillsoale College, a
private lioeral arts institution in micnigan.
BUDY:
UO you near It!
IT'S faint. usually somewnere Off in the distance. But It's oefinitely there.
A orumpeat, LOW Dut steady, and gaining in intensity.
it's the Deat of the '6US. A cadence or criticism, ecnoing Denino the news,
in the background or IV snows, quite prominently in some pop songs ano music
vioeos: America 15 a racist society. America exploits ITS poor, excludes Its
minorities, ignores ITS nomeless. America IS a society filled with nate.
IT'S a familiar Deat. Ano It rose to a Kino or crescenao last week with the
passage of the Hate crimes STATISTICS ACT. President Busn supported - ano DY
now probably nas signed --- the legislation, which requires the attorney general
to taoulate crimes related to prejudice Daseo on race, religion, etnnicity or
sexual orientation. LA similar measure 15 pending in california.)
inis 15 an interesting piece or law-making, not the least for that part about
"sexual orientation" (Which 15 what nas raiseo the most eyedrows). inis 15 the
tirst effort to treat crimes against nomosexuais -- that 15 to say, crimes
committed against inoiviouals purely Decause they are nomosexuais - as a class
or wrongooing that merits special reoeral attention.
keligious groups nave raiseo the compelling point that, under this
legisiation, a crime prompteo DY antipatny toward nomosexuais WOULD DE viewed in
the same way as one prompted DY prejudice against followers of a particular
faith. inat's a distinctly new twist on traditional attituoes about the
importance of religion in our moral lite and the special position in which
cnurcnes are nelo by law.
in a similar way, memoers or minority groups who don't necessarily see their
interests as parallel with those or nomosexuais are pondering another unique
implication or this law: namely, that Deing or a particular race or naving a
particular etnnic oackground 15 a condition that equates to preterring sex WITH
a person of one's own gender.
under the Hate crimes Statistics ACT, race, religion, etnnicity ano sexual
orientation all have the same status in the eyes or the federal tabulator.
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BE that as It may, what's wrong with keeping statistics? in a government with
a Duaget deficit that's aiready in the stars, a TEW extra on the
attorney general's payroll ano a new computer or two won't make much altterence.
Besioes, a001tional 0212 on crime --- or whatever type - would probably DE
usetul to police departments, criminologists ano prison pianners.
AS with 50 much legislation today -- especially social legislation - the
proolem 1125 not necessarily in what 15, out in what coulo 02.
why 00 the proponents or this 0111 want to keep statistics on nate crime:
because they want to 00 something about It, of course.
UK. Fignting crime 15 government's JOO, though these days, the distinction
Detween state ano teoeral jurisdiction nas Decome Diurreo, to say the least. And
admitteoly, crimes Daseo on prejuaice are especially objectionaole. 50 let's
assume uncle sam intenos to act. what are the crimes ne wisnes to act against?
Lyncnings? Lnurcn DOMDINGS? unprovoked assaults on immigrants ano nomosexuais :
Here's the real uniqueness of the Hate crimes Statistics ACT, and the key
to understanding the true motives Denino it. it 15n't Just concerned WITH
concrete violent 02205 perpetrated DY Kiansmen, skinneads, neo-Nazis and other
oonoxious types. Katner, the authors or this 0111 gave Droad oetinition to the
words nate crime. Name-calling can DE considered a nate crime. Posturing in
a nostile way can De considered a nate crime. making an obscene or provocative
gesture can De considered a nate crime.
An na! This opens up whole new categories of "criminal activity," ano creates
whole new classes or "criminals." IT multiplies the numbers or incidents that
can DE counted as acts or crime. inen, statistics in nano, It can "demonstrate"
the existence of a vast crime wave neretotore woetully underestimateo. it lays
an impressive groundwork or justification for expanded federal power. Ano It
presents the possioility of teoeral legal action against forms or oenavior that
nave never Deen criminally 11301e Defore.
we snouldn't 02 naive about the complexities or numan relations in our
society. Nor should we 015m155 the negative impact that aousive (though
currently non-criminal Denavior nas on those relations. But let's stop for a
minute and ask a 0251C question: 15 all this really necessary?
Must we really assume -- as the proponents or this legislation WOULD nave us
-- that racism 15 an intractable proolem in a nation that nas nunoreas of black
elected and appointed officials, wnere even the chairman or the Joint Chiets of
Staff 15 Drack?
Snould we really 0211202 that sectarian strite ano etnnic Digotry are running
WILO, when members of virtually every religion ano etnnic group are represented
at the nignest professional 1evels and are among our wealthiest families?
Are Americans really 00525520 with their tears or nomosexuality, when
inoiviouals who nappen to 02 nomosexual receive accolates for their
contriputions in Just about every tielo of enoeavor, sit in nign government
office and are among our most visiole cultural figures?
certainly, injustice exists. The material Denetits or our society are not
eventy oistriouteo. inere 1S Digotry in America. Hate crimes are real.
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But our nation nas made tremenoous strioes toward the oroader assurance or
Justice for all. Ano there are laws on the DOOKS sufficient to protect the
victims or nate, It those laws are entorced properly. NO new oetinition or
"crimes" 15 neeoeo.
ine people who are Deating the arum for the Hate crimes Statistics ACT are
Just Deating the arum for power.
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APRIL 0, 1990, FRIDAY, FINAL EDITION
SECTION: EDITURIAL; Pg. AZ8; EDITORIALS
LENGTH: ZU1 words
HEADLINE: Hate crimes
BUDY:
CONGRESSIUNAL APPROVAL or a measure that WOULD require the Justice vepartment
to collect statistics on nate crimes' 15 a significant advance in the fight
to curo an increasing amount of violence oased on race, etnnic background,
religion or sexual orientation.
The new provision WILL enaole national, state ano local policymakers to learn
more about the extent or crimes or 0185. It WILL permit them to formulate
cnanges in statutes and metnoos of law entorcement ano prosecution to Detter
cope WITH this separate category of offenses.
Although there are now no federal statistics on this particular Kind or
incident, private groups nave compiled tigures that inoicate a rising tioe or
prejudicial violence. The Anti-Detamation League reported that last year
anti-Semitic cases reached their nignest level since It began tabulating these
crimes 11 years ago. The National Gay ano Lesoian lask Force reported 7,248
crimes involving 0125 against nomosexuais in 1988.
WE LAN'T TAKE the most effective action against nate crimes until we know
more about them,' salo Senator Paul Simon, U-III., author or the 0111 in the
senate. NOW we'll Degin to learn the or poison in our system.''
SUBJECT: EDITORIAL; LEGISLATION; us; CRIME; STATISTICS
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SECTION: NEWS MAKERS & PULICY MAKERS
LENGTH: L49 words
HEADLINE: LB
JUSTICE DEPARTMENT BRIEFING
BRIEFER: UAVID KUNKEL
DEPARTMENT UF JUSTICE
WASHINGTON, U.C.
KEYWURD: LB
BUDY:
MR. KUNKEL: in testimony tooay, virector Sessions 15 testifying Defore the House
Judiciary Suocommittee on CIVIL ano Constitutional Kignts this morning. we
expect to have press releases today from the Lanos DIVISION on the sentencing or
an adoltional detenoant in the case in kansas City. we have a release from the
triminal VIVISION on an indictment invoiving a former HOUSTON real estate
Droker. And there's a press release on a major HUD traud case in the western
vistrict or Tennessee, and we WILL nave a release on that later this morning.
And Just for your guidance, Jim RILL, the Assistant Attorney General in cnarge
or the Antitrust vivision, nas Deen involved in the Japanese trade negotiations.
1 am toto there's a --- there WILL De press orietings at the vepartment or state
this afternoon at the conclusion of those - the conclusion of those meetings.
And 1 WOULD reter to the vepartment of State for a location. I'm tolo that
there's the 11kellnood of a print meoia Drieting at 4:3U at the vepartment of
State.
The House yesteroay passeo the Hate crime Statistics ACT, which WILL go to the
President for nis signature. ine vepartment's CIVIL Rignts VIVISION 15
Deginning the process or writing the guidelines which WILL go out to state ano
local police agencies to identity crimes oaseo on prejuoice. Ano that 15
something that the DIVISION nas ano which tney expect to move quickly to
implement.
inat's all 1 nave. what 00 you nave !
(NO response.)
inanks.
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LENGTH: 1245 words
HEADLINE: Busn 15 Sent BILL Requiring vata un Blas crimes
BYLINE: By SUSAN t. KASKY, Special to The NEW York Times
DATELINE: WASHINGTON, April 4
BUDY:
The House or representatives today approved ano sent to President Busn
legislation that for the first time WOULD require the Federal Government to
collect statistics on crimes motivated by prejudice 0ased on race, etnnic
background, religion or sexual orientation.
The DILL, which nas the strong backing or the ADmInistration as well as CIVIL
rignts, law-entorcement ano religious groups, was aoopted DY a vote or 4UZ to
18; the Senate approved It overwnelmingly on FED. 8. Mr. Busn 15 expected to
sign the 0111 quickly.
Supporters say the legislation 15 an important first step in compating a
rising t10e or violence against racial minorities, Jews ano nomosexuals.
ADministration officials say the measure WOULD give Feoeral and local policy
makers and law-entorcement officials an indication or the magnitude or
p1as-relaten crimes 50 they can determine wnetner cnanges in laws or entorcement
metnoos are neeoeo.
'more inan Arson'
upposition to the measure was oaseo largely on the inclusion of nomosexuais
in the 115T or those wno would De covereo DY the new requirements.
Although the Feoeral Bureau or investigation collects ano publishes annual
oata on crimes like muroer, assault ano arson, there 15 no nationwioe system for
oetermining when such crimes are motivated or influenced DY prejudice. while
some incidents, like the racial killing in Howard Beacn, Queens, in vecember
1986, are widely pudilcized, many others go unreported.
It 15 important to unoerstano that cross ournings are more than arson and
that swastikas painted on synagogues are more than vanoalism,' 5210
Representative charles E. Scnumer, a Brooklyn vemocrat who was a cnief sponsor
or the measure. inis Kino of violence attects not only the inoividual IT 15
aimeo at, out the whole group with whom the Victim 15 10entified.
ADOUT a oozen states nave laws that require tracking or such crimes. But in
the absence or Federal statistics, the task or monitoring nas tallen largely to
private organizations.
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Groups like the Anti-Detamation League or B'nai B'ritn, Klan watch and the
National bay and Lesoian lask Force have compiled statistics indicating that
such incidents are increasing in number ano violence. The Anti-uetamation League
reported that in 1989 anti-semitic incidents, from desecration to muroer,
reached their nignest level since It Degan collecting sucn 02ᵗʰ 11 years ago.
The National bay and LesDian lask Force reported 4,746 crimes involving D135
against nomosexuais in 1786 ano 7,248 in 1988.
kaising the VISIDILITY
But Jonn K. Dunne, the Assistant Attorney General who neads the LIVIL Kignts
DIVISION or the Justice vepartment, saio there nao Deen no way to oetermine now
widespread or related the crimes mignt DE. HE a00e0 that the Justice vepartment
WOULD now face the task of drawing up guidelines to nelp officials distinguish
such crimes from others.
nere are indications of rising racial crimes on college campuses, reports
or gay Dasning, attacks DY skinneads, Dut we don't know whetner these are simply
sensational incidents or part or a pattern, Mr. Dunne 5810 in an interview
today. nere 15 a sense that there 15 an increase, ano the purpose or this
legislation 15 to tina out.
under the legisiation, the Justice vepartment WOULD nave to estaolish
guidelines to neip local law-entorcement Officials identify crimes committed out
or prejudice. Mr. Dunne salo the guidelines were not yet tirm, out ne acoeo,
inis 15 something that 15 going to move very quickly.
in 020212 on the measure Tuesday night, some opponents salo they objected to
requiring the compilation or statistics on crimes motivated DY Dias against
nomosexuais. Representative William t. vannemeyer, Republican or talltornia,
sa10 this category snoulo not De placeo 'on a par with what we have
traditionally brought witnin the protected classes or the 1964 LIVIL Rignts Act,
namely race, religion and ethnicity.
Belleve me, whetner WE like to accept It or not, ne salo, there are
persons outside or this chamber who are crowing, namely in the nomosexual
community.
Supporters say the new reporting system WILL raise the visidility or crimes
arising from 0135, encourage their prosecution and allow policy makers to
develop strategies for compating them. 'It's a way to 00 preventive work, a
sociological seismograph that allows you to get to a proolem Detore It DIOWS up,
50 you don't nave a Howard Beach-type incident occurring, saio LOI. Leonaro
Supenski, cnief of the Baltimore county Police vepartment's Crime Prevention
Bureau.
Baltimore County was one or the tirst communities in the nation to estaolish
a nate crime reporting system, and ITS program, in place since 19/9, 15
regarded as a mooel. ine State of marylano now requires reporting not only such
crimes Dut also nate incidents, like passing out inflammatory The
Feoeral program WILL record crimes only.
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The Federal program 15 a beginning,' Lolonel Supenski salo. rom a local
Law-entorcement perspective It 0025 two things. It gives you tactical
information, what 15 nappening and where It 15 nappening, 50 you can пертоу your
resources more effectively. And It gives you a strategic 02ta oase 50 you can
plan preventive strategy like town meetings or support for a family that 15
moving into a neignoornood.
micnael Lieoerman, wasnington counsel for the Anti-Detamation League, 5810
the legislation would Denetit VICTIMS of such crimes ano the law-entorcement
Officers who investigate them.
we call It a trickle-up effect, ne salo. ' ' I T starts with reporting DY
local law entorcement, out in order to report a nate crime you have to nave
training in now to identify a nate crime and what the appropriate response
snouto DE. ine very tact that law-entorcement Officials nave to treat these
crimes oitterently senos an important signal to the VICTIM and the VICTIM'S
community.
Mr. LieDerman salo that with more attention from the legal system, victims
would De encouraged to report sucn crimes, and prosecutors, in turn, would nave
Detter evidence ano greater incentives to pursue the cases.
mira Bolano, who tracks anti-Semitic incidents for the Anti-Detamation
League, 5210 the rise in such crimes nao come oespite a steady decline in the
numbers and activities or organized groups like the KU KLUX Klan ano the
American Nazi movement. 'we tino that most are perpetrated by unaffiliated
individuals, sne 5310.
But over the last two years, sne salo, most or the increase in anti-Semitic
incidents nao come from people who call themselves skinneaos, typically sporting
snaveo neaos, storm-trooper DOOTS ano other Nazi parapnernalia. The
Anti-uetamation League estimates that there are 3,000 UUU neo-Nazi skinneaos in the
united states.
une of our concerns IS that these older, declining organized groups LOOK at
the skinneaos as their last, Dest nope ano are trying to recruit them, MS.
Bolano 5210. ineir weapons of choice usea to DE steel-toea DOOTS, knives,
chains ano spiked rings. But increasingly we're seeing an interest on their part
in firearms and paramilitary training. ney are mostly teen-agers and young
aouits, DUT we are seeing them get younger and younger.
Eighteen months ago the Justice vepartment establisneo a unit in the LIVIL
kignts VIVISION to track the movements or groups like the skinneaos ano identify
the racial ano etnnic groups that are targets or their attacks.
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invited - No need to mention them.
- Just make on inclusive statement
about protecting all those who Are
victims of crimes of bigotry.
Also, the issue about women.
This bill is to protect those who are
different. Dry crime can could have
been committed because ot hate, but this
bill protects those who are discriminated
against b/c they are different.
-SEB
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Stephanie Blessey
Carolyn Cawley
Mark Davis
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Peggy Dooley
Kristin Gear
Mary Kate Grant
Doctor is office 10:30
Stephanie Laudner
Mark Lange
Christina Martin
Dan McGroarty
Ed McNally
Kim Newsom
Drucie Scaling
Bob Simon
Curt Smith
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StephB.
HATE CRIMES BILL SIGNING CEREMONY / ROOM 450
MONDAY, APRIL 23, 1990 / 3:00 P.M.
FIRST OF ALL, I'D LIKE TO GIVE A SPECIAL WELCOME TO
THE MEMBERS OF CONGRESS WHO WERE SO INSTRUMENTAL IN THE
PASSAGE OF THIS BILL: SENATORS PAUL SIMON, ORRIN HATCH,
AND HOWARD METZENBAUM; AND CONGRESSMEN JOHN CONYERS,
JACK BROOKS, JOHN BRYANT, GEORGE SANGMEISTER, BARBARA
KENNELLY, AND CHARLES SCHUMER
MEMBERS OF THE CIVIL
RIGHTS COMMUNITY, RELIGIOUS LEADERS, AND FRIENDS.
- 2 -
WELCOME TO THE WHITE HOUSE. WE JOIN TOGETHER TODAY
TO CELEBRATE A SIGNIFICANT STEP TO HELP GUARANTEE THE
CIVIL RIGHTS OF EVERY AMERICAN: THE PASSAGE -- AND NOW
THE SIGNING -- OF THE HATE CRIMES STATISTICS AcT.
WHEN I FIRST HEARD THAT THIS BILL HAD PASSED BOTH
HOUSES OF CONGRESS, I THOUGHT OF A PHOTOGRAPH IN THE
NEWS RECENTLY. IT IS OF THE PLAZA NEAR THE MONTGOMERY,
ALABAMA CHURCH WHERE DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR.,
PREACHED DURING THE 1955 BUS BOYCOTT.
- 3 -
IN THE PLAZA STANDS A NEW CIVIL RIGHTS MEMORIAL,
INSCRIBED WITH THE NAMES OF 40 BRAVE AMERICANS WHO DIED
IN THE CIVIL RIGHTS STRUGGLE -- EACH ONE THE VICTIM OF
A HATE CRIME. ON THE MEMORIAL'S WALL, WATER CASCADES
OVER THE VOW MADE BY DR. KING ON THE STEPS OF THE
LINCOLN MEMORIAL: "... WE WILL NOT BE SATISFIED UNTIL
JUSTICE ROLLS DOWN LIKE WATERS AND RIGHTEOUSNESS LIKE A
MIGHTY STREAM." DR. KING'S PLEDGE IS JUST AS POWERFUL
TODAY -- WE TOO WILL NOT BE SATISFIED.
- 4 -
JUSTICE FOR ALL HAS BEEN THE HISTORIC MISSION OF
THE CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT. AND IT IS A MISSION STILL
TO BE FULFILLED. 11 BIGOTRY AND HATE STILL EXIST IN
THIS COUNTRY, AND HATE BREEDS VIOLENCE, THREATENING THE
SECURITY OF OUR ENTIRE SOCIETY. WE MUST RID OUR
COMMUNITIES OF THE POISON WE CALL PREJUDICE, BIAS, AND
DISCRIMINATION.
- 5 -
THAT IS WHY I AM SIGNING INTO LAW TODAY A MEASURE TO
REQUIRE THE ATTORNEY GENERAL TO COLLECT AS MUCH
INFORMATION AS WE CAN ON CRIMES MOTIVATED BY RELIGION,
RACE, ETHNICITY OR SEXUAL ORIENTATION -- THE HATE
CRIMES STATISTICS AcT.
ONE OF THE GREATEST OBLIGATIONS OF THIS
ADMINISTRATION AND OUR DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE IS THE
GUARANTEE OF CIVIL RIGHTS FOR ALL AMERICANS.
- 6 -
As I SAID IN MY STATE OF THE UNION ADDRESS, "EVERY ONE
OF US MUST CONFRONT AND CONDEMN RACISM, ANTISEMITISM,
BIGOTRY AND HATE, NOT NEXT WEEK, NOT TOMORROW, BUT
RIGHT NOW -- EVERY SINGLE ONE OF us." FOR HATE CRIMES
CANNOT BE TOLERATED IN A FREE SOCIETY. 11
WE HAVE VIGOROUSLY PROSECUTED FEDERAL VIOLATIONS
INVOLVING HATE CRIMES AND WILL CONTINUE TO DO SO.
- 7 -
As WE SPEAK, SEVENTEEN RACIST SKINHEADS IN DALLAS ARE
WAITING TO BE SENTENCED BY A FEDERAL COURT FOR
CONSPIRING TO COMMIT HATE CRIMES AGAINST JEWISH, BLACK
AND HISPANIC CITIZENS. THE MAIL BOMBINGS WHICH KILLED
A FEDERAL JUDGE AND AN NAACP LAWYER ARE BEING
INVESTIGATED TENACIOUSLY BY FEDERAL AUTHORITIES. WE
WILL NOT REST UNTIL THE COWARDS WHO COMMITTED THESE
SENSELESS CRIMES ARE BEHIND BARS.\\
- 8 -
THE HATE CRIMES STATISTICS AcT IS AN IMPORTANT
FURTHER STEP TOWARD THE PROTECTION OF ALL AMERICANS'
CIVIL RIGHTS. OUR ADMINISTRATION WILL WORK WITH
CONGRESS TO DETERMINE WHETHER NEW LAW ENFORCEMENT
MEASURES ARE NEEDED TO BRING HATE-MONGERS OUT OF HIDING
AND INTO THE LIGHT OF JUSTICE. AND, AT THE SAME TIME,
BY COLLECTING AND PUBLICIZING THIS INFORMATION, WE CAN
SHORE UP OUR FIRST LINE OF DEFENSE AGAINST THE EROSION
OF CIVIL RIGHTS -- BY ALERTING THE COPS ON THE BEAT.
- 9 -
I'M ALSO PLEASED TO ANNOUNCE TODAY THAT THE
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE HAS ESTABLISHED A NEW TOLL-FREE
PHONE NUMBER FOR REPORTING COMPLAINTS OF HATE CRIMES.
THOSE INCIDENTS THAT CAN AND SHOULD BE PROSECUTED WILL
BE REPORTED DIRECTLY TO THE APPROPRIATE FEDERAL, STATE,
OR LOCAL AGENCY FOR ACTION. THE FASTER WE CAN FIND OUT
ABOUT THESE HIDEOUS CRIMES, THE FASTER WE CAN TRACK
DOWN THE BIGOTS WHO COMMIT THEM.
- 10 -
WE MUST WORK TOGETHER TO BUILD AN AMERICA OF
OPPORTUNITY, WHERE EVERY AMERICAN IS FREE FROM
DISCRIMINATION. AND I WILL USE THIS NOBLE OFFICE --
THIS BULLY PULPIT -- TO SPEAK OUT AGAINST HATE AND
DISCRIMINATION EVERYWHERE IT EXISTS.
ENACTING THIS LAW TODAY HELPS MOVE US TOWARD OUR
DREAM -- A SOCIETY BLIND TO PREJUDICE, A SOCIETY OPEN
TO ALL.
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UNTIL WE REACH THAT DAY, WHEN THE BIGOTRY AND HATE OF
MAIL BOMBINGS, THE VANDALISM OF THE YESHIVA SCHOOL AND
THE CATHOLIC CHURCHES WE'VE SEEN RECENTLY, AND SO MANY
OTHER SAD, SAD INCIDENTS ARE NO MORE -- UNTIL THAT DAY,
WE MUST REMEMBER: AMERICA WILL NOT BE A GOOD PLACE FOR
ANY OF US TO LIVE UNLESS IT IS A GOOD PLACE FOR ALL OF
US TO LIVE.\\\
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THANK YOU AND GOD BLESS YOU. ((AND NOW, I AM
PLEASED TO SIGN THE HATE CRIMES STATISTICS Act INTO
LAW.))
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Dear Ben:
Many thanks for your good note. I was glad to have the
opportunity to meet with you and the other members of
the NAACP delegation on this very critical, and disturbing,
subject. With warm regards,
Sincerely,
GEORGE
The Honorable Benjamin L. Hooks
Executive Director
National Association for the
Advancement of Colored People
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BENJAMIN : HOOKS
Executive Director/SED
January 23, 1990
The President
The White House
Washington, D. C.
Dear Mr. President:
First of all, let me again express for
myself and the NAACP delegation our profound
appreciation for your having received us on January
22. For our part, we regarded the meeting as
extremely productive.
He commend you, Mr. President, and your
associates in the Government, for your efforts to
bring to justice the perpetrators of these vicious
crimes spawned by racial hatred.
I regret that press accounts have chosen to
focus excessively on my comments on the Barry
matter. As was made clear in the attached article
in The New York Times edition of January 23, I
emphasized that I did not believe your
Administration had targeted Mayor Barry.
Warmest personal regards.
Respectfully,
Ben
Benjamin L. Hooks
Executive Director
Tuesday, January 23, 1990
The New York Times National
HOOKS CONCERNED
BY BARRY ARREST
Sees 'Pattern of Harassment'
in Arrest of Black Leaders
By ANDREW ROSENTHAL
Specialio TheNes York Times
-WASHINGTON, Jan. 22 - Benjamin
Hooks, executive director of the
N.A.A.C.P., said today that his organi-
zation would investigate the arrest of
Mayor Marion S. Barry Jr. in response
In "widespread concern" among black
Americans that the case was racially
motivated
Mr. Hooks said he was concerned
that the urest of Mr. Barry was part of
"a pattern of harassment of black
elected officials by law-enforcement
authorities." But he said he had no evi-
dence to prove that, and stressed that
The New York Times/George Tames
neither he nor the National Association
Benjamin Hooks, second from left, executive direc-
in response to concern that it was racially motivated.
for the Advancement of Colored People
tor of the N.A.A.C.P., said his organization would
Mr. Hooks and Willie Dennis met with President
whs accusing President Bush or his Ad-
ministration of any wrougdoing.
investigate the arrest of Mayor Marion S. Barry Jr.
Bush and Attorney General Dick Thornburgh, left.
The Bush Administration, clearly
sensitive to the political pitfalls sur-
over the months, the Federal drug-
States Attorney for the District of Co-
rounding Mr. Barry's arrest. denied
abuse chief, William J. Bennett, has
Republicans
lumbia in March 1988, has regularly
that it had played a vole in the Barry in-
criticized Mr. Barry for not doing
briefed senior officials of the Justice
vestigation.
Administ officials also said the
enough to combat drug abuse in his
tread warily in a
Department of his Investigation of Mr.
city.
Barry and notified Mr. Thornburgh in
White House had not directed televi-
Mr. Bush and the Republican Party
sion appearances and newspaper inter-
sensitive case.
advance of his arrest.
have been promoting a political rival to
Mr. Stephens and other Federal
views over the weekend in which the
Mr. Barry, Maurice Turner, a former.
prosecutors have been working under a
Federal prosecutor, Jay B. Stephens,
police chief. Mr. Turner switched party
directive from Mr. Thornburgh that
portrayed Mr. Barry's arrest as hav-
allegiance last year and is now seen as
or seven years when there was no dis-
stressed white collar crime and drug
Inj: a purgative effect on the political
cernible evidence of malfeasance or
the Republicans' first real hope of
abuse as their two top priorities and
life of Washington. Mr. Stephens, the
nonfeasance.'
breaking the Democratic grip on
the Barry case fit into both.
United States Attorney for the District
"Out of all the hundreds of thousands
Washington's municipal government.
of Columbia, suggested that he might
But Mr. Stephens's comments during
of people who are alleged to use drugs
But David Runkel, Mr. Thornburgh's
look favorably on a decision by Mr.
in the District and a mammoth cam-
spokesman, said the Attorney General
the weekend and the remarks by Mr.
Barry to resign as Mr. Stephens consid-
paign is waged against one person," he
did not direct Mr. Stephens to Investi-
Hooks today brought to the surface an
ers whether to press further charges
underlying current of suspicion among
said. "That person happens to be a
gate Mr. Barry. Other officials said
against the mayor.
black Americans who have accused
black elected official of great promi-
there was no directive from the White
nence, so you have to ask, 'Why is It
House to investigate Mr. Barry.
White House officials said they have
Republican Administrations of using
stayed out of the Barry case both be-
the Justice Department to prosecute
that this person apparently is selec-
Marlin Fitzwater, the White House
cause they did not want to interfere
black officials for political or racial
tively picked out as the object of
spokesman, said today the White
wrath.'
House had not been briefed on the In-
with a criminal investigation and to
motives. Democrats have also accused
vestigation or notified In advance of the
avoid any involvement in a case with
Republicans of using corruption inves-
'Follow the Evidence'
planned arrest.
such political overtones.
ligations as a tool for undermining
The White House and other Federal
Attorney General Dick Thornburgh
Prosecutors in Mr. Stephens's office
Democratic control of major cities.
agencies have been more involved in
said Federal investigators "follow the
briefed senior Justice officials through-
Mr. Hooks discussed Mr. Barry's
the problems of Washington that previ-
evidence wherever it leads, regardless
case in a telephone interview and in a
out the investigation, which began In
ous Administrations, largely because
of position, race, party affiliation or
brief appearance before reporters at
January 1989, and advised them of
Mr. Bush's expressed concerns about
other Identifying factors."
the White House following a meeting he
plans for the arrest. Mr. Thornburgh
the nation's parcotics problems have
"In the strongest possible terms," he
was Informed of the arrest in accord-
had with Mr. Bush to discuss the Fed-
been intertwined with the soaring drug
said, "I want to emphasize that our
ance with Justice Department policy,
cral investigation of recent bombings
and murder rates in the capital.
policy is not targeted toward any race
and did not object, Mr. Runkel said.
directed at Federal judges and
or any party, but is aimed at bringing
National Strategy
N.A.A.C.P. offices in the South.
to justice any public official who
in addition. a committee of officials
Soon after taking office, Mr. Bush
"We have not come to the conclusion
abuses his or her public position for
from the Justice Department and the
clevated the District's drug problem to
that the Barry case was harassment,"
personal gain."
Federal Burcau of Investigation re-
position of ominence in his national
Mr. Hooks said in the interview. "But
Mr. Stephens, a former deputy White
viewed plans for the arrest and decided
strategy to combat drug abuse. As that
we have to ask the question of why
House Counsel under President Renald
that it met with departmental gude-
effort showed little tangible success
were they after him so strongly for six
Reagan who was appointed United
lines for undercover operations.
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January 4, 1990
Dear Rabbi Merkin:
I was saddened to learn that the Boys Division of the Yeshiva
of Greater Washington had been vandalized. This helnous
display of bigotry is intolerable, particularly in/a nation
such as ours that prides itself on religious freedom and
understanding.
Barbara and I join with the Yeshiva's many friends,
neighbors, and supporters in condemning this act. More
important, we join with you in reaffirming your commitment to
quality education, both religious and secular. By reopening
your school Ba quickly as possible, you have sent out a strong
message that this petty act of vandalism will not deter your
efforts to teach and that the rights and dignity of all are
foremost in our society.
L know that the Yeshive of Greater Washington will continue
to be a force for good in the Jewish community and that your
students will continue to study from the sacred Torah for
many generations to come.
May the Almighty bless you, your students, and many friends.
Sincerely,
A
GEORGE BUSH
Rabbi Yitzchak Merkin
Principal
Yeshive of Greater Washington
315 University Boulevard, West
Silver Spring, Maryland 20801
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cc: Ellen Strichartz, Rm. 93
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Rabbi Zev Katz
Mr. Melvin Rishe
Assistant Principal
President
Yeshiva of Greater Washington
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April 19, 1990
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BRIEF REMARKS: HATE CRIMES BILL SIGNING CEREMONY
ROOM 450
MONDAY, APRIL 23, 1990
TIME?
((Acknowledgements))
Welcome to the White House. We join together today as we
take two significant actions to help guarantee the civil rights
of every American: To applaud the passage of the Hate Crimes
Statistics Act -- now law, and to swear in four new commissioners
of the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights.
When I first heard that this bill had passed both Houses of
Congress, I thought of a photograph in the news recently. It is
of the plaza near the Montgomery, Alabama church where Dr. Martin
Luther King, Jr. preached during the 1955 bus boycott. In the
plaza stands a new civil rights memorial, dedicated to 40 brave
Americans who died in the civil rights struggle. Over their
names -- each one the victim of a hate crime -- water cascades,
flowing down a wall over a VOW Dr. King had made on the steps of
the Lincoln Memorial: "No, we are not satisfied, and we will not
be satisfied until justice rolls down like waters and
righteousness like a mighty stream." Dr. King's pledge is just
as powerful today -- we will not be satisfied.
Justice has been the historic mission of the civil rights
movement. And it is a mission still to be fulfilled. 11
Bigotry and hate still exist in this country, and hate breeds
violence, threatening the security of our entire society. We must
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rid our communities of the poison we call prejudice, bias, and
discrimination. That is why I am signing into law today a
measure to require the Attorney General to collect as much
information as we can on crimes motivated by religion, race,
ethnicity or sexual orientation -- the Hate Crimes Statistics
Act.
No obligation is taken more seriously by this Administration
and by our Department of Justice than the guarantee of civil
rights for all Americans. As I said in my State of the Union
address, every one of us must confront and condemn racism,
antisemitism, bigotry and hate -- not next week, not tomorrow,
but right now -- every single one of us. For hate crimes cannot
be tolerated in a free society.
We have vigorously prosecuted federal violations involving
hate crimes and will continue to do so. As we speak, seventeen
racist skinheads in Dallas are waiting to be sentenced by a
federal court for conspiring to commit hate crimes against
Jewish, Black and Hispanic citizens. The mail bombings which
killed a federal judge and an NAACP lawyer are being investigated
tenaciously by federal authorities. We will not rest until the
cowards who committed this senseless cimre are behind bars.
The Hate Crimes Statistics Act is an important further step
toward the protection of all Americans' civil rights. Once this
vital information on these heinous crimes is collected, our
Administration will work with Congress to determine whether new
law enforcement measures are needed to bring these hate-mongers
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out of hiding and into the light of justice. And, at the same
time, by collecting this information at the scene of the crime,
we can shore up our first line of defense against the erosion of
civil rights -- by alerting the cops on the beat.
I'm also pleased to announce today that the Department of
Justice has established a new toll-free phone number for
reporting complaints of hate crimes. Those incidents that can
and should be prosecuted will be sent directly to the appropriate
federal, state, or local agency for immediate action. The faster
we can find out about these hideous crimes, the faster we can
track down the bigots who commit them.
And to continue the important struggle for the guarantee of
civil rights for all Americans, I am deeply honored today to
swear into office our four new members of the Civil Rights
Commission.
Carl Anderson is currently vice president for public policy
for the Knights of Columbus, a professor and renowned expert in
family law, and has had a distinguished career of public service
in both the Reagan and Bush Administrations.
Arthur Fletcher is an expert on Federal and State employment
standards compliance who served in the Nixon and Carter
Administrations, and is a former executive director of the United
Negro College Fund. Mr. Fletcher served as an alternate delegate
to the United Nations in the early 1970s, and is an army veteran
and a former public school teacher.
4
Wilfredo Gonzalez is currently assoicate director for Equal
Employment Opportunity and Civil Rights in the Department of
State. He has a long record of experience in the public sector,
specializing in housing, minority business, and migrant worker
issues. Mr. Gonzalez served in the Peace Corps, as chief of
operations for Latin America.
Russell G. Redenbaugh is the first disabled American to
serve on this Commission since its creation in 1957. He is a
successful businessman who is chairman and CEO of a computer
company; a co-founder of an educational services firm, and a
partner in a Philadelphia investment management firm. Mr.
Redenbaugh is an executive, financial and economic strategist as
well as an accomplished author and teacher.
I look forward to working with all of you during your tenure
on the Commission, for we must work together to build an America
of opportunity, where every American is free from discrimination.
And I will use this noble office -- this bully pulpit -- to speak
out against hate and discrimination everywhere it exists.
These events today move us toward our dream -- a society
blind to prejudice, a society open to all. Until we reach that
day, when the bigotry and hate of mail bombings, and vandalism of
our churches and synagogues, and so many other sad, sad incidents
are no more -- until that day, we must remember: America will not
be a good place for any of us to live unless it is a good place
for all of us to live.
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( (And now, with the Attorney General's assistance, I would
like to swear in our new commissioners. ) )
Congratulations to all of you. Thank you and God bless you.
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301-492-5948
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CRS "800" TELEPHONE NUMBER FOR REPORTING HATE
VIOLENCE AND RACIAL HARASSMENT BEGINS OPERATION
The Community Relations Service today announced its new
"800" telephone service for reporting complaints of racial
violence and harassment to the Department of Justice. The
telephone number, which begins operation today, is
1-800-347-HATE.
"Increasing racial violence and harassment from small
hate groups in virtually every corner of the country
requires a better mechanism for reporting racial incidents
for our conciliation and mediation services," said CRS
Director Grace Flores Hughes.
"No individual should suffer from racially-biased acts
at home, school, work, or in their neighborhood. These
incidents can now be reported to CRS for resolution of the
conflict, Director Hughes said.
Complaints received by the Community Relations
Service's "800" number will be referred to one of the
agency's 10 regional offices located in Boston, New York
City, Philadelphia, Atlanta, Kansas City, Chicago, Dallas,
Denver, San Francisco, or Seattle.
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Those complaints that we receive that can and should be
referred for legal action will be referred to the Civil
Rights Division of the Department of Justice or another
appropriate federal, state or local agencies for action.
The Community Relations Service handles conciliation
and mediation of complaints resulting from racial, ethnic,
or national origin biases. CRS will provide referral
information or refer complaints regarding non-racially
motivated incidents based solely on age, gender, handicap,
sexual orientation, or religious discrimination to other
appropriate agencies.
The Community Relations Service is an agency of the
Department of Justice established by the Civil Rights Act
of 1964. CRS provides assistance to communities and
persons in resolving disputes, disagreements, or
difficulties relating to discriminatory practices based on
race, ethnic or national origin. It also assists in the
resettlement of Cuban and Haitian entrants to the United
States under the Refugee Education Assistance Act and
Executive Order 12341.
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Unbridled prejudice leads to hate; hate breeds violence;
violence threatens the security of our entire society -- not
merely those who are its physical victims. We must purge our
communities of this poison and this measure is clear notice that
we are committed to that goal.
No charge is taken more seriously by this Administration and
its Department of Justice than the guarantee of civil rights and
civil liberties to all Americans. As I said in my State of the
Union Address, fundamental among these rights is protection from
acts of violence and intimidation motivated by hatred based on
such things as race or religion. Hate crimes simply cannot be
tolerated in a free society.
We have vigorously prosecuted federal violations involving
hate crimes and will continue to do so. Seventeen racist
skinheads in Dallas, Texas, presently await sentencing before a
federal court for conspiring to vandalize the property of Jewish
citizens and conspiring to chase Black and Hispanic citizens from
a public park. The mail bombings of a federal judge and an NAACP
lawyer, apparently motivated by racial hatred, are being
tenaciously investigated by federal authorities.
The Hate Crimes Statistics Act is a further step toward
better enforcement of our civil rights. It has the support of a
variety of concerned citizen groups, as well as the law
enforcement community. This Act will require the Attorney
General to collect data about crimes that manifest evidence of
prejudice based on race, religion, sexual orientation or
ethnicity.
In response to the collected data, Congress and this
Administration will determine whether the motivation for these
crimes is sufficiently widespread and troublesome to require new
law enforcement measures or statutes. At the same time, the
reporting procedures will help raise the consciousness of the law
enforcement community on this issue -- particularly the cop on
the beat, who represents the first line of defense.
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take two significant actions to help guarantee the civil rights
of every American: To applaud the passage of the Hate Crimes
Statistics Act -- now law, and to swear in four new commissioners
of the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights.
When I first heard that this bill had passed both Houses of
Congress, I thought of a photograph in the news recently. It is
of the plaza near the Montgomery, Alabama church where Dr. Martin
Luther King, Jr. preached during the 1955 bus boycott. In the
plaza stands a new civil rights memorial, inscribed with the
names of 40 brave Americans who died in the civil rights struggle
-- each one the victim of a hate crime. On the memorial's wall,
water cascades over the VOW made by Dr. King on the steps of the
Lincoln Memorial:
"
we will not be satisfied until justice
rolls down like waters and righteousness like a mighty stream."
Dr. King's pledge is just as powerful today -- we will not be
satisfied.
Justice has been the historic mission of the civil rights
movement. And it is a mission still to be fulfilled. 11
Bigotry and hate still exist in this country, and hate breeds
violence, threatening the security of our entire society. We must
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No obligation is taken more seriously by this Administration
and by our Department of Justice than the guarantee of civil
rights for all Americans. As I said in my State of the Union
State 1/31/90
address, every one of us must confront and condemn racism,
antisemitism, bigotry and hate not next week, not tomorrow,
but right now -- every single one of us. For hate crimes cannot
be tolerated in a free society.
We have vigorously prosecuted federal violations involving
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hate crimes and will continue to do SO. As we speak, seventeen
racist skinheads in Dallas are waiting to be sentenced by a
federal court for conspiring to commit hate crimes against
Jewish, Black and Hispanic citizens. The mail bombings which
killed a federal judge and an NAACP lawyer are being investigated
tenaciously by federal authorities. We will not rest until the
cowards who committed this senseless cimre are behind bars.
The Hate Crimes Statistics Act is an important further step
toward the protection of all Americans' civil rights. Once this
vital information on these heinous crimes is collected, our
Administration will work with Congress to determine whether new
law enforcement measures are needed to bring these hate-mongers
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time, by collecting this information at the scene of the crime,
we can shore up our first line of defense against the erosion of
civil rights -- by alerting the cops on the beat.
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federal, state, or local agency for immediate action. The faster
we can find out about these hideous crimes, the faster we can
track down the bigots who commit them.
And to continue the important struggle for the guarantee of
civil rights for all Americans, I am deeply honored today to
swear into office our four new members of the Civil Rights
Commission.
Carl Anderson is currently vice president for public policy
for the Knights of Columbus, a professor and renowned expert in
family law, and has had a distinguished career of public service
in both the Reagan and Bush Administrations.
Arthur Fletcher is an éxpert on Federal and State employment
standards compliance who served in the Nixòn and Carter
Administrations, and is a former executive director of the United
Negro College Fund. Mr. Fletcher served as an alternate delegate
to the United Nations in the early 1970s, and is an army veteran
and a former public school teacher.
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Wilfredo Gonzalez is currently associate director for Equal
Employment Opportunity and Civil Rights in the Department of
State. He has a long record of experience in the public sector,
specializing in housing, minority business, and migrant worker
issues. Mr. Gonzalez served in the Peace Corps, as chief of
operations for Latin America.
Russell G. Redenbaugh is the first disabled American to
serve on this Commission since its creation in 1957. He is a
successful businessman who is chairman and CEO of a computer
company; a co-foundér of an educational services firm, and a
partner in a Philadelphia investment management firm. Mr.
Redenbaugh is an executive, financial and economic strategist as
well as an accomplished author and teacher.
I look forward to working with all of you during your tenure
on the Commission, for we must work together to build an America
of opportunity, where every American is free from discrimination.
And I will use this noble office -- this bully pulpit -- to speak
out against hate and discrimination everywhere it exists.
These events today move us toward our dream -- a society
blind to prejudice, a society open to all. Until we reach that
day, when the bigotry and hate of mail bombings, and vandalism of
our churches and synagogues, and so many other sad, sad incidents
are no more -- until that day, we must remember: America will not
be a good place for any of us to live unless it is a good place
for all of us to live.
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like to swear in our new commissioners. "
Congratulations to all of you. Thank you and God bless you.
# # #
UNITED N.W.
1121 Vermont Avenue, N.W.
ON
Washington, D.C. 20425
CIVIL RIGHTS
CARL A. ANDERSON
Carl A. Anderson became a commissioner of the U.S. Commission on
Civil Rights in February 1990. A Republican, he was selected by
the House Minority Leader to serve a six-year term.
Mr. Anderson is vice president for public policy for the Knights
of Columbus, and dean, vice president, and professor of family law
at the North American campus of the Pontifical John Paul II
Institute for Studies on Marriage and Family in Washington, D.C.
Before joining the Knights of Columbus, Mr. Anderson was special
assistant to the President for Public Liaison, 1985-87; and a staff
member in the White House Office of Policy Development, 1983-85.
Prior to that, Mr. Anderson was a counselor in the office of
Secretary Richard Schweiker and Secretary Margaret Heckler at the
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), 1981-83;
and legislative assistant to Senator Jesse Helms (N.C.), 1976-81.
During 1989 he served in the office of the president-elect as an
advisor to HHS Secretary-designate Louis Sullivan.
From 1981-82, Mr. Anderson was a commissioner of the Native
Hawaiian Study Commission, a Congressionally-mandated commission
to study the social, economic, and legal situation of Native
Hawaiians.
A lawyer by profession, Mr. Anderson has authored several papers
and manuscripts on the family and law. He earned an undergraduate
degree (B.A.) in 1972 from Seattle University, and his juris doctor
degree (J.D.) from the University of Denver in 1975.
Born in Torrington, Connecticut on February 27, 1951, Mr. Anderson
resides in Arlington, Virginia with his wife Dorian and their four
children, Carl, Matthew, Teresa, and Katherine.
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UNITED STATES
COMMISSION ON
1121 Vermont Avenue, N.W.
CIVIL RIGHTS
Washington, D.C. 20425
523-3711 Biltimore
RUSSELL G. REDENBAUGH
Russell G. Redenbaugh became a commissioner of the U.S. Commission
on Civil Rights in February 1990. An Independent, he was appointed
by the Senate Majority Leader to serve a six-year term.
Mr. Redenbaugh is the first disabled American to serve on the
national Commission since its creation in 1957. He was blinded and
lost most of his hands in an explosion at the age of 17.
Mr. Redenbaugh is a partner and director of Cooke & Bieler, Inc.,
an investment management firm based in Philadelphia; and chairman
and chief executive officer of Action Technologies Inc., a
California-based company that makes operating systems and
application software for distributed computing systems. He is also
a co-founder and head of Kairos, Inc., a Philadelphia educational
services firm.
An accomplished author, executive, financial and economic
strategist, and teacher. Mr. Redenbaugh has been a chartered
financial analyst since 1972; a chartered investment counselor
since 1969; a member of Financial Analyst of Philadelphia, and the
Wharton Club of Philadelphia.
Mr. Redenbaugh earned his undergraduate degree (B.S., magna cum
laude) from the University of Utah in 1967, and an MBA, with
honors, 1969. from the Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania in
Born in Salt Lake city, Utah on, July 14, 1945, Mr. Redenbaugh
resides in Philadelphia with his wife, Patty, and their four
children, Micah, David, Allie, and James.
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WILFREDO J. GONZALEZ
6436 Bowie Drive
Springfield, Virginia 22150
Residence: (703) 971 5614
Office: (202) 647-9295
CAREER OBJECTIVE: Challenging management position in a growth oriented
profits and the attainment of goals.
environment where my proven skills can have an impact I on growth,
SUMMARY OF EXPERIENCE: Demonstrated record in management and
administration with experience in various aspects of private and public
sector operations. In particular advocacy, policy-making, long and
short-range planning, budgeting, human resources management,
fundraising, program development and consulting. Possess excellent
communication skills (bilingual) as well as demonstrated commitment to
work effectively in the operational development of a firm, association
or organization. Aptitude for managing and administering
international, national or local organizations with an interest in
economic development issues.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:
October 1988 to Present
resent - ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR, EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY and CIVIL
RIGHTS, U.S. Department of State, 2201 C Street, N.W., Washington, D.C.
20520
Responsible for the implementation within the Department of State, of
the EEO programs required by the Civil Rights Act of 1964, and as
amended, the EEO Act of 1972, Executive Orders of the President, and
directives of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, the Office
of Personnel Management, and other federal agencies.
Supervise 20 professional and support staff members which includes
the EEOCR Complaints Officer, Minority Affairs Coordinator, the
Hispanic Program Coordinator, the Federal Women's Coordinator, and
the Attorney-Advisor for Civil Rights.
Responsible for monitoring, proposing and developing changes in
recruitment, hiring, training, and career advancement programs.
Develop and maintain contacts with the public and private sector
organizations involved in Civil Rights.
July 1988 to October 1988 - SPECIAL ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR
HOUSING/FEDERAL HOUSING COMMISSIONER, U.S. Department of Housing and
Urban Development, 451 7th Street, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20416
Provide consulting and advisory services in the development of
equitable housing programs.
Resume - Wilfredo J. Gonzalez
Page 2
July 1985 to July 1988 - ASSOCIATE ADMINISTRATOR FOR MINORITY SMALL
BUSINESS AND CAPITAL OWNERSHIP DEVELOPMENT, U. S. Small Business
Administration, 1441 L Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20416
Responsible for nationwide program which promotes procurement programs
and provides management and technical assistance to increase the
participation and support of industrial concerns, professional and
trade associations, local governments, and community groups in
developing entrepreneurship opportunities for disadvantaged persons.
O
Supervised professional and support staff along with 280
personnel in the field.
0
Responsible during my tenure for the expansion of program
procurement contracts from $2.5 billion to $3.2 billion.
O
Also increased the portfolio size by 15% to over 3,000 firms.
o
Developed joint ventures between big business and minority small
business suppliers.
February 1985 to June 1985 - CONSULTANT, Action, Washington, D.C.
Conducted a short term consultant contract to evaluate the cost
effectiveness of health benefits plans to VISTA (Volunteers in Service
to America). Developed a monitoring procedure to reduce fraud and
abuse in medical claims.
December 1984 to June 1985 - WHITE HOUSE VOLUNTEER, Hispanic Inaugural
Ball, Washington, D.C.
As a volunteer, supervised and chaired the Invitations Committee of the
Hispanic Inaugural Ball for President Reagan's Inaugural.
1978 to 1984 - CHIEF OF OPERATIONS, LATIN AMERICA; DEPUTY DIRECTOR,
Peace Corps - Columbia, South America and DIRECTOR, Peace Corps-
Ghana, West Africa.
During a period of 6 years with Peace Corps, served in South America,
Washington, D.C. and Africa and performed in several senior level
management positions responsible for the management and supervision of
developmental programs, staff and volunteers.
Assisted third world countries in prioritizing their developmental
needs and establishing appropriate technology programs. Took special
interest in advocating for the development of small enterprises.
Supervised staffs ranging from 15-30 professionals along with volunteer
groups of 150-385.
1977 to 1978 - SPECIAL ASSISTANT TO DEPUTY ASSISTANT SECRETARY, U.S.
Department of Labor, Washington, D.C.
Performed in nationwide study of migrant and seasonal farmworker
patterns.
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1976 to 1977 - HEW FELLOW, U. S. Department of Health, Education and
Welfare, Washington, D.C.
Provided consulting and advisory services in the development of
equitable and department-wide programs. In particular:
Intergovernmental Affairs: Assisted the Intergovernmental State
Coordinators for North Dakota, Utah, Colorado and Montana.
Established and maintained contact with government officials;
coordinated the federal programs affecting the state; provided
conferences and meetings to gain knowledge and cooperation of
legislation and program guidelines.
Federal Regional Council: Assisted in the coordination, planning
and implementation of existing programs affecting migrant worker
services. Represented HEW on Migrant & Seasonal Farmworker
Committee and Liaison to state agencies responsible for migrant
affairs. Coordinated activities between State Migrant Councils,
Growers Associations, Law Enforcement Agencies, State Social
Services Agencies, Federal Government Agencies, State Social
Services Agencies, Federal Government Agencies, Congressional
Offices and other Migrant Advocacy Groups.
0
Bilingual/Bicultural Issues: Reviewed programs of the Regional
Offices, State Education Departments and Washington's
Bilingual/Bicultural programs and issues. Evaluated Bilingual
Head Start National Demonstration programs for the Office of Child
Development in California and Colorado.
1975 to 1976 - ASSISTANT DIRECTOR, Technical Assistant Unit, Community
Service Society Unit, New York, Community Service Society is a
distinguished, $70 million endowed, private, social welfare agency with
programs and projects in New York City.
Assisted in formulating priorities and providing technical assistance
to community organizations throughout New York City. Responsible for
the day-to-day overall direction, administration, supervision,
coordination, planning, evaluation, communication and reporting of all
activities with the Technical Assistance Unit composed of 7
professionals and 3 clerical with a budget of $1.3 million.
Assisted community organizations engaged in helping improve health,
welfare, housing and other economic and social conditions of the poor;
initiated meetings with government officials on appropriate levels with
community groups to help them strengthen capabilities. Supervised
Technical Assistance Staff composed of 22 professionals and clerical.
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RESUME
ARTHUR ALLEN FLETCHER
516 G Street, Southwest
Washington, D.C. 20024
PRESENT POSITION
President, Arthur A. Fletcher & Associates
516 G Street, Southwest
Washington, D.C. 20024
Arthur A. Fletcher & Associates conducts compliance
management training seminars and workshops, and provides
consultation on compliance with Federal and State Em-
ployment Standards legislation, rules, regulations and
guidelines.
(A list of the "Fortune 500" companies that the firm
I
has served as clients appear on page 2)
EMPLOYMENT HISTORY
January 1976 -- January 1977
Deputy Assistant to the President for
Urban Affairs
The White House'
Washington, D.C. 20500
In the above capacity, I monitored the Administration's
policies and programs that impacted the Nation's urban
areas and made policy and program management recommen-
dations for the President's consideration.
September 1971 -- December 1971
Alternate Delegate of the United States of America
to the 26th Session of the General Assembly of the
United Nations
April 1969 -- September 1971
Assistant Secretary of Labor for Employment Standards
U.S. Department of Labor
Washington, D.C.
ARTHUR ALLEN FLETCHER
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November 1968 -- April 1969
Special Assistant to the Governor
State of Washington
Executive Office of the Governor
State Capitol
Olympia, Washington
January 1967 -- November 1968
Member of the City Council
Pasco, Washington
February 1955 -- February 1957
Assistant Director
Public Information Office
Kansas State Highway Department
Topeka, Kansas
EMPLOYMENT HISTORY - NON-GOVERNMENT
April 1973 -- January 1976
President
Arthur A. Fletcher & Associates, Inc.
1625 Eye Street, Northwest
Washington, D.C. 20006
Major Clients:
Sears, Chicago, Illinois
The General Electric Company, Fairfield, Connecticut
The Marriott Corporation, Washington, D.C.
Continental-Illinois National Bank & Trust Company
Chicago, Illinois
Republican National Committee, Washington, D.C.
Merck Pharmaceutical Company, Rahway, New Jersey
Republic of Guyana, Capitol, Georgetown, Guyana
ARTHUR ALLEN FLETCHER
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January 1972 -- April 1973
Executive Director
United Negro College Fund
55 East 52nd Street
New York, N.Y. 10022
January 1967 -- November 1968
Employee Relations Consultant
Hanford Atomic Energy Facility
Richland, Washington
September 1961 -- June 1965
Teacher in Public Schools
Berkeley, California
May 1957 -- September 1961
Reports Control Manager
Aerojet-General Corporation
Sacramento, California
July 1950 -- February 1955
During this period, I played professional football
in season, and was a plant production worker and
part-time graduate student off-season.
MILITARY
August 1943 -- October 1945
United States Army
HONORARY DEGREES
Doctor of Laws
Kent State University, Kent, Ohio
Doctor of Laws
Shaw University, Raleigh, North Carolina
Doctor of Laws
Allegheny College, Meadville, Pennsylvania
ARTHUR ALLEN FLETCHER
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Doctor of Humanities
Wilberforce University, Wilberforce, Ohio
Doctor of Humanities
Malcolm X College, Chicago, Illinois
MAJOR AWARDS
1968 Recipient of National Freedom Foundation Award
National Newspaper Publishers Association "Engineering
News Record" Construction Man of the Year Award
1971 Washburn University Distinguished Alumnus Award
1972 Washburn University Athletic Hall of Fame
1974 National Association Inter-Collegiate Athletic
Distinguished Alumnus Award
SPECIAL RECOGNITION
Chosen as one of the "100 Most Influential Black Americans",
Johnson Publications, 1971 and 1972
EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND
1950 -- Bachelor of Arts Degree, Washburn University,
Topeka, Kansas
1953-- 1954
Graduate Study
San Francisco State College
San Francisco, California
Course Law
La Salle Extention University
Chicago, Illinois
PERSONAL DATA
BORN:
December 22, 1924
Phoenix, Arizona
MARTIAL
STATUS:
Bernyce A. Fletcher
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Memorial Honors the Victims of Racial Violence
122
ously feel the fear that these martyrs
By RONALD SMOTHERS
and their families felt," said Morris
Dees, the head of the law center.
Special to The New York Times
"Each name is a history lesson, and
MONTGOMERY, Ala., Nov. 1 - In
we are saying, 'Don't just think of the
this city where Rosa Parks refused 34
deaths, but think of a movement of or-
years ago to give up her seat on a bus,
dinary people who just got tired of in-
giving courage to other blacks to fight
justice.
for their rights, a new memorial com-
David Garrow, a historian and au-
memorates the victims of the racial
thor of "Bearing the Cross," a Pu-
violence and terror of the civil rights
litzer Prize-winning biography of Dr.
era.
King, said the memorial and the re-
The memorial, a sculpture of black
search and educational materials the
granite and water, honors the mem-
center produced about the 40 victims
ory of 40 men, women and children,
had broadened even his knowledge of
black and white, who were killed.
the civil rights era.
Some, like the Rev. Dr. Martin Lu-
"There is great, great value in how
ther King Jr., who preached in a
it democratizes the movement's his-
church a block away, are world fig-
tory and makes the point of remem-
ures. Some, like Willie Edwards Jr.,
bering people beyond the leaders and
forced by Ku Klux Klansmen to jump
staff members of civil rights
from a bridge outside Montgomery in
groups," Mr. Garrow said. Because of
1957, were as little known in death as
society's tendency to spotlight an in-
in life. And others, like Lemuel Penn,
dividual as a symbol for broader
who was shot as he drove through
themes, he said, "we are always on
Colbert, Ga., in 1964, were randomly
the verge of turning the civil rights
picked by segregationist groups to
movement too much into a great man
signal their resistance to change.
story.'
The names are etched on a circular
table that is in front of a curving wall.
The law center, which offers legal
Water cascades down the wall, form-
services and educational programs
ing a thin film over these words of Dr.
and monitors groups like the Ku Klux
King
Until justice rolls down
Klan, decided to build the memorial,
like waters and righteousness like a
two years ago after making a $750,000
profit on the sale of land in downtown
mighty stream.
Montgomery.
'A History Lesson'
Mr. Dees said he and the center's
The sculpture, on the grounds of the
staff researched the murders of the
Southern Poverty Law Center, where
civil rights era and found many kill-
the idea of the memorial began, was
ings that they suspect were con-
designed by Maya Lin, the same ar-
nected to civil rights activity or white
chitect who created the Vietnam War
reaction to it. But he said they in-
Memorial in Washington. It is to be
cluded only the names of the 40 they
dedicated Sunday in a ceremony at-
could be sure of.
tended by more than 600 relatives of
In researching the deaths and get-
those who were killed.
ting in touch with relatives, said Joe
"We hope that people can vicari-
T. Roy a center investigator, staff
members found that some of the
younger descendants of the victims
did not know how their relatives died
and that over the years the truth had
been blurred or even forgotten to pro-
tect survivors from further violence.
Some were like rape victims who
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242
blame themselves and believe they
were the cause of what happened to
them," Mr. Roy said. "But when we
told them about the memorial, a lot of
them could feel something positive
had grown out of their tragedy."
'Going to Be Some Bloodshed'
That was not the case with Rosebud
Lee Henson, whose late husband, the
Rev. George Lee, is the first name on
the memorial. She talks of the night
Mr. Lee was killed 34 years ago as if
it were yesterday. Mr. Lee, who had
been registering blacks to vote, left
their Belzoni, Miss., grocery store on
Associated Press
a short errand but never returned.
Associated Press'
Associated Press,
Michael
Schwerner
Barely a block away, he lay dying
James Chaney
Andrew Goodman
from a shotgun blast to his face. No-
body was ever charged. A coroner's
jury held that the cause of death was
Those Who Were Killed in U.S.
unknown and suggested that the lead
pellets in Mr. Lee's face were dental
During Civil Rights Movement
fillings.
Mrs. Henson said she feels "real
good" about the memorial because it
MONTGOMERY, Ala., Nov. 3 (AP) - A civil rights memorial to be
confirms the courage of many early
dedicated Sunday includes the names of the 40 people killed in the
activists. She recalled that her hus-
movement. The list, in chronological sequence, gives the date and cir-
band told her just before he was
cumstances of the person's death as described on the memorial.
killed, "There's going to be some
LEE, the Rev. George, killed May 7, 1955,
blood shed and it might be mine."
abducted and slain June 21, 1964, by
for leading a voter registration drive
the Klan in Philadelphia, Miss.
After he was killed, many of her
in Belzoni, Miss.
GOODMAN, Andrew, civil rights worker,
friends and neighbors urged her and
SMITH, Lamar, 63 years old. slain Aug.
abducted and slain June 21, 1964, by
others to cancel their voter registra-
13, 1955, for organizing black voters in
the Klan in Philadelphia, Miss.
tion.
Brookhaven, Miss.
SCHWERNER, Michael, 24, rights work-
TILL, Emmett Louis, 14, slain Aug. 28,
"If I'd have gone down there and
er. abducted and slain June 21, 1964, by
1955. for speaking to a white woman in
the Klan in Philadelphia, Miss.
Money, Miss.
PENN, Lemuel, 48, killed July 11. 1964, by
REESE, John Earl. 16, slain Oct. 22. 1955,
the Klan while driving through Col-
by nightriders opposed to black school
bert, Ga.
40 people, from the
improvements in Mayflower, Tex.
JACKSON, Jimmie Lee, civil rights
EDWARDS. Willie Jr., killed Jan. 23,
marcher, killed Feb. 26, 1965, by a
famous to those as
1957. by the Ku Klux Klan in Montgom-
state trooper in Marion, Ala.
ery, Ala.
REEB. the Rev James, march volunteer,
PARKER, Mack Charles, 23, taken from
beaten to death on March 11, 1965 in
little known in
a jail and lynched April 25, 1959. in
Selma. Ala.
Poplarville, Miss.
LIUZZO, Viola Gregg. 39, killed March
LEE, Herbert, 50. voter registration
25. 1965, by the Ku Klux Klan while
death as in life.
worker. killed Sept. 25, 1961, by a white
transporting marchers on a highway
legislator in Liberty. Miss.
near Selma. Ala.
DUCKSWORT Roman *taken from
MOORE, Oneal, 34, black deputy, killed
bus and killed April 9. 1962, by the po-
June 2. 1965, by nightriders in Varna-
lice in Taylorsville, Miss.
took my name off that book, and if
do, La.
GUIHARD. Paul, a European reporter,
there was any such thing as the dead
BREWSTER. Willie Wallace, 38. killed
killed Sept. 30. 1962, in a riot at Univer-
July 18. 1965. by nightriders in Annis-
knowing what the living had done, my
sity of Mississippi in Oxford. Miss.
ton, Ala.
husband would have turned over in
MOORE. William Lewis, slain April 23.
DANIELS. Jonathan, 26. seminary stu-
his grave, with as much trouble as he
1963. in a one-man march against seg.
dent. killed Aug. 20. 1965, by a part-
had trying to get our names on the
regation in Attalla, Ala.
time deputy in Hayneville, Ala.
EVERS. Medgar, 28. civil rights leader
book," she said.
YOUNGE, Samuel Jr., student civil
assassinated June 12. 1963. in Jackson.
rights worker. killed Jan. 3, 1966, in a
Cause of Death: Unknown
Miss.
dispute over a whites-only restroom in
COLLINS. Addie Mae. 14, killed Sept. 15.
Malinda Edwards O'Neil was 4
Tuskegee. Ala.
1963. in the bombing of the 16th Street
DAHMER, Vernon, black community
years old when her father, Willie Ed-
Baptist Church in Birmingham, Ala.
leader. killed Jan. 10. 1966, in a Klan
wards Jr.. was killed. She said no one
MCNAIR. Denise. 11, killed Sept. 15. 1963.
bombing in Hattiesburg, Miss.
knew the circumstances for years.
in the Birmingham church bombing.
WHITE. Ben Chester, 67, killed June 10.
adding: "I would ask my mother why
ROBERTSON. Carole, 14, killed Sept. 15.
1966. by the Klan in Natchez. Miss
1963. in the church bombing.
and how. She said she didn't know
TRIGGS, Clarence, slain July 30. 1966. by
WESLEY. Cynthia, 14. killed Sept. 15.
nightriders in Bogalusa, La.
Then I would ask her if they would
1963, in the church bombing
JACKSON, Wharlest. 37. civil rights lead-
ever find out, and she would say she
WARE. Virgil Lamar, 13, killed Sept. 15.
er. killed Feb. 27. 1967. after promotion
didn'tknow."
1963. in a wave of racist violence in
to white" job in Natchez, Miss
In 1976, 19 years after her father's
Birmingham. Ala.
BROWN Benjamin, 22. civil rights work.
decomposed body was pulled from
ALLEN, Louis. witness to the killing of a
er. killed May 12. 1967. when the police
civil rights worker, assassinated Jan.
the Alabama River, an Alabama
fired on protesters in Jackson, Miss
31. 1964. in Liberty, Miss
HAMMOND. Samuel Jr., 18. killed Feb. 8.
prosecutor looking into other civil
KLUNDER the Rev. Bruce, killed April
1968. when highway patrolmen fired on
rights cases got a confession from
7. 1964 protesting the construction of a
protesters in Orangeburg, S.C.
one of the three Klansmen who kid-
segregated school in Cleveland
MIDDI Delano 17. killed Feb. 8.
napped Mr. Edwards, drove him
DEE Henry Hezekiah, 19. killed May 2.
1968. in the Orangeburg shootings.
1964 the Klannin Meadville Miss
around most of the night and then
SMITH. Henry. student killed Feb. 8.
MOORE Charles Eddie. 20. killed May 2.
forced him 10 jump from the Tyler
1968 in the Orangeburg shootings
1964 by the Klan in Meadville, Miss
KING the Rev Dr Martin Luther Jr. 39.
Goodwyn Bridge outside Montgom-
CHANEY James. 21. civil rights worker.
assassinated April 4. 1968 in Memphis
ery But the case was eventually
dropped by a judge who ruled that
forcing a person to jump from a
bridge does not necessarily lead to his
death.
Ms. O'Neil said the memorial was
important because "our children
should not be demed knowledge of the
past."
Lemuel Penn Jr. was 5 when his fa-
ther. a school official in Washington
and a beutenant colonel in the Army
Reserves. was killed. The younger
Mr. Pern. a pilot for United Airlines,
said he felt that his father's death and
the death of many others had opened
up opportunities for millions of peo-
ple.
Medgar Evers
Cynthia Wesley
Emmett Louis Till
"T'm proud of my father," he said.
"It's been motivating for me."
Jan. 31 / Administration of George Bush, 1990
Address Before a Joint Session of the
A year ago in Poland, Lech Walesa de-
Congress on the State of the Union
clared that he was ready to open a dialog
January 31, 1990
with the Communist rulers of that country;
and today, with the future of a free Poland
Mr. President, Mr. Speaker, Members of the
in their own hands, members of Solidarity
United States Congress:
lead the Polish Government.
I return as a former President of the
A year ago, freedom's playwright Vaclav
Senate and a former Member of this great
Havel languished as a prisoner in Prague.
House. And now, as President, it is my
And today it's Vaclav Havel, President of
privilege to report to you on the state of
Czechoslovakia.
the Union.
And 1 year ago, Erich Honecker, of East
Tonight I come not to speak about the
Germany, claimed history as his guide, and
state of the Government, not to detail
he predicted the Berlin Wall would last an-
every new initiative we plan for the coming
other hundred years. And today, less than 1
year nor to describe every line in the
year later, it's the Wall that's history.
budget. I'm here to speak to you and to the
Remarkable events-events that fulfill
American people about the state of the
the long-held hopes of the American
Union-about our world-the changes
people; events that validate the longstand-
we've seen, the challenges we face, and
ing goals of American policy, a policy based
what that means for America.
on a single, shining principle: the cause of
There are singular moments in history,
freedom.
dates that divide all that goes before from
America, not just the nation but an idea,
all that comes after. And many of us in this
alive in the minds of people everywhere. As
chamber have lived much of our lives in a
this new world takes shape, America stands
world whose fundamental features were de-
at the center of a widening circle of free-
fined in 1945; and the events of that year
dom-today, tomorrow, and into the next
decreed the shape of nations, the pace of
century. Our nation is the enduring dream
progress, freedom or oppression for millions
of every immigrant who ever set foot on
of people around the world.
these shores, and the millions still struggling
Nineteen forty-five provided the common
to be free. This nation, this idea called
frame of reference, the compass points of
America, was and always will be a new
the postwar era we've relied upon to under-
world-our new world.
stand ourselves. And that was our world,
At a workers' rally, in a place called
until now. The events of the year just
Branik on the outskirts of Prague, the idea
ended, the revolution of '89, have been a
called America is alive. A worker, dressed
chain reaction, changes SO striking that it
in grimy overalls, rises to speak at the facto-
marks the beginning of a new era in the
ry gates. He begins his speech to his fellow
world's affairs.
citizens with these words, words of a distant
Think back-think back just 12 short
revolution: "We hold these truths to be self-
months ago to the world we knew as 1989
evident, that all men are created equal, that
began.
they are endowed by their Creator with
One year-one year ago, the people of
certain unalienable Rights, and that among
Panama lived in fear, under the thumb of a
these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of
dictator. Today democracy is restored;
Happiness."
Panama is free.
It's no secret that here at home freedom's
Operation Just Cause has achieved its ob-
door opened long ago. The cornerstones of
jective. The number of military personnel
this free society have already been set in
in Panama is now very close to what it was
place: democracy, competition, opportunity,
before the operation began. And tonight I
private investment, stewardship, and of
am announcing that well before the end of
course leadership. And our challenge today
February, the additional numbers of Ameri-
is to take this democratic system of ours, a
can troops, the brave men and women of
system second to none, and make it better:
our Armed Forces who made this mission a
a better America, where there's a job for
success, will be back home.
everyone who wants one; where women
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Lech Walesa de-
working outside the home can be confident
We need to save more. We need to
y to open a dialog
their children are in safe and loving care
expand the pool of capital for new invest-
ers of that country;
and where government works to expand
ments that need more jobs and more
re of a free Poland
child-care alternatives for parents; where
growth. And that's the idea behind a new
mbers of Solidarity
we reconcile the needs of a clean environ-
initiative I call the Family Savings Plan,
ent.
ment and a strong economy; where "Made
which I will send to Congress tomorrow.
playwright Vaclav
in the USA" is recognized around the world
We need to cut the tax on capital gains,
risoner in Prague.
as the symbol of quality and progress;
encourage risktakers, especially those in our
lavel, President of
where every one of us enjoys the same op-
small businesses, to take those steps that
portunities to live, to work, and to contrib-
translate into economic reward, jobs, and a
Honecker, of East
ute to society and where, for the first time,
better life for all of us.
the American mainstream includes all of
y as his guide, and
We'll do what it takes to invest in Ameri-
our disabled citizens; where everyone has a
Wall would last an-
roof over his head and where the homeless
ca's future. The budget commitment is
1 today, less than 1
there. The money is there. It's there for
get the help they need to live in dignity;
at's history.
where our schools challenge and support
research and development, R&D-a record
events that fulfill
our kids and our teachers and where all of
high. It's there for our housing initiative-
of the American
them make the grade; where every street,
HOPE-to help everyone from first-time
late the longstand-
every city, every school, and every child is
homebuyers to the homeless. The money's
licy, a policy based
drug-free; and finally, where no American is
there to keep our kids drug-free-70 per-
ciple: the cause of
forgotten-our hearts go out to our hostages
cent more than when I took office in 1989.
who are ceaselessly on our minds and in our
It's there for space exploration. And it's
nation but an idea,
efforts.
there for education-another record high.
ple everywhere. As
That's part of the future we want to see,
And one more thing: Last fall at the edu-
pe, America stands
the future we can make for ourselves, but
cation summit, the Governors and I agreed
ning circle of free-
dreams alone won't get us there. We need
to look for ways to help make sure that our
and into the next
to extend our horizon, commit to the long
kids are ready to learn the very first day
e enduring dream
view. And our mission for the future starts
they walk into the classroom. And I've
) ever set foot on
today.
made good on that commitment by propos-
lions still struggling
In the tough competitive markets around
ing a record increase in funds-an extra
1, this idea called
the world, America faces the great chal-
half-a-billion dollars-for something near
ys will be a new
lenges and great opportunities. And we
and dear to all of us: Head Start.
know that we can succeed in the global
Education is the one investment that
in a place called
economic arena of the nineties, but to meet
means more for our future because it means
of Prague, the idea
that challenge, we must make some funda-
the most for our children. Real improve-
A worker, dressed
mental changes-some crucial investment
ment in our schools is not simply a matter
speak at the facto-
in ourselves.
of spending more: it's a matter of asking
peech to his fellow
Yes, we are going to invest in America.
more-expecting more-of our schools, our
, words of a distant
This administration is determined to en-
teachers, of our kids, of our parents, and
se truths to be self-
courage the creation of capital, capital of all
ourselves. And that's why tonight I am an-
created equal, that
kinds: physical capital-everything from our
nouncing America's education goals, goals
their Creator with
farms and factories to our workshops and
developed with enormous cooperation from
ts, and that among
production lines, all that is needed to
the Nation's Governors. And if I might, I'd
and the pursuit of
produce and deliver quality goods and qual-
like to say I'm very pleased that Governor
ity services; intellectual capital-the source
Gardner [Washington] and Governor Clin-
at home freedom's
of ideas that spark tomorrow's products;
ton [Arkansas], Governor Branstad [Iowa],
he cornerstones of
and of course our human capital-the tal-
Governor Campbell [South Carolina], all of
ready been set in
ented work force that we'll need to com-
whom were very key in these discussions,
tition, opportunity,
pete in the global market.
these deliberations, are with us here to-
wardship, and of
Let me tell you, if we ignore human cap-
night.
ur challenge today
ital, if we lose the spirit of American inge-
By the year 2000, every child must start
C system of ours, a
nuity, the spirit that is the hallmark of the
school ready to learn.
and make it better:
American worker, that would be bad. The
The United States must increase the high
e there's a job for
American worker is the most productive
school graduation rate to no less than 90
ne; where women
worker in the world.
percent.
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And we are going to make sure our
tion Agency to Cabinet rank-not more bu-
schools' diplomas mean something. In criti-
reaucracy, not more red tape, but the cer-
cal subjects-at the 4th, 8th, and 12th
tainty that here at home, and especially in
grades-we must assess our students' per-
our dealings with other nations, environ-
formance.
mental issues have the status they deserve.
By the year 2000, U.S. students must be
This year's budget provides over $2 bil-
first in the world in math and science
lion in new spending to protect our envi-
achievement.
ronment, with over $1 billion for global
Every American adult must be a skilled,
change research, and a new initiative I call
literate worker and citizen.
America the Beautiful to expand our nation-
Every school must offer the kind of disci-
al parks and wildlife preserves that improve
plined environment that makes it possible
recreational facilities on public lands, and
for our kids to learn. And every school in
something else, something that will help
America must be drug-free.
keep this country clean from our forestland
Ambitious aims? Of course. Easy to do?
Far from it. But the future's at stake. The
to the inner cities and keep America beauti-
Nation will not accept anything less than
ful for generations to come: the money to
excellence in education.
plant a billion trees a year.
These investments will keep America
And tonight let me say again to all the
competitive. And I know this about the
Members of the Congress: The American
American people: We welcome competi-
people did not send us here to bicker.
tion. We'll match our ingenuity, our energy,
There is work to do, and they sent us here
our experience and technology, our spirit
to get it done. And once again, in the spirit
and enterprise against anyone. But let the
of cooperation, I offer my hand to all of
competition be free, but let it also be fair.
you. Let's work together to do the will of
America is ready.
the people: clean air, child care, the Educa-
Since we really mean it and since we're
tional Excellence Act, crime, and drugs. It's
serious about being ready to meet that chal-
time to act. The farm bill, transportation
lenge, we're getting our own house in
policy, product-liability reform, enterprise
order. We have made real progress. Seven
zones-it's time to act together.
years ago, the Federal deficit was 6 percent
And there's one thing I hope we will be
of our gross national product-6 percent. In
able to agree on. It's about our commit-
the new budget I sent up 2 days ago, the
ments. I'm talking about Social Security. To
deficit is down to 1 percent of gross nation-
every American out there on Social Securi-
al product.
ty, to every American supporting that
That budget brings Federal spending
system today, and to everyone counting on
under control. It meets the Gramm-
it when they retire, we made a promise to
Rudman target. It brings that deficit down
you, and we are going to keep it.
further and balances the budget by 1993
We rescued the system in 1983, and it's
with no new taxes. And let me tell you,
sound again-bipartisan arrangement. Our
there's still more than enough Federal
budget fully funds today's benefits, and it
spending. For most of us, $1.2 trillion is still
assures that future benefits will be funded
a lot of money.
as well. The last thing we need to do is
And once the budget is balanced, we can
mess around with Social Security.
operate the way every family must when it
There's one more problem we need to
has bills to pay. We won't leave it to our
address. We must give careful consideration
children and our grandchildren. Once it's
to the recommendations of the health-care
balanced, we will start paying off the na-
studies underway now. That's why tonight
tional debt.
I'm asking Dr. Sullivan, Lou Sullivan, Secre-
And there's something more we owe the
tary of Health and Human Services, to lead
generations of the future: stewardship, the
a Domestic Policy Council review of recom-
safekeeping of America's precious environ-
mendations on the quality, accessibility, and
mental inheritance.
cost of our nation's health-care system. I am
It's just one sign of how serious we are:
committed to bring the staggering costs of
we will elevate the Environmental Protec-
health care under control.
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Administration of George Bush, 1990 / Jan. 31
ank-not more bu-
The state of the Government does indeed
and one of the first to fall. But he knew
tape, but the cer-
depend on many of us in this very chamber.
what he believed in. He carried the idea we
e, and especially in
But the state of the Union depends on all
call America in his heart.
r nations, environ-
Americans. We must maintain the demo-
I began tonight speaking about the
tatus they deserve.
cratic decency that makes a nation out of
changes we've seen this past year. There is
ovides over $2 bil-
millions of individuals. I've been appalled at
a new world of challenges and opportuni-
) protect our envi-
the recent mail bombings across this coun-
ties before us, and there's a need for leader-
billion for global
try. Every one of us must confront and con-
ship that only America can provide. Nearly
new initiative I call
demn racism, antisemitism, bigotry, and
40 years ago, in his last address to the Con-
expand our nation-
hate, not next week, not tomorrow, but
right now-every single one of us.
gress, President Harry Truman predicted
serves that improve
such a time would come. He said: "As our
public lands, and
The state of the Union depends on
whether we help our neighbor-claim the
world grows stronger, more united, more
ing that will help
attractive to men on both sides of the Iron
from our forestland
problems of our community as our own.
We've got to step forward when there's
Curtain, then inevitably there will come a
ep America beauti-
trouble, lend a hand, be what I call a point
time of change within the Communist
ome: the money to
of light to a stranger in need. We've got to
world." Today, that change is taking place.
ar.
take the time after a busy day to sit down
For more than 40 years, America and its
ay again to all the
and read with our kids, help them with
allies held communism in check and en-
ess: The American
their homework, pass along the values we
sured that democracy would continue to
us here to bicker.
learned as children. That's how we sustain
exist. And today, with communism crum-
d they sent us here
the state of the Union. Every effort is im-
bling, our aim must be to ensure democra-
again, in the spirit
portant. It all adds up. It's doing the things
cy's advance, to take the lead in forging
my hand to all of
that give democracy meaning. It all adds up
peace and freedom's best hope: a great and
r to do the will of
to who we are and who we will be.
growing commonwealth of free nations.
ild care, the Educa-
Let me say that so long as we remember
And to the Congress and to all Americans, I
rime, and drugs. It's
the American idea, so long as we live up to
say it is time to acclaim a new consensus at
bill, transportation
the American ideal, the state of the Union
home and abroad, a common vision of the
reform, enterprise
will remain sound and strong.
peaceful world we want to see.
gether.
And to those who worry that we've lost
Here in our own hemisphere, it is time
I hope we will be
our way-well, I want you to listen to parts
for all the peoples of the Americas, North
about our commit-
of a letter written by Private First Class
and South, to live in freedom. In the Far
t Social Security. To
James Markwell, a 20-year-old Army medic
East and Africa, it's time for the full flower-
re on Social Securi-
of the 1st Battalion, 75th Rangers. It's dated
ing of free governments and free markets
n supporting that
December 18th, the night before our
that have served as the engine of progress.
eryone counting on
armed forces went into action in Panama.
It's time to offer our hand to the emerging
made a promise to
It's a letter servicemen write and hope will
democracies of Eastern Europe so that con-
) keep it.
never be sent. And sadly, Private Mark-
tinent-for too long a continent divided-
m in 1983, and it's
well's mother did receive this letter. She
can see a future whole and free. It's time to
arrangement. Our
passed it along to me out there in Cincin-
build on our new relationship with the
y's benefits, and it
nati.
Soviet Union, to endorse and encourage a
efits will be funded
And here is some of what he wrote: "I've
peaceful process of internal change toward
we need to do is
never been afraid of death, but I know he is
democracy and economic opportunity.
Security.
waiting at the corner. I've been trained to
We are in a period of great transition,
oblem we need to
kill and to save, and so has everyone else. I
great hope, and yet great uncertainty. We
careful consideration
am frightened what lays beyond the fog,
recognize that the Soviet military threat in
S of the health-care
and yet do not mourn for me. Revel in the
Europe is diminishing, but we see little
That's why tonight
life that I have died to give you. But most
change in Soviet strategic modernization.
Lou Sullivan, Secre-
of all, don't forget the Army was my choice.
Therefore, we must sustain our own strate-
an Services, to lead
Something that I wanted to do. Remember
gic offense modernization and the Strategic
cil review of recom-
I joined the Army to serve my country and
Defense Initiative.
ity, accessibility, and
ensure that you are free to do what you
But the time is right to move forward on
th-care system. I am
want and live your lives freely."
a conventional arms control agreement to
staggering costs of
Let me add that Private Markwell was
move us to more appropriate levels of mili-
ol.
among the first to see battle in Panama,
tary forces in Europe, a coherent defense
149
Jan. 31 / Administration of George Bush, 1990
program that ensures the U.S. will continue
Now, I know you're probably thinking,
to be a catalyst for peaceful change in
Well, that's just a grandfather talking. Well,
Europe. And I've consulted with leaders of
maybe you're right. But I've met a lot of
NATO [North Atlantic Treaty Organiza-
children this past year across this country,
tion]. In fact, I spoke by phone with Presi-
as all of you have, everywhere from the Far
dent Gorbachev just today.
East to Eastern Europe. And all kids are
I agree with our European allies that an
unique, and yet all kids are alike-the bud-
American military presence in Europe is es-
ding young environmentalists I met this
sential and that it should not be tied solely
month, who joined me in exploring the
to the Soviet military presence in Eastern
Europe. But our troop levels can still be
Florida Everglades; the little leaguers I
lower. And so, tonight I am announcing a
played catch with in Poland, ready to go
major new step for a further reduction in
from Warsaw to the World Series; and even
U.S. and Soviet manpower in central and
the kids who are ill or alone-and God bless
eastern Europe to 195,000 on each side.
those boarder babies, born addicted to
This level reflects the advice of our senior
drugs and AIDS and coping with problems
military advisers. It's designed to protect
no child should have to face. But you know,
American and European interests and sus-
when it comes to hope and the future,
tain NATO's defense strategy. A swift con-
every kid is the same-full of dreams ready
clusion to our arms control talks-conven-
to take on the world-all special, because
tional, chemical, and strategic-must now
they are the very future of freedom. And to
be our goal. And that time has come.
them belongs this new world I've been
Still, we must recognize an unfortunate
speaking about.
fact: In many regions of the world tonight,
And so, tonight I'm going to ask some-
the reality is conflict, not peace. Enduring
thing of every one of you. Now, let me start
animosities and opposing interests remain.
with my generation, with the grandparents
And thus, the cause of peace must be
out there. You are our living link to the
served by an America strong enough and
sure enough to defend our interests and our
past. Tell your grandchildren the story of
ideals. It's this American idea that for the
struggles waged at home and abroad, of sac-
past four decades helped inspire this revolu-
rifices freely made for freedom's sake. And
tion of '89.
tell them your own story as well, because
Here at home and in the world, there's
every American has a story to tell.
history in the making, history to be' made.
And, parents, your children look to you
Six months ago, early in this season of
for direction and guidance. Tell them of
change, I stood at the gates of the Gdansk
faith and family. Tell them we are One
Shipyard in Poland at the monument to the
Nation under God. Teach them that of all
fallen workers of Solidarity. It's a monu-
the many gifts they can receive liberty is
ment of simple majesty. Three tall crosses
their most precious legacy and of all the
rise up from the stones, and atop each cross,
gifts they can give the greatest is helping
an anchor, an ancient symbol of hope.
others.
The anchor in our world today is free-
And to the children and young people
dom, holding us steady in times of change,
out there tonight: With you rests our hope,
a symbol of hope to all the world. And free-
dom is at the very heart of the idea that is
all that America will mean in the years and
America. Giving life to that idea depends
decades ahead. Fix your vision on a new
on every one of us. Our anchor has always
century-your century, on dreams we
been faith and family.
cannot see, on the destiny that is yours and
In the last few days of this past momen-
yours alone.
tous year, our family was blessed once
And finally, let all Americans-all of us
more, celebrating the joy of life when a
together here in this chamber, the symbolic
little boy became our 12th grandchild.
center of democracy-affirm our allegiance
When I held the little guy for the first time,
to this idea we call America. And let us
the troubles at home and abroad seemed
remember that the state of the Union de-
manageable and totally in perspective.
pends on each and every one of us.
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Administration of George Bush, 1990 / Feb. 1
probably thinking,
God bless all of you, and may God bless
The President has concluded that this
ther talking. Well,
this great nation, the United States of
proposal reflects the minimum level of U.S.
I've met a lot of
America.
forces needed in Europe to protect Ameri-
cross this country,
can interests and to sustain NATO's strategy
here from the Far
Note: The President spoke at 9:05 p.m. in
of forward defense and flexible response.
And all kids are
the House Chamber of the Capitol. He was
Even if-as we expect-Soviet forces in this
re alike-the bud-
introduced by Thomas S. Foley, Speaker of
region are reduced even further, the
talists I met this
the House of Representatives. The address
United Stated does not envision the further
in exploring the
was broadcast live on nationwide radio and
reduction of its forces in Europe below this
little leaguers I
television. Prior to his address, the President
new level.
land, ready to go
attended a reception in the Speaker's Con-
d Series; and even
ference Room hosted by the congressional
ne-and God bless
leadership.
born addicted to
Remarks at the Annual National Prayer
ing with problems
Breakfast
ace. But you know,
a and the future,
February 1, 1990
White House Fact Sheet on the
all of dreams ready
President's Conventional Armed Forces
Thank you, ladies and gentlemen. Thank
11 special, because
in Europe Initiative
you all. Thank you very, very much. Vice
of freedom. And to
world I've been
January 31, 1990
President and Mrs. Quayle, and Chuck
Grassley, Sam Nunn, and my dear friend
After initial discussions with NATO allies,
Billy Graham, and Ruth. Jim Baker, that
joing to ask some-
the President concluded that changes
was a very inspiring testament of faith. I
1. Now, let me start
which have taken place in Europe over the
also want to salute our very special guests
a the grandparents
last 3 months have made it possible to pro-
who have traveled far to join us in a prayer
living link to the
pose lower levels in the area of greatest
for peace and understanding: President Moi
Idren the story of
concentration of forces: central and eastern
of Kenya; President Ershad of Bangladesh;
and abroad, of sac-
Europe. However, the United States will
Major Buyoya, the marvelous head of Bu-
eedom's sake. And
maintain significant military forces in
rundi; President Cristiani, a longtime
y as well, because
Europe as long as our allies desire our pres-
friend; the Prime Minister Kisekka. And I
ry to tell.
ence as part of a common security effort.
just express for all of us a very hearty wel-
ildren look to you
Therefore, in his State of the Union Ad-
come, and to President Ershad, a happy
dress to Congress on January 31, President
birthday greeting to go with Bev Shea's.
nce. Tell them of
them we are One
Bush proposed to revise NATO's current
We're delighted you're here.
:h them that of all
position in the Conventional Armed Forces
And I want to thank Bev Shea and Billy.
1 receive liberty is
in Europe (CFE) negotiations to lower sub-
It'll probably read: Prayer Breakfast, Bev
stantially the levels of U.S. and Soviet
Shea; Supporting Cast: Secretary of State;
acy and of all the
ground and air force manpower in central
Billy Graham. [Laughter] A lot of Presi-
greatest is helping
and eastern Europe to 195,000 on each
dents out here, Senators and Congressmen.
and young people
side. Forces withdrawn will be demobilized.
He was magnificent. [Laughter] Magnifi-
cent music.
you rests our hope,
There would be approximately 225,000 U.S.
It's often said in my line of work that a
an in the years and
ground and air force personnel in Europe
r vision on a new
after CFE reductions are completed. The
candidate or a proposal hasn't got a prayer.
Well, I'm pleased to be with an audience
on dreams we
proposal responds to rapid changes in east-
about whom that will never be said.
ay that is yours and
ern Europe and is designed to help propel
[Laughter] And this breakfast is the result
the CFE negotiations to an early conclusion
in 1990.
of years of quiet diplomacy-I wouldn't say
mericans-all of us
secret diplomacy-quiet diplomacy by an
The President's initiative would super-
mber, the symbolic
ambassador of faith, Doug Coe. And I salute
sede an earlier proposal establishing a level
him.
firm our allegiance
of 275,000 each of U.S. and Soviet ground
nerica. And let us
And I was moved once again by what
and air force manpower stationed outside of
e of the Union de-
Sam and Liz told us of Members and staff-
their respective national territories in the
one of us.
ers on the Hill who like to regularly meet
Atlantic to the Urals region.
to share a few quiet moments of prayer and
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Act
Rose GArden
Hates Crime Statistics Bill Signing Ceremoncy
Mongpnn M-Getigon
Tom Boyd
Mary Carlton - Justice
Legis. Affairs
Faith Brton
Lorno Grensdeer - Civil Rights
Sorah De CAMP X 793
Bill for statistics gothering
John Dinn - 633-2151
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statistics to quantity hate crimes
low. enforcement of edu cation
crimes against
mode d than
St, follow -up on State of Union
condum & confront
Willie Howell - Records Management
met w/ Ben Hooks on hate bombs
Hushiva School - boys division was defoned
by Someone during Honanka
message sent to school
4/3 - 1/10
This is shot country needs
I'm behind it
sou
Will not tolerove Any
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we neud A vehicle to pssess
Jew. Coth. Hisp. Black, Evens., Asions
100-200
upport to gut credit
Key is charge to A.G to work of
FBI
realily applicable standads to
dutermine whether it's hote crime
Success dupends on cooperation of
cops
throws boaqued to police
3/7/90 Pat Suchanon - Arguments prinst
Hotes Crime
WASH. 03-07-90
PATRICK BUCHANAN
The real victims
The bill is a fraud; it will fool no
one, for It advances a thesis every-
one knows is nonsense, i.e., that the
of hate crimes
great menace to social peace in
America comes increasingly from
white males.
307/120
Even a glance at the 1987 National
92-4, the Senate has voted to
A second is to give liberals, being
Crime Survey reveals that black-on-
B
direct the Justice Depart-
battered from pillar to post for being
white gang assaults, rapes and rob-
ment to file annual reports
soft on crime, a way to: posture as
beries are now 21 times as common
on "hate crimes" that "man-
anti-crime warriors.
as white-on-black; with black-on-
ifest evidence of prejudice based on
A third propellant is the homosex-
white gang robberies 52 times as
race, religion, sexual orientation or
ual lobby, which sees the bill as first
common. As we look at our crime
ethnicity." While the "Hate Crimes
step in a progression that ends with
capitals - Washington, Detroit,
Statistics Act" seems innocuous
homosexuals covered under all civil-
Phoenix, Miami, New York, Los An-
enough, its effect will be to deepen
rights legislation, newly elevated to
geles - how many are victimized by
racial and ethnic hostility.
the status of victimized minority
Klan terror? Of 20,000 murders re-
Consider: While the incident at
and entitled to special protection
ported each year, how many are the
Howard Beach, where a terrified
and privilege.
work of neo-Nazis? One, two, five?
black was chased to his death on a
While the American Jewish Con-
Last week, the national press re-
highway by a mob of white youths,
gress backs the bill, Orthodox Jews
ported that one in four young black
qualifies as a "hate crime," the bru-
males was locked up, or on probation
tal gang-rape of that white girl in
or parole. Violent crime in America
Central Park by a pack of "wilding"
is primarily the business of minor-
youths from Harlem, might not. You
The bill is a fraud; it
ities and the underclass, and every-
see, not enough evidence has been
found that her brutalization was the
advances a thesis
body knows it.
Which brings us to the oddly miss-
result of "ethnic hostility."
everyone knows is
ing category of hate-crime victim:
While defacing a synagogue with
American women. As any prosecu-
swastikas qualifies as a hate crime,
nonsense, i.e., that
tor will testify, rape is less a crime of
the homo-fascist assault on St. Pat-
sex than of humiliation, degrada-
rick's Cathedral, where sodomites
the great menace to
tion, violence, i.e., a hate crime. Why,
desecrated the host at Communion,
would not.
social peace in
then, not regard all rapes as hate
crimes? The answer is simple. List-
Had the murderer of the two
dozen black kids in Atlanta been a
America comes
ing all male attacks on women in
Klansman, the killings would have
increasingly from
America would swamp in number all
been hate crimes; but since he was
not, they do not qualify. Perhaps that
white males.
other hate crimes put together. Sec-
ond, if misogyny, i.e., hatred of
will give comfort to the mothers of
women, is included, a spotlight of
the dead boys.
public scrutiny might fall on its pro-
There are many motives behind
moters, the pornographers; and that
the "hate crimes" movement; some
are outraged at the moral equiv-
certainly does not correspond with
are benign, but others reflect a hid-
alence it draws between Jews and
the liberal agenda.
den ideological agenda.
homosexuals. Three rabbinical bod-
But just as there is linkage be-
One motive in sifting out, from all
ies representing 500,000 Jews de-
tween anti-Semitic literature and
the data, crimes against homo-
nounced it as a "homosexual-rights
anti-Semitic crime, so a nation
sexuals, blacks, etc., is to bolster the
bill which threatens our traditional,
awash in magazines, books, art, en-
big lie that the United States is
moral and family values
[and]
tertainment and films that exploit
Amerika, i.e., a nation where fas-
elevates homosexuality to the same
women as sex objects for male lust
cism and white racism are rampant,
status as religion and race and is
must find itself awash in sex crimes.
and neo-Nazis, the Klan and the skin-
thereby insulting and offensive to us
As our society does.
heads are running wild.
and harmful to the American peo-
ple."
Hollywood, the fashion industry,
Homosexuals do not disagree.
advertising, publishing, television,
Patrick Buchanan is a nationally
Robert Bray of the National Gay and
all depend for their vast revenue on
syndicated columnist.
Lesbian Task Force lauded Senate
the exploitation of women. What
passage as a "tremendous victory
Otto and Julius Streicher were to
for gays and lesbians," and the D.C.
German Jews in the 1930s, Hugh
weekly, The Gay Blade, reveled in
Hefner, Bob Guccione and Al Gold-
the defeat of the efforts of Sen. Jesse
stein are to American women in the
Helms, North Carolina Republican,
1990s. The degradation of women
and praised the Senate for dropping
through exploitation, rape and bru-
the offensive phrase, "traditional
tality - these are the hate crimes
family," for the more inclusive, neu-
liberals dance around, because the
tral and acceptable phrase, "Amer-
kings of pornography, hard and soft,
who promote them in film and fash-
ican family."
ion, are all good, card-carrying
When President Bush signs the
members of the American Civil Lib-
bill, we will have a new federal
erties Union.
crime. By adding "intimidation" to
the list of hate crimes, sponsors can
pump up the totals tenfold. For ex-
ample, in 1987, according to The
Washington Post, of 462 anti-
homosexual hate crimes in Virginia,
423 involved name-calling. With
name-calling a federal offense, we
enter a world where the co-ed who is
gang-raped does not qualify as a
hate-crime victim, but her lesbian
classmate who gets cat-calls walk-
ing to the meeting of the Gay Stu-
dent Alliance does.
SEB -
1
I'll explain the files
in a second - here's the
revised draft minus Peacemakess
- mk 6pm
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April 18, 1990
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THE ROOSEVELT ROOM
MONDAY, APRIL 23, 1990
TIME?
((Acknowledgements) )
Welcome to the White House. When I heard that this bill had
passed both Houses of Congress, I remembered a photograph in the
news recently. It is of the plaza near the Montgomery, Alabama
church where Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. preached during the 1955
bus boycott, where a new civil rights memorial was dedicated to
brave Americans who died in the civil rights struggle. Over
their names -- each one a victim of a hate crime -- water
cascades, down the wall on which Dr. King's words are carved:
Until justice rolls down like waters and righteousness like
a mighty stream."
Justice has been the historic mission of the civil rights
movement. And it is a mission that still has to be fulfilled. 11
Prejudice and bigotry lead to hate. Hate breeds violence.
And violence threatens the security of our entire society -- not
merely those who are its physical victims. We must purge our
communities of this prejudice, bias, and discrimination -- this
poison. That is why I am signing into law today a measure to
require the Attorney General to collect as much information as we
can on crimes motivated by animosity based on religion, race,
ethnicity or sexual orientation -- the Hate Crimes Statistics
Act.
2
No obligation is taken more seriously by this Administration
and by our Department of Justice than the guarantee of civil
rights and civil liberties for all Americans. As I said in my
"
State of the Union address, every one of us must confront and
X
condemn racism, antisemitism, bigotry and hate -- not next week,
not tomorrow, but right now -- every single one of us. For hate
crimes cannot be tolerated in a free society.
+
We have vigorously prosecuted federal violations involving
hate crimes and will continue to do so. As we speak, seventeen
racist skinheads in Dallas are waiting to be sentenced by a
federal court for conspiring to vandalize the property of Jewish
citizens and conspiring to chase Black and Hispanic citizens from
a public park. The mail bombings of a federal judge and an NAACP
lawyer, acts apparently motivated by racial hatred -- senseless
crimes which terrorized the nation -- are being investigated
tenaciously by federal authorities right now.
The Hate Crimes Statistics Act is an important further step
toward the protection of all Americans' civil rights. Once this
vital information on these heinous crimes is collected, our
Administration will work with Congress to determine whether new
law enforcement measures are needed to bring these hate-mongers
out of hiding and into the light of justice. And, at the same
time, by collecting this information at the scene of the crime,
we can shore up our first line of defense against the erosion of
civil rights -- by alerting the cops on the beat.
3
I'm also pleased to announce today that the Department of
Justice has established a new toll-free phone number for
reporting complaints of hate crimes. Those incidents that can
and should be prosecuted will be sent directly to the appropriate
federal, state, or local agency for immediate action. The faster
we can find out about these hideous crimes, the faster we can
track down the bigots who commit them.
Every American must be free from discrimination. And I will
use this noble office -- this bully pulpit -- to speak out
against hate and discrimination everywhere it exists.
This important law moves us toward our dream -- a society
blind to prejudice, a society open to all. And until we reach
that day, until we overcome the pain of the mail bombings, the
murder at Howard Beach, the destruction at the Yeshiva School,
and so many other sad, sad incidents -- we must remember this:
America will not be a good place for any of us to live unless it
is a good place for all of us to live. 111
Thank you and God bless you.
# # #
Grant
April 17, 1990
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BRIEF REMARKS: HATE CRIMES BILL SIGNING CEREMONY
THE ROSE GARDEN
MONDAY, APRIL 23, 1990
TIME?
((Acknowledgements) )
The fight against hate has been the mission of the civil
rights movement -- and it is a mission that still has to be
fulfilled. Prejudice, bias, and discrimination still exist in
America. That is why I am signing into law today a measure to
collect as much information as we can on crimes motivated by
animosity based on religion, race, ethnicity or sexual
orientation -- the Hate Crimes Statistics Act.
diagnose the wounds inflicted by hate on this country
fewer places for bigots to hide.
venom/evil
first step in finding out how widespread, scope of problem,
patterns across the country. Confirmed, authoritative base for
detecting patterns.
lawenforcement ? education
Will not end all bigotry, but said Thornburgh: unblinking
exposure is the first step in prevention and reform.
America will not be a good place for any of us to live unless it
is a good place for all of us to live.
Howard Beach, Central Park jogger, mail bombings, Yeshiva School
of Greater Washington. gay attacks? catholic churches on easter
When the son of a Holocaust survivor approached his car on a
street in a California suburb, and found the interior destroyed
and a swastika carved into the dashboard, it was reported only as
a break-in.
Charles de Gaulle once claimed that no nation is great unless
engaged in a great pursuit
Let us emulate Rosa Parks and Martin Luther King by working
together. A society blind to prejudice, a society open to all
(rephrase this)
All Americans must be free from discrimination. And I will use
this noble office -- this bully pulpit -- to speak out against
hate and discrimination.
The Peacemakers by George P.A. Healy / 1868
Oil on canvas
Meeting late in the civil war between Pres. Lincoln, Major Gen.
William Sherman, Lt. Gen. U.S. Grant, Rear Admiral David Porter.
March 27-8, 1865, met aboard the River Queen, the steamer which
had brought Lincoln to Grant's hq on the James River during the
siege of Richmond, Va. They discussed the favorable prospects
for a speedy peace, which engendered Healy's title and inclusion
of an optimistic rainbow in the cabin window.
Hangs in the President's Residence office
I will not tolerate These types of crimes
ask him if he considers the
Central Park jogger case is a
Hate Crime too?
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sincendon
ROOM 450
MONDAY, APRIL 23, 1990
TIME?
((Acknowledgements))
Welcome to the White House. We're here today for two
momentous occasions: first, to sign the Hate Crimes Statistics
Act into law, and then, to swear-in four new commissioners of the
U.S. Commission on Civil Rights.
When I first heard that this bill had passed both Houses of
Congress, I remembered a photograph in the news recently. It is
of the plaza near the Montgomery, Alabama church where Dr. Martin
Luther King, Jr. preached during the 1955 bus boycott. In the
plaza stands a new civil rights memorial, dedicated to the brave
Americans who died in the civil rights struggle. Over their
names -- each one a victim of a hate crime -- water cascades,
down the wall on which Dr. King's words are carved: "
Until
justice rolls down like waters and righteousness like a mighty
stream. "
Justice has been the historic mission of the civil rights
movement. And it is a mission that still has to be fulfilled.
Prejudice and bigotry lead to hate. Hate breeds violence.
And violence threatens the security of our entire society -- not
merely those who are its physical victims. We must purge our
communities of this prejudice, bias, and discrimination -- this
poison. That is why I am signing into law today a measure to
2
require the Attorney General to collect as much information as we
can on crimes motivated by religion, race, ethnicity or sexual
orientation -- the Hate Crimes Statistics Act.
No obligation is taken more seriously by this Administration
and by our Department of Justice than the guarantee of civil
rights and civil liberties for all Americans. As I said in my
State of the Union address, every one of us must confront and
condemn racism, antisemitism, bigotry and hate -- not next week,
not tomorrow, but right now -- every single one of us. For hate
crimes cannot be tolerated in a free society. 11
We have vigorously prosecuted federal violations involving
hate crimes and will continue to do SO. As we speak, seventeen
racist skinheads in Dallas are waiting to be sentenced by a
federal court for conspiring to commit hate crimes against
Jewish, Black and Hispanic citizens. The mail bombings of a
federal judge and an NAACP lawyer -- senseless crimes which
terrorized the entire nation -- are being investigated
tenaciously by federal authorities right now.
The Hate Crimes Statistics Act is an important further step
toward the protection of all Americans' civil rights. Once this
vital information on these heinous crimes is collected, our
Administration will work with Congress to determine whether new
law enforcement measures are needed to bring these hate-mongers
out of hiding and into the light of justice. And, at the same
time, by collecting this information at the scene of the crime,
3
we can shore up our first line of defense against the erosion of
civil rights -- by alerting the cops on the beat.
I'm also pleased to announce today that the Department of
Justice has established a new toll-free phone number for
reporting complaints of hate crimes. Those incidents that can
and should be prosecuted will be sent directly to the appropriate
federal, state, or local agency for immediate action. The faster
we can find out about these hideous crimes, the faster we can
track down the bigots who commit them.
Now I would like to sign the Hate Crimes Statistics Act into
law.
( (Sign bill, then return to podium.) )
And to continue the important struggle for the guarantee of
civil rights for all Americans, I am deeply honored today to
swear into office our four new members of the Civil Rights
Commission.
Mr. Carl Anderson is currently vice president for public
policy for the Knights of Columbus, a renowned expert and
professor of family law, and has had a distinguished career of
public service in both the Reagan and Bush Administrations.
Mr. Arthur Fletcher is an expert on Federal and State
employment standards compliance who served in the Nixon and
Carter Administrations, and is a former executive director of the
United Negro College Fund. Mr. Fletcher served as an alternate
delegate to the United Nations in the early 1970s, and is an army
veteran and a former public school teacher.
4
Mr. Wilfredo Gonzalez is currently assoicate director for
Equal Employment Opportunity and Civil Rights in the Department
of State. He has a long record of experience in the public
sector, specializing in housing, minority business, and migrant
worker issues. Mr. Gonzalez served in the Peace Corps, as chief
of operations for Latin America.
Russell G. Redenbaugh is the first disabled American to
serve on this Commission since its creation in 1957. He is a
successful businessman who is chairman and CEO of a computer
company; a co-founder of an educational services firm, and a
partner in a Philadelphia investment management firm. Mr.
Redenbaugh is an executive, financial and economic strategist as
well as an accomplished author and teacher.
I look forward to working with all of you during your tenure
on the Commission, for we must work together to build an America
of opportunity, where every American is free from discrimination.
And I will use this noble office -- this bully pulpit -- to speak
out against hate and discrimination everywhere it exists.
These events today move us toward our dream -- a society
blind to prejudice, a society open to all. And until we reach
that day, until we overcome the pain of the mail bombings, the
murder at Howard Beach, the destruction at the Yeshiva School,
the vandalism at Washington area Catholic churches just last
weekend, and so many other sad, sad incidents -- we must remember
this: America will not be a good place for any of us to live
unless it is a good place for all of us to live.
5
( (And now, with the Attorney General's assistance, I would
like to swear in our new commissioners. "
Congratulations to all of you. Thank you and God bless you.
# # #
Disngard
Grant/Blessey
April 19, 1990
Draft three / A:HATE
this Thanks
REMARKS: HATE CRIMES BILL SIGNING CEREMONY
ROOM 450
MONDAY, APRIL 23, 1990
TIME?
((Acknowledgements))
Welcome to the White House. We're here today for two
momentous occasions: first, to sign the Hate Crimes Statistics
Act?
Bill into law, and then, to swear-in four new commissioners of
the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights.
When I first heard that this bill had passed both Houses of
Congress, I remembered a photograph in the news recently. It is
of the plaza near the Montgomery, Alabama church where Dr. Martin
Luther King, Jr. preached during the 1955 bus boycott, where a
new civil rights memorial was dedicated to the brave Americans
who died in the civil rights struggle. Over their names -- each
one a victim of a hate crime -- water cascades, down the wall on
which Dr. King's words are carved: " Until justice rolls down
like waters and righteousness like a mighty stream." "
Justice has been the historic mission of the civil rights
movement. And it is a mission that still has to be fulfilled. 11
Prejudice and bigotry lead to hate. Hate breeds violence.
And violence threatens the security of our entire society -- not
merely those who are its physical victims. We must purge our
communities of this prejudice, bias, and discrimination -- this
poison. That is why I am signing into law today a measure to
require the Attorney General to collect as much information as we
2
can on crimes motivated by religion, race, ethnicity or sexual
orientation -- the Hate Crimes Statistics Act.
No obligation is taken more seriously by this Administration
and by our Department of Justice than the guarantee of civil
rights and civil liberties for all Americans. As I said in my
State of the Union address, every one of us must confront and
condemn racism, antisemitism, bigotry and hate -- not next week,
not tomorrow, but right now -- every single one of us. For hate
crimes cannot be tolerated in a free society.
We have vigorously prosecuted federal violations involving
hate crimes and will continue to do SO. As we speak, seventeen
racist skinheads in Dallas are waiting to be sentenced by a
federal court for conspiring to commit hate crimes against
Jewish, Black and Hispanic citizens. The mail bombings of a
federal judge and an NAACP lawyer -- senseless crimes which
terrorized the entire nation -- are being investigated
tenaciously by federal authorities right now.
The Hate Crimes Statistics Act is an important further step
toward the protection of all Americans' civil rights. Once this
vital information on these heinous crimes is collected, our
Administration will work with Congress to determine whether new
law enforcement measures are needed to bring these hate-mongers
out of hiding and into the light of justice. And, at the same
time, by collecting this information at the scene of the crime,
we can shore up our first line of defense against the erosion of
civil rights -- by alerting the cops on the beat.
3
I'm also pleased to announce today that the Department of
Justice has established a new toll-free phone number for
reporting complaints of hate crimes. Those incidents that can
and should be prosecuted will be sent directly to the appropriate
federal, state, or local agency for immediate action. The faster
we can find out about these hideous crimes, the faster we can
track down the bigots who commit them.
Now I would like to sign the Hate Crimes Statistics Act into
law.
( (Sign bill, then return to podium.) )
And to continue the important struggle for the guarantee of
civil rights for all Americans, I am deeply honored today to
swear into office our four new members of the Civil Rights
Commission.
Mr. Carl Anderson is currently vice president for public
policy for the Knights of Columbus, a renowned expert and
professor of family law, and has had a distinguished career of
public service in both the Reagan and Bush Administrations.
Mr. Arthur Fletcher is an expert on Federal and State
employment standards compliance who served in the Nixon and
Carter Administrations, and is a former executive director of the
United Negro College Fund. Mr. Fletcher served as an alternate
delegate to the United Nations in the early 1970s, and is an army
veteran and a former public school teacher.
Mr. Wilfredo Gonzalez is currently assoicate director for
Equal Employment Opportunity and Civil Rights in the Department
of State. He has a long record of experience in the public
4
sector, specializing in housing, minority business, and migrant
worker issues. Mr. Gonzalez served in the Peace Corps, as chief
of operations for Latin America.
Russell G. Redenbaugh is the first disabled American to
serve on this Commission since its creation in 1957. He is a
successful businessman who is chairman and CEO of a computer
company; a co-founder of an educational services firm, and a
partner in a Philadelphia investment management firm. Mr.
Redenbaugh is an executive, financial and economic strategist as
well as an accomplished author and teacher.
I look forward to working with all of you during your tenure
on the Commission, for we must work together to build an America
of freedom and opportunity, where every American is free from
discrimination. And I will use this noble office -- this bully
pulpit -- to speak out against hate and discrimination everywhere
it exists.
These events today move us toward our dream -- a society
blind to prejudice, a society open to all. And until we reach
that day, until we overcome the pain of the mail bombings, the
murder at Howard Beach, the destruction at the Yeshiva School,
the vandalism at Washington area Catholic churches just last
weekend, and so many other sad, sad incidents -- we must remember
this: America will not be a good place for any of us to live
unless it is a good place for all of us to live.
1
5
((And now, with
----'s
assistance, I would like to swear in
our new commissioners.) "
Congratulations to all of you.
Thank you and God bless you.
# # #
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
April 18, 1990
MEMORANDUM TO BECKY ANDERSON
FROM:
MARY KATE GRANT mkg
SUBJECT:
HATE CRIMES BILL SIGNING CEREMONY
In the process of working on the President's remarks for this
ceremony (Monday, April 23), I have been dealing with the
Department of Justice Legislative Affairs Office. Faith Burton
of their staff asked me to pass on to you their suggestions for
Members of Congress to be invited to the ceremony: Senators
Simon, Hatch and Specter; and Congressmen Gekas, Conyers and
Schumer. DOJ felt that these men were the most instrumental
throughout the process of getting the final bill passed.
Thanks Becky!
in
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Church Vandalism
Wash Post
Angers Worshipers
4/17/90
Officials Note Similarities in Destruction
P. B1
By Patricia Davis
and Peter Baker
Washington Post Staff Writers
There was shock and anger on
Nativity Lane in Fairfax County
yesterday after Easter weekend
vandals stole two statues from Na-
tivity Catholic Church in Burke and
damaged four others.
"They breaked off their hands,"
said Kristina, age 5½. "They took
the baby [Jesus] away."
"It was sad because we love
Mary," said Mark, 4½.
"I think they should be punished,"
said Ben, 5.
The children, members of Nativ-
ity's 2,500-family congregation,
were told of the vandalism yester-
day before saying their prayers at
the statue of Our Lady of Fatima,
which was missing its hands. Their
BY GERALD MARTINEAU-THE WASHINGTON POST
most pressing question-"Who did
The hands were broken off of this
it? Did the bad guys do it?"-went
statue of Our Lady of Fatima.
unanswered, said Linda Meyerrose,
who helps with the religion class
the children attend.
they were missing something,
Buckner said.
Vandals also struck a few miles
away over the weekend, at St. Ber-
The statue, which Buckner es-
nadette's Catholic Church in
timated weighs more than 200
Springfield. Fairfax County police
pounds, was loaded into a pickup
are investigating whether the two
truck and returned to the church, in
incidents, and possibly a third at a
the 6400 block of Nativity Lane.
Catholic church in Prince William
"Everyone was delighted that Jesus
County Friday night, were related.
was home," he said, adding that pa-
The Rev. Christopher Buckner,
rishioners at one Mass applauded.
associate pastor at Nativity, said
Buckner surveyed the damage
the vandals struck there sometime
yesterday with a reporter. In addi-
on Good Friday; the statues of the
tion to the missing statues, the mar-
infant Jesus and Saint Francis of
ble hands of Our Lady of Fatima and
Assisi were discovered missing that
afternoon.
two shepherd children were
The Saint Francis statue was still
chopped. off and later found in the
missing yesterday, but a Springfield
bushes, Buckner said, and an ear on
BY RAY LUSTIG-THE WASHINGTON POST
have been in the hospital three weeks ago."
woman woke up Saturday morning
a lamb statue: was severed. It has
to find the 2-by-1-foot baby Jesus
not been found.
statue in her front yard and began
Buckner estimated that as many
calling nearby churches to inquire if
See CHURCHES, B5, Col. 1
Grough
event's public relations value was
mated $4.4 billion in new prison and
The day resounded with earnest
tarnished a bit by controversy over
jail construction by 2000.
declarations against what Wilder
what parts of the conference would
Lt. Gov. Donald S. Beyer Jr., who
called a "pernicious evil" and Sussex
be open to the public.
made the fight against drugs a cen-
County Sheriff E. Stuart Kitchen Jr.
Reporters were barred from this
terpiece of his campaign last fall, said
described as the nation's "worst
afternoon's "tactical sessions," in
his travels around the state suggest
crisis since World War II."
which the law officials talked about
that public anxiety about drug use
But neither Wilder nor the other
"approaches to enforcement," and
seems down from a year ago. Beyer
speakers, including Terrence M.
"prevention and public education."
said he hopes events like the drug
Burke, acting administrator of the
Wilder's press secretary, Laura
summit will stoke new concern.
Similarities Noted
In Church Vandalism
CHURCHES, From B1
as four vandals were involved, judging from the weight
of the statuary.
He could not estimate how much it will cost to repair
the damage to the statues, which were hand-carved of
Carrara marble, but it was clear yesterday that the
Lawn
emotional loss was considerable.
Reg.
"Everyone's in shock," said Ginger Kinzer, a parish-
9.99
ioner. "Why would anyone do that to your church? It's a
3 lbs. Foi
statement against your religious convictions."
of growin
Nativity Catholic Church sustained most of the dam-
age. At St. Bernadette's, the hands were chopped off a
statue in the front of the church, in the 7600 block of
Old Keene Mill Road. Officials there declined yesterday
to comment on the incident, which police believe oc-
curred between 4 p.m. Thursday and 10:30 a.m. Fri-
day.
In Prince William, vandals cut the arms off a figure of
Christ on a crucifix in the cemetery of Sacred Heart
PHOTOS BY GERALD MARTINEAU-THE WASHINGTON POST
Catholic Church but apparently were scared away by a
A baby Jesus statue was taken from this scene at
neighbor before they could do further damage.
Nativity Church. The statue, below, was later found.
The incident at the church, in the 6400 block of
Hoadly Road, occurred about 11 p.m. Friday, police
said. The arms of the 3-foot-tall stone figure were still
missing yesterday, they said.
LONGLUT
There have been several other incidents of vandalism
with religious overtones in the Washington area in re-
cent months.
On Dec. 26, the Yeshiva School of Greater Washing-
ton, a small Orthodox Jewish secondary school in the
Kemp Mill section of Silver Spring, suffered more than
$20,000 in damage by intruders, who also wrote an
antisemitic slogan on a wall. Three men were arrested
in that case, but two were later released.
In late February, two youths were arrested after
Rockville's Richard Montgomery High School sustained
more than $600,000 in damage. Police said the vandals
also scrawled "demonic symbols" on a corridor wall.
"Both jurisdictions would be interested in suspects
BALTIMOR
The Rev. Frank Ready, pastor of the 600-family Sa-
OWINGS MII
that the other has," said Fairfax police spokesman Mi-
MILFORD. 8
cred Heart congregation, said yesterday that he did not
chael Proffitt, although at the moment police appear not
CATONSVILI
want to overreact to the vandalism.
TOWSON. 15
to have any suspects. "This type of offense shocks the
FALLSTON.
"I personally don't see making a big deal of it," he
community. It affects the moral decency of each and
PERRY HALI
said. "There's two ways of looking at it: If you make a
EASTPOINT
every community."
DUNDALK. 2
big deal of it, then you might encourage it. But if you
GLEN BURN
"It's a really cold feeling that they would do that,"
PASADENA.
don't, then that might send the wrong message too."
said Meyerrose. "Especially at Easter."
SEVERNA PI
Although the Prince William and Fairfax churches
EDGEWATER
The parish is offering a $1,500 reward for informa-
GARDENVILI
are miles apart, police in both counties noted the sim-
tion leading to the arrest and conviction of those re-
ilarities in the incidents.
sponsible.
Dapper Youngsters Step Into Spring at Easter Promenade
Washington P4/16/90 Post
of 6 a.m. worshipers at Carter Barron Am-
By Sari Horwitz
Washington Post Staff Writer
phitheatre to take cover in a nearby church,
but it didn't discourage 975 people from
Four-year-old Sabra Lewsey fell asleep
attending a sunrise service at the Lincoln
during Easter Mass yesterday. In her pink-
Memorial.
lace dress encrusted with pearls, a white fur
By early afternoon, the sun burst through
coat, black patent-leather shoes and a pink
the clouds, inspiring area residents to cel-
hair ribbon, the drowsy little girl had to be
ebrate the joyful spring day and take to the
carried out of St. Augustine Catholic
streets and parks abloom with colorful tu-
Church by her brother, Chad.
lips and azaleas.
As the Lewsey family strolled across the
In a troubling note, Easter worshipers at
street to Meridian Hill Park, Sabra's father,
Clement, leaned over and whispered: "Sa-
the Church of the Nativity in West Spring-
bra, if you let your brother carry you, no
field were told that several religious statues
on the church grounds had been vandalized
der
one will see your pretty dress."
With that, tiny Sabra demanded to be put
over the weekend.
19{
down. Smiling shyly, she began strutting
One parishioner said a statue of the infant
icid
F
down 15th Street, modeling her Easter out-
Jesus, which had been fastened to a stone
sev
fit to the overflow crowd pouring out of the
base, had been taken and that hands had
moi
Roman Catholic church at 15th and V
been cut off other statues and the ear cut
and
streets NW.
off a lamb. She said the statue of Jesus was
V
The Lewseys and thousands of other
later found nearby and returned to the
pop
churchgoers leaving Easter services yes-
church.
hom
terday were greeted with sunshine as the
"I don't know if it was vandalism or just
peo|
heavens seemed to smile down on the
plain evilism," the woman said of the dam-
of 7
Washington region.
age.
100
An early morning rain had forced dozens
See EASTER, D5, Col. 1
Churchgoers leave morning service at St. Sophia Greek Orthodox Cathedral in Northwest.
INSIDE
Va. Bike Trail Is
$
Now Path of Fear
MARYLAND
WARTSOR Qt Fight back
Lottery Hit
To Many Women
Two
ticket
holders
matched the six winning
numbers in the weekend
By Stephanie Griffith
Washington Post Staff Writer
Lotto drawing to share the
$14 million jackpot, state
Until recently, Becky Steffens gave little
lottery officials announced
thought to her twice-daily, 10-minute walk be-
yesterday.
Page D5
tween the Rosslyn Metro station and her home
at the Fort Bennett Apartments.
Now, the same short walk poses a dilemma:
BY CRAIG HERNDON-THE WASHINGTON POST
VIRGINIA
Once she reaches the intersection of Lee High-
Cyclists ride near the site of recent assaults, one which was fatal, along the Custis bike trail in Arlington.
way and Oak Street, should she take her custom-
Miss
ary route, along the Custis bike trail scene of
Rossivn
I
Easter Event Brings People
Back to Meridian Hill Park
EASTER, From D1
Brigid Forsey, who organized the
Easter promenade, said she hoped
Worshipers said they were told of
that such events would draw people
possible vandalism at another
back to the park.
church in Northern Virginia and
And yesterday, back to the park
said they understood that still oth-
they came. The Watkin family,
ers may have been damaged or de-
decked out in their Easter best,
faced.
trekked all the way in from Wood-
But in Meridian Hill Park, where
bridge.
the the Columbia Heights Neigh-
As Ronald Watkin snapped pho-
borhood Coalition held its first East-
tographs of his wife, Tony, their
er promenade, there was nothing to
9-month-old daughter, Tori,
dampen the joy of the day.
dressed in a pink. and white ging-
At the foot of the cascading stair-
ham jumper and matching ballet
step fountain, Easter bunny Gary
slippers, managed to get tangled in
Imhoff handed out balloons as other
a clump of balloons.
=coalition members awarded baskets
"Doesn't she look pretty?" said
of chocolate goodies- to the cutest
her cousin, Geoffrey Duckett III,
Finfant, the child with the best East-
5½. Then he instructed a reporter:
er bonnet and the toddler in the
"Write that down."
finest spring outfit.
Eleven-year-old Hannah Chick,
Steve Coleman, founder of the
who lives on Harvard Steet, won
newiy formed Friends of Meridian
the prize for the best Easter hat
Hill, said that for years the park-
with a concoction she and her moth-
bounded by 15th, 16th, W and Eu-
er dreamed up of white tissue pa-
clid streets NW-has been a com-
per, stuffed bunny rabbits and choc-
munity wall dividing black and
olate Easter eggs. Everything was
white and rich and poor residents.
going fine until the chocolate
"Even though it's fallen on hard
started to melt.
times, we want to see this park
Into this crowd pranced little Sa-
once again be for all the people,"
bra Lewsey. The bunny handed her
said Coleman, whose group is
a fuchsia balloon and winked.
working to restore the vandalized
"This," he said, much to her delight,
park, also known as Malcolm X
"is to go with your beautiful pink
Park.
dress."
BY JAMES M. THRESHER-THE WASHINGTON POST
Christiana Moore kisses icon of Christ at St. Sophia Greek Orthodox Cathedral.
PROTECT
Your reasured Dining
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
SIGNING CEREMONY FOR HATE CRIMES STATISTICS ACT
DATE: APRIL 23, 1990
TIME: 3:00 P.M.
LOCATION: ROOM 450
THROUGH: DAVID DEMAREST
ASSISTANT TO THE PRESIDENT FOR
COMMUNICATIONS
FROM: BOBBIE KILBERG
DEPUTY ASSISTANT TO THE PRESIDENT FOR
PUBLIC LIAISON
I.
PURPOSE
To sign the Hate Crimes Statistics Act thereby highlighting
your support of the bill.
II. BACKGROUND
The Hate Crimes Statistics Act recently enacted by Congress
has been long awaited by a number of civil rights groups and
minority organizations. The bill requires that the
Department of Justice file annual reports on hate crimes
that manifest evidence of prejudice based on race, religion,
sexual orientation, or ethnicity. Most of the audience at
the signing ceremony were directly involved in working with
Congress to draft legislation and to assure passage of the
bill.
Also in the audience will be local victims of hate
crimes including representatives of the Yeshiva School of
Greater Washington which was vandalized during Hanukkah last
December, representatives of the 2 local Catholic churches
that were defaced over Easter, and students from
Richard Montgomery High School in Maryland which was
vandalized in February.
III. PARTICIPANTS
The President
Senator Howard Metzenbaum (D-OH)
Senator Paul Simon (D-IL)
Senator Strom Thurmond (R-SC)
Senator Orin Hatch (R-UT)
Senator Arlen Specter (R-PA)
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
Senator Bob Dole (R-KS)
Senator Herb Kohl (D-WI)
Congressman Jack Brooks (D-TX)
Congressman George Sangmaister (D-IL)
Congressman John Conyers (D-MI)
Congressman John Bryant (D-TX)
Congressman George Gekas (R-PA)
Congressman Charles Schumer (D-NY)
Representatives of the following organizations:
National Association for the Advancement of Colored
People
U.S. Catholic Conference
Anti-Defamation League of B'nai B'rith
Mexican American Legal Defense Fund
LULAC
Consolidated Chinese Benevolent Association
Cambodian American Organization
Asian American Voters Coalition
American Jewish Committee
American Civil Liberties Union
National Gay and Lesbian Task Force
Human Rights Campaign Fund
Police Executive Research Forum
Criminal Justice Statistics Association
National Organization of Black Law Enforcement
Officials
International Association of Chiefs of Police
People for the American Way
American Jewish Congress
American Psychological Association
Organization of Chinese Americans
Yeshiva School of Greater Washington
Nativity Catholic Church (Burke, Va.)
St. Bernadette's Catholic Church (Springfield, Va.)
IV. SEQUENCE OF EVENTS
-- President enters Room 450.
-- President makes remarks.
-- President signs bill.
-- President departs.
V.
MEDIA COVERAGE
Open Press.
REMARKS PROVIDED BY SPEECH WRITERS.