It is a very, very important piece of Americana, particularly black Americana.
"People have tried to make it look like we don't care about civil rights. But the civil rights movement, above everything else, was about educating young men and women of color. Dr. King understood how important education was."
| A quote in The Associated Press story "Civil rights restaurant to be demolished" (via the Guardian UK) from Clark-Atlanta University President Walter Broadnax, on the demolition of Paschal's Motor Hotel & Restaurant to make room for a new dormitory.
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