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On the battlefield of justice, men and women without rank or wealth or title or fame would liberate us all in ways that our children now take for granted, as people of all colors and creeds live together and learn together and walk together, and fight alongside one another, and love one another, and judge one another by the content of our character in this greatest nation on Earth. To dismiss the magnitude of this progress—to suggest, as some sometimes do, that little has changed—that dishonors the courage and the sacrifice of those who paid the price to march in those years. Medgar Evers, James Chaney, Andrew Goodman, Michael Schwerner, Martin Luther King, Jr., they did not die in vain. Their victory was great. — President Barack Obama, August 28, 2013 let Freedom ring ceremony commemorating the 50th anniversary of the March on Washington " " To HONOR iNspire Trevor remembers the life & legacy of andrew Goodman Trevor Day School bears the great responsibility and privilege of educating its students within the walls of e Goodman Building on West 88th Street. is building is named for andrew Goodman, an alumnus of the Walden School, which was incorporated into e Day School in 1991 and, six years later, was renamed Trevor Day School. In the summer of 1964, andrew Goodman and Michael Schwerner set out from their hometown of New York city as part of the congress of racial equality's Summer Freedom Project, to register african americans to vote in Mississippi. ere, they worked closely with Mississippian James chaney. eir journey ended tragically, as the three civil rights activists were targeted and murdered by the Ku Klux Klan for their efforts. In the years since, the legacy of andrew Goodman has stood as a beacon of strength and honor in the civil rights Movement and in the foundations that bear his name. on November 7, 2014, the 50th anniversary year of andrew Goodman's death, the Trevor community was honored to welcome David Goodman, brother of Andrew, to speak at an all- school assembly entitled To hoNor aND To INSPIre: Trevor remembers the life & legacy of andrew Goodman. as the assembly began, head of School Scott reisinger proudly addressed the students, reminding them of the ideals that andrew Goodman stood for throughout his life. Mr. reisinger then introduced David Goodman as "a voice for social justice and social action, and a true national treasure for the United States." Mr. Goodman addressed the students in Grades 1 through 12 with great thought and care. he began broadly, reaching out to students by grade level and discussing the inherent hypocrisy in the words of the Declaration of Independence: "all men are created equal." en, connecting those words to a simple concept, he asked the youngest students about a time when they felt that something wasn't fair. e innocence of the answers put smiles on many faces. "My brother gets to watch Tv while I have to do my homework." "I don't like having to go to bed early." "You know what's not fair? life's not fair!" and the room was left in a thoughtful hush when one young Trevor student recalled a house sparrow with dried cement over one of its wings. at, he asserted, was unfair. and

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