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In 1984, while still a college student, I was
invited to New York to present a cultural seminar.
Apparently, when the event's organizers decided to
host me at an "American home" rather than a hotel
room, a gentleman from their Board of Trustees
volunteered.
This old gentleman was Seymour Posner, an
ex-congressman from New York. After getting to know
him, I found out that his claim of happiness in life
was the fact that he was one of the rare white
advisors of Martin Luther King.
The original photo of MLK in which Seymour is
standing right beside him is, of course of MLK's "I
Have A Dream" speech at the foot of the US Congress
in 1963.
This photo which my friend of many years, Seymour
(Sy) gave me along with the sentence he inscribed on
it, made it one of the most important treasures of
my life.
At various times in our lives, we may receive
praises from many. However some mean to us more than
the others, because they have the scent of a page
from an unforgettable part of history.
SY POSNER.. God Bless His Soul.
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