What happened in 1963...etched in all our minds is the assassination of John F. Kennedy. Most of us can remember where we were on Friday, November 22, 1963. The following individuals had graduated from Alcorn about 6 months earlier: Mordine Bailey, Alice G. Brown, Oliver Brown, Jr., Willie M. T. Carter, Charles F. Christian, Delphine W. Coleman,Juanita D. Harper, Savannah B. Hill, James W. Hill, Artis H. Lewis, Joseph Lloyd,Mary A. Martin, Daisye R. McGee, Freddie L. Owens (deceased), Monroe Stewart Jr., Helen M. Warner, Doris F. Williams, Jessie A.W. Wilson, and Edith O. Wright. The march on Washington took place where Dr. King recited his "I have a dream" speech. Four little girls were killed when the 16th Baptist Church was bombed in Birmingham, AL. George Wallace, then governor of Alabama, stood in the door of the University of Alabama and promised segregation "today, tomorrow, and forever". That was 45 years ago...yet not that long. That brings me to our conference theme: Alcornites Stepping Up---Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow! We can't go back! Only you can continue to take us forward.
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