Roanoke Times
Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: MONDAY, March 14, 1994 TAG: 9403140075
SECTION: NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL PAGE: A-1 EDITION: METRO
SOURCE: Associated Press
DATELINE: URBANA, ILL. LENGTH: Medium
"We Can All Get Along If . . ." is a paperback book offering one suggestion for each day of the year on ways people can get along.
The responses gathered by Urbana High School students range from a 4-year-old who suggested "Share a toy" to an 88-year-old who urged people to "Forgive one another."
The 1992 Los Angeles riots began after four white police officers were acquitted of state charges for beating King, a black motorist. Two of the officers were later convicted on federal charges of violating King's civil rights.
In an effort to quell rioting, an emotional King asked at a news conference, "Can . . . can we all get along?"
The book project was directed by Ray Elliott, an English and journalism teacher at Urbana High School. Students at Bensley Elementary School in Richmond, Va., provided drawings. Proceeds go to the Tales Project, a nonprofit educational corporation.
Other suggestions in "We Can Get Along If . . .":
"We stop making fun of everybody and make friends." - Boys Ranch, N.M., 10-year-old.
"People look past color, race and income and look at who a person really is and what they have to offer." Calumet City, Ill., 16-year-old.
"While you're in someone else's back yard looking at their leaves, you need to be in your own back yard raking your own." - Urbana 17-year-old.
"We Can All Get Along If . . ." costs $8.45 by mail through Tales Inc., Route 2, Box 401, Urbana, Ill. 61801.
by CNB