Friends, washingtonians, and citizens listen up. I come here today not to bury marion but to praise him. When marion was born to the theme park we call life, he open the gate. He looked and left and saw the highest space marilyn. Space mountain. Helooked to the right and saw the highest of the fine roller coaster in the world. And he saw a big fares will in front of him. Around and he said, im going to ride every ride in the park. And he did. Twice. , it was sixarion months after the riots. I was in a threepiece suit wearing five foot eight jewish boy from baltimore who are just purchased his first nightclub in the district. Black baptist from mississippi running a milliondollar corporation on u street. Two years later, marion was wearing a three piece suit and i was wearing at the she a dashiki. We became friends. My friend was never a racist. My friend was against racism. Thoseend gave a voice to people who had no voice. Gave opportunity to qualify people that had nowhere to show the
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