History Repeating Itself

I was reminded of an incident involving my oldest son, that happened twenty-three years ago.

Sometimes progress is hard to measure.

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First the current article:

https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/rochester-school-wont-allow-its-first-black-valedictorian-to-speak-so-mayor-does_us_5b3d2326e4b05127cceebf06

Now the article from 1995:

https://www.nytimes.com/1995/06/24/opinion/in-america-the-valedictorian-s-un-graduation.html