The demonstrators marched from the
Antioch Baptist Church about six blocks
to the streets of downtown Houston,
chanting slogans
with
the protesters numbering several hundred,
were assembled by local black leaders as
a demonstration of solidarity against
what they call cruelty and viciousness
directed against the poor of this nation.
On the steps of city hall, Congressional
Black Caucus Chairman Walter Fauntroy
told the crowd the time is late
and it's time for a different kind of
marching
march on ballot boxes until we drive
from the command post to power
those who want to take from the needy
and give to the greedy.
Let's march on ballot boxes,
march on ballot boxes until we dislodge
those who take food from
hungry children and health care
from the sick and housing from the
negative in school. Aid from the youth
march on ballot boxes this year,
he said.
It's actually the rich who are on public
welfare with tax shelters under Reagan.
Supply side economic theory.
Hayek and Reagan.
He is no good.
Then send him back to
Hollywood.
The Congressional Black Caucus will close
at Southwest Regional Conference
tomorrow.
I'm Thurmond Mitchell reporting in Houston.