[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 146 (2000), Part 4]
[Senate]
[Page 4576]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

                                 prayer

  The Chaplain, Dr. Lloyd John Ogilvie, offered the following prayer:
  As we pray today, we remember Booker T. Washington, born on this day. 
Once a slave, he became an outstanding American reformer, educator, and 
writer. His life emulated one of his most significant statements: ``I 
am determined to permit no man to narrow or degrade my soul by making 
me hate him.''
  Let us pray.
  Almighty God, Lord of history, You call great leaders and anoint them 
with supernatural power to lead in times of social distress when Your 
righteousness and justice must be reestablished. We praise You, O God, 
for the life and leadership of Booker T. Washington in the cause of 
racial justice. You gave him a dream of equality and opportunity for 
all people which You empowered him to declare as a clarion call to all 
America. As we honor the memory of this truly great man and courageous 
American, we ask You to cleanse any prejudice from our hearts and help 
us to press on in the battle to assure the equality of education, 
housing, job opportunities, advancement, and social status for all 
people regardless of race or creed. May this Senate be distinguished by 
its leadership in this ongoing challenge to assure the rights of all 
people in this free land. Amen.

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