Well, whatdaya know? Who would've figured.
Black students walk out on Jeb Bush's MLK day speech at FAMU
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - About a dozen students walked out Monday before Gov. Jeb Bush gave a Martin Luther King Jr. day address at historically black
Florida A&M University.
The 150-seat auditorium classroom was filled to capacity when the group, identified only as "students of FAMU," handed out a one-page statement
describing Bush's holiday visit as disrespectful to King's legacy and black students.
They contrasted Bush's position with King's on affirmative action, racism and war and chastised the governor for not restoring the voting rights to
black voters who were erroneously purged from the rolls prior to the 2000 presidential election.
The governor's brother, George W. Bush, won the White House when he won Florida by 537 votes following a controversial recount.
Bush said he had been unaware of the walkout, but said such demonstrations are "an important element of our free society."
"They have every right to do it. It doesn't bother me a bit," said Bush, who had been invited by the school to speak.
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[Edited on 20-1-2004 by Colonel]