Some lessons from the assassination of President William McKinley

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Grimke, African American author, pastor of the 15th Street Presbyterian Church in Washington, D.C., and a prominent civic activist, praises the black man named Parker who prevented a third shot from being fired at McKinley as an example of African American devotion to the country. In return, Grimke calls on the nation to recognize blacks as full and equal citizens with guaranteed civil rights.