On the Mall: A Vision of Community

On the Mall: A Vision of Community: "That was the essential triumph of the Million Man March. The black man, everyone knew, was a problem -- criminal, violent, irresponsible, hot-headed, predatory. Yet a million of us came together in a spirit of perfect fellowship. You saw young brothers in baggy jeans helping elegant old men in threadbare suits find a place to rest their weary bones. You saw beautifully educated men from the suburbs holding hands in prayer with regular guys from the 'hood. The crowd was so thick that you couldn't avoid bumping into people, but there was no danger that the guy you jostled would feel he had to avenge the 'disrespect' you had showed him in scuffing his pristine Timberlands."