European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - January 18, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Monday january in. 1988 the stars and stripes pages no recalls King through eyes of Black teen b Joseph  Bureau schwab1sch Amund Ger Many Edward c. Lunar squeezed his Liny body through a Ruih of spectators Al the Brown Tia pc african methodist episcopal Church one fall turning in1964 and wriggled in n the packed choir Loh to hear Mani n Lush or King  was inaugurating a Black voter registration Campaign. Lamar who lived across inc 51 reel was 3, he did t know he was watching his Hometown Selma. Ala., flirt dangerously with history. He just went to Church because Halwas where the action was. A few months later on March 7.1965, . Television viewers saw a sheriffs posse Cal whip and Gas Vot ing rights marchers at a Bridge near the Church. Thai savagery and a successful March King led from Selma to Mont Gomery two weeks later led to the Feder Al voting rights act of 965. Lamar now j6 and the first sergeant of co a 38th signal in at Bismarck Cavern in  Ginand observed King s birthday Friday by telling pm her 13-year-Olds seventh graders Atsch Abisch Amund elementary school about his glimpse of King and the unrest of the Era. Each time 1 hear a speech that was made by or. King each time 1 a a Pica of footage file that i feel real funny inside Lamar said after showing the students a videotape about King. He recalled disdainfully the racial segregation that reigned in Many of Alabama schools restaurants and other facilities then but now is  is one of the reasons that or. King is a important to me Lanu said. It s also a Era in Why his Mother i important to hint. When Kun flux Klansman and self appointed vigilantes were terrorizing Selma Blacks Lamar i parents sent h into live with his grandparents in a Small own where he would be safer but unlike Lamar s father John a conserva Tive retired army staff sergeant we Odin t make Waves his Mother Mary. Look no such precautions for  the demonstration started my mom absolutely went berserk Lamar recalled. She was a Veen Fol lower. I d Call did up and say. How som Well she s in jail Jain " Mary Lamar who met King was arrested several limes for participating in civil rights demonstrations and she aided the second Selma March by ferry ing marchers from Montgomery Back to Stoma. It was no Small risk considering that Klansman murdered another House Wilt who was doing the same thing. Or. King practice non violence but in actuality violence followed him everywhere he went Lamar told tire students. His Mother never fell victim id it he added. She was pushed Bulshe never got Hurt. In fact i think she in Sliacky Lamar said growing up Ai a Soldier s child provided him with an unusual perspective for what he Eurc Rienard in Alabama. When he was very Young and his father was stationed in France the military was desegregated he said and he attended school with whiles Orien tals and other  Learned one of the most important things in my lift Ai thai Lime. 1 Learned people. We we real a big mixing bowl of people he said. H is parents Aho raised him to treat other people As equals he . When his father retired to Selma he found himself in a world ruled by bigotry. Lamar Lold the students that Many militant Black also provoked violence at that Lime As they did later when the rage and Hurt prompted baking s assassination in 1968 came to a  would have to have a lot of willpower id have someone beat you on the head with a Billy club and nol do  Lamar said but lie added thai King s non violent reactions were the proper ones. I agree with his meth ods ii percent bi3 Tutto do old Btl new Limar recounts his exper Ienn i the Ciril rights Era in 7lh us Gib graders. Fired 1 St officer of grounded ship stabs his Captain Miami