This rebuilding of New Orleans gives us the perfect opportunity to see if we're ready to extend the legacy of Dr. King.

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I believed in studying just because I knew education was a privilege. It was the...

I believed in studying just because I knew education was a privilege. It was the...

Don't worry about what others say about your music. Pursue whatever you are hearing... but...

Don't worry about what others say about your music. Pursue whatever you are hearing... but...

The bandstand is a sacred place.

The bandstand is a sacred place.

There really have only ever been a few people in each generation who step out,...

There really have only ever been a few people in each generation who step out,...

My older brother and myself always played together in bands, but we never knew we...

My older brother and myself always played together in bands, but we never knew we...

I have absolutely no idea what my generation did to enrich our democracy. We dropped...

I have absolutely no idea what my generation did to enrich our democracy. We dropped...

I got my first trumpet when I was six years old, from Al Hirt. My...

I got my first trumpet when I was six years old, from Al Hirt. My...

Maybe the preoccupation with technological progress has overshadowed our concern with human progress.

Maybe the preoccupation with technological progress has overshadowed our concern with human progress.

The rebuilding of New Orleans is an important point in the history of the United...

The rebuilding of New Orleans is an important point in the history of the United...

Don't settle for style. Succeed in substance.

Don't settle for style. Succeed in substance.

You need a team. You need people to push you. You need opponents.

You need a team. You need people to push you. You need opponents.

Jazz is not the kind of music you are going to learn to play in...

Jazz is not the kind of music you are going to learn to play in...

The best way to be, is to do.

The best way to be, is to do.

I sounded like myself. People be saying I sound like Miles or Clifford Brown.

I sounded like myself. People be saying I sound like Miles or Clifford Brown.

We always hear about the rights of democracy, but the major responsibility of it is...

We always hear about the rights of democracy, but the major responsibility of it is...

Through first-class education, a generation marches down the long uncertain road of the future with...

Through first-class education, a generation marches down the long uncertain road of the future with...

Don't wish for someone else to do later what you can do now.

Don't wish for someone else to do later what you can do now.

I feel like a lot of the fundamental material, I've assimilated. So now the question...

I feel like a lot of the fundamental material, I've assimilated. So now the question...

Many a revolution started with the actions of a few. Only 56 men signed the...

Many a revolution started with the actions of a few. Only 56 men signed the...

Even in these times, there are still neighbors that will turn their backs on neighbors.

Even in these times, there are still neighbors that will turn their backs on neighbors.