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Nov 17, 2021 · He was 15 when his speech “The Negro and the Constitution” won him a contest, and in his 30s when he united a nation of Black and working-class Americans to fight for equal opportunities. George Raveling had been inspired by King since the civil rights leader launched the Montgomery Bus Boycott in 1956.
Jan 9, 2015 · At 15 he won an oratory contest for his high school with an address titled “The Negro and the Constitution.” He skipped his senior year of high school after passing an entrance exam to...
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Jan 16, 2024 · But in 1963, he was a 26-year-old assistant at Villanova. Like so many, he went to the march on Washington and ended up being asked to help with security — be some muscle on the podium just...
Aug 28, 2020 · “It took a wealth of time to really realize what I was truly experiencing at the time, at 26 years old,” he said. “It took quite a few years for me to really understand the historic significance of it.” Raveling referred to something he heard Malcolm X say about history during one of his talks.
Jan 21, 2015 · As a 26-year-old coach at Villanova in Philadelphia, Raveling decided four days before the rally to volunteer.
Sep 16, 2013 · Fifty years ago, George Raveling was a 26-year-old former college basketball star who was not only one of a quarter-million people to witness Martin Luther King's historic "I Have a Dream"...
Mar 29, 2017 · In 22 years as a college head coach, Raveling’s winning percentage was pedestrian, just .535, and he never won a conference title. His NCAA tournament record, at 2-6, isn’t glossy and is bereft...
