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Contact: Damion Nielsen
Phone: (202) 378-3605
Date: January 17, 2010
On Saturday, January 16, 2010, congressional candidate Frank Scaturro took part in a program at the Roosevelt Public Library commemorating the birthday of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. A visiting professor at Hofstra Law School who teaches and has written about civil rights, Scaturro addressed those gathered for the program about the sacrifice many have made for rights too often taken for granted today. “As we often say in the context of battlefield sacrifice, freedom is not free. The same is true of those who gave their lives in the struggle for civil rights, a number that included Dr. King – who died a violent death that contrasted with the principle of nonviolence to which he dedicated his life.” Scaturro noted that the voices of many members of the generation that led the Civil Rights Movement “have been silenced by time” and that “it is for us, the living, to preserve the memories of these great figures and great deeds as we each try in our own modest way to make the dream come true.”
The commemoration included remarks by a number of elected officials and other dignitaries, and was highlighted by a keynote speech delivered by Rev. Dr. Herbert Daughtry, Sr.
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About Frank
Frank Scaturro was born in New York City in 1972 and raised in New Hyde Park following his family’s move to that community in 1973. His father, who had emigrated from Italy as a boy, was self-employed in a commercial air conditioning and refrigeration repair business for several years. He later became the supervisor of maintenance and operations at Bergdorf Goodman in New York City and then held a similar position at Chaminade High School in Mineola. His mother studied physical therapy at Nassau Community College and worked near home as a secretary at an insurance agency and several law firms. Read More
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