You may recall in the long-ago days of this past spring, Andrew Gutmann pulled his daughter out of an expensive New York private school because of Critical Race Theory being part of the curriculum. He has gone on to start website, "Speak Up For Education," and to organize the Dream Coalition, a growing alliance of teachers, parents, activists, journalists, and many other concerned citizens who honor the legacy and goals of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
Today is the anniversary of King's "I Have a Dream" speech. I'm grateful I grew up in a culture that strove to achieve those ideals outlined in his most famous speech. My children were raised and educated in the same values and principles. Today I'm a concerned grandmother worried about the poisonous atmosphere of identity politics infecting my grandchildren's innocence and corrupting their education.
Gutmann's letter to his Fellow Americans about the dream of a color-blind society is written with his usual eloquence and wisdom; it's as much worth reading as King's speech is. Andrew Gutmann is a father with the same dream today as Martin Luther King Jr. immortalized nearly sixty years ago.
In this fight for our nation's soul, reading the Dream Coalition letter and signing up with "Speak Up For Education" are valuable steps every American can take. I think Dr. King would agree.
