Tell Obama, Frankie Manning deserves a Medal of Freedom.
Please read this article: http://en.wikipedia.org/....
The article doesn't explain that Lindy Hop is the only dance form born in the U.S; that Frankie was there at the beginning and helped kick start the swing revolution; that Lindy Hop is now an international dance; that Lindy Hop dancers strive to be free of age and skin color biases; that Lindy Hop dancers are welcome in any country or community.
Frankie spread love and humility around the world with a huge smile and giant laugh. I don't know of any person who has had a greater success integrating races into a given community.
Nor does the article explain that Lindy Hop and the Big Band era are joined at the hip; that black and caucasian performers played side by side; that swing music was the genesis of much modern music.
Any Lindy Hopper who has been at one of Frankie's events will agree that respect for others was one of his core values.
Tell Obama, Frankie Manning deserves a Medal of Freedom!
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I am a white male, 74 years old. I can't know what discrimination feels like. But I know that it can only exist within an ignorant mind.