“God has shown thee, o people, what is good and what the Lord requires of thee; to act justly, to love mercy and to walk humbly with thy God.”
Micah 6:8
Hach Yasumura sent an email out to the community from the Japanese American Memorial Pilgrimages. To celebrate Black History Month, they have been highlighting some of the African American allies that supported the Japanese American community. Here is one below on Hugh Ellwood MacBeth.
MERVYN DYMALLY (1926-2012) Born in Cedros, Trinidad in 1926, Mervyn Dymally immigrated to the United States towards the end of World War II to study at Lincoln University in Missouri. Educated in journalism, Mr. Dymally would begin his political career as the field coordinator for John F. Kennedy’s presidential campaign in California. After a number of years in politics, Mr. Dymally would eventually serve in Congress as a representative of California’s 31st District, which included Torrance and Gardena. Shortly after gaining a seat in Congress, Mr. Dymally would go on to promote reparations for the former incarcerees in his district. Mervyn Dymally’s fight for redess would eventually lead him to allying with Japanese American leaders, such as Senator Spark Matsunaga. Unfortunately, during the fight for redress, Mr. Dymally would be met with some disapproval by the African American community due to racist comments made by the government of Japan. In hopes to mend a growing split between Japan and African American communities, Mervyn Dymally led diplomatic meetings between Japanese national officials and African American leaders. To this day, Representative Mervyn Dymally is seen as one of the prominent advocates of Japanese American redress and a promoter of solidarity between the African American, Japanese American, and Japanese national communities.
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February 24, 2021: Black History Month
MERVYN DYMALLY (1926-2012)
Born in Cedros, Trinidad in 1926, Mervyn Dymally immigrated to the United States towards the end of World War II to study at Lincoln University in Missouri. Educated in journalism, Mr. Dymally would begin his political career as the field coordinator for John F. Kennedy’s presidential campaign in California. After a number of years in politics, Mr. Dymally would eventually serve in Congress as a representative of California’s 31st District, which included Torrance and Gardena. Shortly after gaining a seat in Congress, Mr. Dymally would go on to promote reparations for the former incarcerees in his district. Mervyn Dymally’s fight for redess would eventually lead him to allying with Japanese American leaders, such as Senator Spark Matsunaga. Unfortunately, during the fight for redress, Mr. Dymally would be met with some disapproval by the African American community due to racist comments made by the government of Japan. In hopes to mend a growing split between Japan and African American communities, Mervyn Dymally led diplomatic meetings between Japanese national officials and African American leaders. To this day, Representative Mervyn Dymally is seen as one of the prominent advocates of Japanese American redress and a promoter of solidarity between the African American, Japanese American, and Japanese national communities.
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