But people of all races must never forget the story of the Amistad saga and the brutal treatment of slaves, Kelly said. It's important that people learn about this and understand this. Kelly has been collecting slave memorabilia for a year. It's my way of helping educate people about the horrors of slavery. We need to learn the differences, and out of that experience should come an appreciation of those differences, not tolerance.
Tolerance is only a temporary thing.
Tolerance is not as good as it gets. Leopold is director of the Bridge Building initiative, another component of the Amistad celebration jointly sponsored by the Council of Churches of Greater Bridgeport and Congregation B'nai Israel. The diversity program will continue after the Amistad leaves Bridgeport. Three Bridge Building community dialogues on racial relations and related issues will be held in September. When we speak to one another and communicate, the walls of hate and misperception come tumbling down, and positive relations can be built.