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This beautiful location in central Seattle
is named after civil rights leader Ed Pratt.
A place that today is peaceful and quiet and serene,
but grew out of violence and turbulence
of the civil rights days of 1960s.
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Ed was the head of the
Seattle Urban League and a tremendous leader.
There were tough issues: school busing,
anti-discrimination laws, redlining.
Ed faced them all.
He was honest and he was square.
But he was assassinated
one January night in 1969.
He was only 39 years old.
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A tremendous leader of our state.
We still miss him today.
But this park brings back memories.
And today we can see those young people playing together,
learning together,
and hopefully building a better life for our state.
This truly is one of my favorite places.
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