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gave leadership in 1963 in the state's first drive to
secure a state-wide public acconodations law, and the
fair employment practices laws which were enacted.
A few days ago in Maryland's largest city a young
mayor conscious of the effects of racial isolation and
discrimination upon the white citizens as well as upon
the colored citizens of that city, made an inaugural pledge
to end racial discrimination in the city's facilities and
in its actions.
Many of us who are minority members in this
state have been encouraged and enheartened by the activi-
ties in both Prince Georges County and Montgomery County
as they have enacted fair housing ordinances. The city
of Annapolis on the eve of our Convention and shortly
thereafter gave us another encouraging example of leader-
ship in the state by its enactment of a fair housing
ordinance and those of us who have long been concerned
in the criminal area by the deficiencies in the adminis-
tration of justice caused by racial ciscrii-ination have
been encouraged by the activities of the '.-.'hi te citizens
of Montgomery County in the long struggle in the