[Historical Notes: [1]. On February 7, 1998, Congressman Elijah Cummings joined Governor Parris N. Glendening, Senator Barbara A. Mikulski, and more than one thousand other people of good will in Annapolis, Maryland, for "Unity Day" events, including a march and rally celebrating unity and diversity. [2]. These multi-cultural unity events were the Annapolis community's response to a provocative KKK rally - also held in Annapolis on that day - by members of the hate group from other communities (a KKK rally permitted in exercise of the Klan's First Amendment right to "protest" the celebration of Black History Month). [3]. Through the love, tireless effort and organizational skill of the Annapolis volunteer organizers, their community emerged from the Klan invasion without significant injury to persons or property and reaffirmed their city's commitment to multicultural unity and diversity. [4]. Congressman Cummings' actual address to the Unity Rally departed from the text of his prepared remarks, but he makes the prepared text available in the hope that all who read the following words will thoughtfully consider the problems and perspective they advance.]