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CityLight.org
may 2012
I
t is interesting that at a time when we are
commemorating the 15th anniversary of
the Tony Evans Crusade and the founding
of City Light Coalition, Inc., we have been
seeing the issue of racial dissension and con-
tention all over the news media.
At the time of the Crusade, in 1997, there
was a great controversy in South Carolina
over the flying of the Confederate Flag over
move the symbolic Confederate Battle Flag
from atop the State House. The news media
across the country was making the most of
the issue, with South Carolina dead center.
Our family went on a vacation to Hawaii
and as we tuned in to a Hawaii television sta-
tion we saw Governor David Beasley being
interviewed, as he declared he felt it was time
for the flag to be removed.
the State House. Publicity was rampant
concerning black church burnings, not only
in South Carolina, but in several southern
states. Tension was high. Gladys and I both
participated in a march from the Capitol to
the temporary State Congressional Office
building to bring attention to the need to re-
It was in this environment that a build up
to a Regional Revival in the South Carolina
Stadium, with Dr. Tony Evans presiding,
began to take place. The theme was "That
We May Be One." The task seemed indomi-
table. The budget for such a task would be
half a million dollars. The small committee
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Founder of CityLight
President Chapin Furniture
Developer Precision Tune Auto Care
"As the preparation continued,
obstacles seemed unending,
but God's overcoming
power kept prevailing."