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30 Howard L.J. 979 (1987)
The Application of the Constitution of the United States: A Limited Vision

handle is hein.journals/howlj30 and id is 1005 raw text is: The Application of the Constitution of the United States: A Limited Vision JAMES E. LYONS, SR.* What provisions would I have added if I had been a part of the first Constitutional Convention? Consideration of that question must give pause to the serious citizen, for our experience leads us to under- stand that the question is not a simple one to answer. The 200th Anniversary of the Constitution is a milestone which Black Americans can appreciate with a special awareness of the strength and value of the document. Black Americans should join in the anniversary of the Constitution of the United States of America and remind everyone that it was not the document itself that made our lot so hard; it was the limited vision of the application of the Constitu- tion to certain of our country's citizens which we regret and deplore. The failure of vision, the wrongs of exclusion, created a burden and baggage which we still carry today, Blacks and whites, men and women. It is fairly easy for an educator with nearly two-hundred years of hindsight to comment on the Constitutional Convention of 1787, in Philadelphia. I see on an almost daily basis, the effects of our having been excluded from enjoying the benefits of the Constitution for many years. Some of the effects that I see are blatant; while other effects are subtle and must really be studied to see the relationship. As a junior high school teacher in Philadelphia, a college professor in North Caro- lina and now as a college president, I see that the under-prepared mi- nority student is still carrying the burden of laws which prevented his parents and grandparents from equal participation in the economic, social, cultural, and most importantly, educational opportunities avail- able in these United States. I know there are some who will argue that there can be no con- President, Bowie State College, Bowie, Maryland. Dr. Lyons received his Bachelor's degree, Master of Arts degree and Ph.D. from the University of Connecticut and has previously served as Vice President and Dean of Academic Affairs at Delaware State College.

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