Advocates of `Official English' on the Defensive;Proponents of Ballot Measures in 3 States Deny Racism Charges in Wake of Controversy

From: The Washington Post | Date: October 23, 1988| Author: | Copyright information

In the wake of recent controversy surrounding U.S. English, a group that supports English as the United States' official language, supporters of official-English ballot measures in Colorado, Florida and Arizona are defending themselves against renewed charges of racism and claims that such state efforts are controlled by the national group.

"I said a number of months ago that we can win this campaign in one day," said Jeff Browne, coordinator for Sun for Florida, a group opposed to the official English amendment. "That's the day the organizers of this effort are unmasked for the bigots that ...

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