Gwendolyn Brooks

Mayor Harold Washington

Mayor Harold Washington - meaning Summary

Celebrating Enduring Civic Legacy

Brooks addresses Mayor Harold Washington as a figure whose actions resonate beyond immediate events. The poem insists his footsteps are "echo-makers," asserting a lasting, unforgettable civic legacy. It links his leadership to communal renewal—"our health," an "Age of Alliance," and a shared, elevated venture called a "senior adventure." The tone is celebratory and forward-looking, presenting the mayor as catalyst for collective change and solidarity.

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Mayor. Worldman. Historyman. Beyond steps that occur and close, your steps are echo-makers. You can never be forgotten. We begin our health. We enter the Age of Alliance. This is our senior adventure.

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