
It is a very dreary and somber day here in NE Ohio. The rain is unrelenting and there is little reason to want to go out in it. Better to stay inside and refelect upon a man who was assasinated because he was such a threat to the old social order of keeping black people in their places -- serving the needs and interests of white folks.
The true story of who really caused MLK's death may never be uncovered. The killer(s) may not have realized that the act of murder created a martyr that day. Millions of people have chosen to remember and to take to heart these words:
"All too many of those who live in affluent America ignore those who exist in poor America. In doing so, the affluent Americans will eventually have to face themselves with the question that Eichmann chose to ignore: How responsible am I for the well-being of my fellows? To ignore evil is to become an accomplice to it."
The above quote taken from an article, posted here.
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Whenever I hear his "I Have a Dream" speech I still get chills to this day.
Imagine how different America would be today if John, Bobby and Martin had not had theirs lives ended far too early.
There are certainly none like them today.
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