Dr. Martin Luther King - a True American Hero
Hey Folks,
For a very long time I have asserted:
"When Dr. King worked for Civil Rights, they put him in jail. When he worked for economic rights, they killed him."
Dr. King is a true American hero, one of the few, at least as far as I'm concerned.
The "Fresh Air" program linked below relates to the fight in Memphis, the strike of the Sanitation Workers there. Dr. King's involvement with these impoverished, black workers trying to form a union, coupled with his opposition to the Viet Nam War and his ongoing efforts to organize a Poor People's March on Washington were too much for the power structure.
Listen to what the FBI was doing, the Memphis police, the media. You may already know Dr. King's prophetic "Mountain top" speech; he knew. J.Edgar Hoover knew; and others did too. He was murdered the next day.
Notice, too, how the white/business/governmental power structure failed to do the right thing; or, rather, stubbornly refused to be human, "Christian," or in compliance with official American values. After all, they were dealing with poor people, black people, would-be union members - scum, in other words.
Dr. King saw the truth. Dr. King spoke the truth. He fought for the truth, and exposed it. He was murdered to extinguish it.
It is our responsibility to honor Dr. King by searching for the truth, by speaking it, by fighting for it, and exposing it - without regard for ourselves.
- Uke Man
Fresh Air:
http://www.npr.org/templates/rundowns/rundown.php?prgId=13
For a very long time I have asserted:
"When Dr. King worked for Civil Rights, they put him in jail. When he worked for economic rights, they killed him."
Dr. King is a true American hero, one of the few, at least as far as I'm concerned.
The "Fresh Air" program linked below relates to the fight in Memphis, the strike of the Sanitation Workers there. Dr. King's involvement with these impoverished, black workers trying to form a union, coupled with his opposition to the Viet Nam War and his ongoing efforts to organize a Poor People's March on Washington were too much for the power structure.
Listen to what the FBI was doing, the Memphis police, the media. You may already know Dr. King's prophetic "Mountain top" speech; he knew. J.Edgar Hoover knew; and others did too. He was murdered the next day.
Notice, too, how the white/business/governmental power structure failed to do the right thing; or, rather, stubbornly refused to be human, "Christian," or in compliance with official American values. After all, they were dealing with poor people, black people, would-be union members - scum, in other words.
Dr. King saw the truth. Dr. King spoke the truth. He fought for the truth, and exposed it. He was murdered to extinguish it.
It is our responsibility to honor Dr. King by searching for the truth, by speaking it, by fighting for it, and exposing it - without regard for ourselves.
- Uke Man
Fresh Air:
http://www.npr.org/templates/rundowns/rundown.php?prgId=13
1 Comments:
Hi Tom,
Thanks for putting something about Dr. King. What a wonderful man. I'm so glad you and I got to visit his memorial when we were in Atlanta. Thanks again, Sondra
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