Yes, MLK wasn't perfect, but regarding peaceful resistance and changing things for the better, he was perfect. Schools were integrated when I was in elementary school, and in Spartanburg, it was peaceful. Though he had already been assassinated, his influence is what made it peaceful. Sometimes it seems like we have gone backwards since the 1970s.
Happy MLK Day. And yeah the message was very complicated for people. I also "love" how MLK is used basically as a cheap cliché by a number of people (generally conservative). And another thing I always observe is the cliché of roads named for MLK but the underlying conditions he protested are still in effect. And sometimes those roads named for MLK (like expressways) even exacerbated the problems.
The late spouse was a high-school senior in Memphis in April 1968. He and his budding leftwing radical friends had attended some of the garbage-strike protests and joined the throngs of folks who gathered outside the Lorraine Motel when the news spread that Dr. King had been assassinated. He said the mood of the crowd quickly turned quite hostile, understandably, so he and his fellow white boys beat a hasty retreat back to the suburbs. RIP MLKJr.
I remember when MLK was assassinated. They lowered the flags outside our elementary school and there was a moment of silence. I lived in St. Paul at the time and my best friend Mona Lisa and I watched them lower the flag. She had tears streaming down her face. It was a sad day. His message needs to not just be remembered but heeded more now than ever. When people across the country see this regime’s horrible treatment of peaceful protesters just like they did in the 60’s with firehoses and digs, the rest of the country will finally see horrors unleashed on their own citizens. Change will come. Like Dr King, I still hold out hope.
Mahalia Jackson, a favorite of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., sang this at the March on Washington just before Dr. King gave his "I Have a Dream" speech.
Mahalia Jackson was an amazing and powerful singer. Her work with Ellington isn’t played enough on my local Jazz station. Which, btw, if you’d like to hear, you can tune into the free streaming on KCSM.org.
Yes, MLK wasn't perfect, but regarding peaceful resistance and changing things for the better, he was perfect. Schools were integrated when I was in elementary school, and in Spartanburg, it was peaceful. Though he had already been assassinated, his influence is what made it peaceful. Sometimes it seems like we have gone backwards since the 1970s.
Happy MLK Day. And yeah the message was very complicated for people. I also "love" how MLK is used basically as a cheap cliché by a number of people (generally conservative). And another thing I always observe is the cliché of roads named for MLK but the underlying conditions he protested are still in effect. And sometimes those roads named for MLK (like expressways) even exacerbated the problems.
Ah well, this is America.
MLK is white cons' Black friend.
The late spouse was a high-school senior in Memphis in April 1968. He and his budding leftwing radical friends had attended some of the garbage-strike protests and joined the throngs of folks who gathered outside the Lorraine Motel when the news spread that Dr. King had been assassinated. He said the mood of the crowd quickly turned quite hostile, understandably, so he and his fellow white boys beat a hasty retreat back to the suburbs. RIP MLKJr.
I remember when MLK was assassinated. They lowered the flags outside our elementary school and there was a moment of silence. I lived in St. Paul at the time and my best friend Mona Lisa and I watched them lower the flag. She had tears streaming down her face. It was a sad day. His message needs to not just be remembered but heeded more now than ever. When people across the country see this regime’s horrible treatment of peaceful protesters just like they did in the 60’s with firehoses and digs, the rest of the country will finally see horrors unleashed on their own citizens. Change will come. Like Dr King, I still hold out hope.
𝗛𝗔𝗣𝗣𝗬 𝗠𝗟𝗞 𝗗𝗔𝗬!!!
Mahalia Jackson, a favorite of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., sang this at the March on Washington just before Dr. King gave his "I Have a Dream" speech.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l49N8U3d0Bw
Mahalia Jackson was an amazing and powerful singer. Her work with Ellington isn’t played enough on my local Jazz station. Which, btw, if you’d like to hear, you can tune into the free streaming on KCSM.org.
About halfway thru that clip, Ms. Jackson REALLY winds up and starts shaking plaster from the ceiling of that auditorium.
She had holy spirit flowing through her for sure.