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[wilma]

[Brisky]

I still believe someday his dream will come true. I have faith in humanity for all.

[JaneMarple]

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@Brisky wrote:
I still believe someday his dream will come true. I have faith in humanity for all.

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I sincerely hope so, lately I haven't been so sure. 

[cherry]

@JaneMarplewhen I feel like that ,I look back at Emmett Till, and know that it is getting better

I am only sorry  it wasn't for him ,and many others.

[spiderw]

I don't remember exactly where I was on that horrible day but I do remember my emotions.  I was devastated, angry and saddened.  Here was a non violent man, a role model, a man who fought for justice gunned down by hatred.  It affected me in many ways just as the assassination of JFK did. five years before, two senseless deaths.

I honor Dr. King today for all he accomplished and for all he tried to do to make this world a better place.  That is how I felt then and still do to this day.

[Brisky]

One by One, Generation by Generation. Teach our children well. Yes we can.

[suzyQ3]

An interesting quote from when he was in the Birmingham jail:

“I have almost reached the regrettable conclusion that the Negro's great stumbling block in his stride toward freedom is not the White Citizen's Counciler or the Ku Klux Klanner, but the white moderate, who is more devoted to ‘order’ than to justice. … Shallow understanding from people of good will is more frustrating than absolute misunderstanding from people of ill will.”

Please note that he was from a time when use of the word "Negro" was common and not derogatory.

[Brisky]

He knew white people could not walk in their shoes.
Outsiders looking but not really comprehending the full magnitude of their experience.

[sunshine 919]

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@wilma wrote:

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@wilma wrote:

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His words are so powerful and rings true today.

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[Brisky]

Thanks everybody for your replies. It's always good to remember some of our greatest leaders. 😊