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Robert F. Kennedy shortly before his own assassination said,
" We can do well in this country. We will have difficult times. We've had difficult times in the past, but we -- and we will have difficult times in the future. It is not the end of violence; it is not the end of lawlessness; and it's not the end of disorder.
But the vast majority of white people and the vast majority of black people in this country want to live together, want to improve the quality of our life, and want justice for all human beings that abide in our land."
See, hear and read entire speech at link.
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from TouchArt.net and OneEarthBlog.blogspot.comRobert F. Kennedy shortly before his own assassination said,
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By STEPHEN MANNING,
AP
Posted: 2008-05-11 07:36:19
Filed Under: Nation News
WASHINGTON (May 10) - The centerpiece for the Martin Luther King Jr. memorial on the National Mall has drawn criticism from a federal arts panel, which says the proposed statue looks "confrontational" and resembles the head of a socialist state more than a civil rights leader.....
More at the link on the controversy.
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By STEPHEN MANNING,
AP
Posted: 2008-05-11 07:36:19
Filed Under: Nation... more
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"Why I Am Opposed to the War in Vietnam"
Reverend Doctor Martin Luther King, Jr. speaks out against the war in Viet Nam with words that ring true again today.
Listen to the depth and wisdom of Dr. King's oratory in 1967.
YouTube - Speech by Martin Luther King, Jr. against the Vietnam War. Audio.
This speech was released by Black Forum records, a subsidiary of Motown, and went on to win a Grammy in 1970 for the Best Spoken Word Recording.
Excerpts of a Sermon at the Ebenezer Baptist Church on April 30, 1967.
Text of entire speech:
http://husseini.org/2007/01/martin-lu...
Real Audio file of entire speech:
http://www.africanbynature.com/Resour..
Today, his eldest son, Martin Luther King III has re-ignited his father's vision with the Realizing the Dream network of 50 beloved community across the nation, and reaching out internationally to harness the will to end poverty of 38 million Americans and billions worldwide.
Watch Martin Luther King III's speech in Israel last summer in 2007.
http://youtube.com/watch?v=Rre0qU2l36U
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"Why I Am Opposed to the War in Vietnam"
Reverend Doctor Martin Luther... more
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Dr. King Jr.'s words and actions continue to inspire us today to work for peace with justice. This is a biography of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
Follow the links for more info and find out about the good works his wife, Coretta Scott King continued as have his four children, Martin III, Yolanda, Dexter and Bernice.
Hope you will then commit yourself to joining us in the work to realize Dr. King Jr.'s vision of the beloved community and spread the good news to your family, friends, and everyone in your communities.
38 million living in poverty is obscene. Answer Martin Luther King III's call to turn his father's "dream into a vision and that vision into action."
From Charleen Touchette, New Mexico Co-ordinator of Martin Luther King III's Realizing the Dream Poverty in America Initiative forTouchArt.net and OneEarthBlog.blogspot.com
Dr. King Jr.'s words and actions continue to inspire us today to work for peace... more
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(Video courtesy of the DNC)
John McCain continued his campaign tour by visiting Arkansas on Friday. In front of a predominantly African-American audience, McCain again misrepresented his record opposing the Martin Luther King holiday.
McCain claimed to have voted against a federal holiday before changing his mind a “very short time after that.” But McCain voted against the federal holiday in 1983, opposed a state holiday in 1987 (four years later), opposed a new federal holiday in 1989 (six years later) and voted against funding for the commission established to encourage all states to recognize the King holiday in 1994—11 years after his vote. Although, when you’ve been around the block for as long as McCain has, maybe 11 years feels like a short time.(Video courtesy of the DNC)
John McCain continued his campaign tour by visiting... more
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I had heard Dr. King's grand speeches but I hadn't seen the man up close.
These old clips from Meet the Press show just how enlightened the man was.I had heard Dr. King's grand speeches but I hadn't seen the man up close.... more
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This past Friday marked the date of the death of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., who was assassinated in Memphis 40 years ago. This article includes memorable photographs, a detailed biography, videos of King's important speeches and a photo-gallery.This past Friday marked the date of the death of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., who was... more
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Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated on April 4, 1968 in Memphis, Tennessee. His life work had an immense impact on the furthering of civil rights in the United States. Even forty years after his untimely death, Dr. King's legacy places him amongst some of the greatest leaders in American history.Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated on April 4, 1968 in Memphis, Tennessee. His... more
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"Now let me hasten to say that Jesus was very serious when he gave this command; he wasn’t playing. He realized that it’s hard to love your enemies. He realized that it’s difficult to love those persons who seek to defeat you, those persons who say evil things about you. He realized that it was painfully hard, pressingly hard. But he wasn’t playing. And we cannot dismiss this passage as just another example of Oriental hyperbole, just a sort of exaggeration to get over the point. This is a basic philosophy of all that we hear coming from the lips of our Master. Because Jesus wasn’t playing; because he was serious. We have the Christian and moral responsibility to seek to discover the meaning of these words, and to discover how we can live out this command, and why we should live by this command." Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. (November 17, 1957)"Now let me hasten to say that Jesus was very serious when he gave this command;... more
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"I understand that you have an economic system in America known as Capitalism. Through this economic system you have been able to do wonders. You have become the richest nation in the world, and you have built up the greatest system of production that history has ever known. All of this is marvelous. But Americans, there is the danger that you will misuse your Capitalism. I still contend that money can be the root of all evil. It can cause one to live a life of gross materialism. I am afraid that many among you are more concerned about making a living than making a life. You are prone to judge the success of your profession by the index of your salary and the size of the wheel base on your automobile, rather than the quality of your service to humanity.
The misuse of Capitalism can also lead to tragic exploitation. This has so often happened in your nation. They tell me that one tenth of one percent of the population controls more than forty percent of the wealth. Oh America, how often have you taken necessities from the masses to give luxuries to the classes. If you are to be a truly Christian nation you must solve this problem. You cannot solve the problem by turning to communism, for communism is based on an ethical relativism and a metaphysical materialism that no Christian can accept. You can work within the framework of democracy to bring about a better distribution of wealth. You can use your powerful economic resources to wipe poverty from the face of the earth. God never intended for one group of people to live in superfluous inordinate wealth, while others live in abject deadening poverty. God intends for all of his children to have the basic necessities of life, and he has left in this universe "enough and to spare" for that purpose. So I call upon you to bridge the gulf between abject poverty and superfluous wealth." ~Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. (November 4, 1956)"I understand that you have an economic system in America known as Capitalism.... more
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A nice tribute to an amazing leader
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On the 40th Anniversary of Martin Luther King Jr.'s assignation in Memphis, TN, people gathered to remember his dream. Rain did not stop the hundreds of supporters from marching "in a steady line of umbrellas." The march concluded at the motel where king was assassinated. It is currently the National Civil Rights Museum. On the 40th Anniversary of Martin Luther King Jr.'s assignation in Memphis, TN,... more
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'Early morning, April 4... shot rings out in the Memphis sky... free at last, they took your life, they could not take your pride.'
For Martin, with love. 'Early morning, April 4... shot rings out in the Memphis sky... free at last,... more
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New evidence reveals just how antagonizing the US government was to civil rights.
Did King's assassin act alone?New evidence reveals just how antagonizing the US government was to civil rights.... more
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Forty years after the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. at age 39, a new History Channel special, KING, with newsman Tom Brokaw, takes viewers on an unprecedented journey back in time and forward to today.
In a rare television interview, Dr. King's son Martin Luther King III shares his memories and thoughts about his father in the special. In an insightful conversation with Brokaw, he talks about how he carries his father's torch today by leading a new campaign against poverty called "Realizing the Dream." During the interview, he takes Brokaw into the field to show him the devastating poverty still plaguing our nation.
"KING" Premieres on The History Channel™ on Sunday, April 6 at 8pm / 7CForty years after the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. at age 39, a new... more
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In his Nobel Peace Laureate's Acceptance Speech, Dr. King spoke of both the immorality and impracticality of choosing the path of violence rather than the non-violent struggle for justice he advocated and practiced with courage and passion. His words ring out today to those who thirst for peace with justice with the same urgency with which we heard them then when soldiers were killing and dying in Viet Nam and another immoral President was waging an unjust war for oil.
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr said, "Violence as a way of achieving racial justice is both impractical and immoral. I am not unmindful of the fact that violence often brings about momentary results. Nations have frequently won their independence in battle. But in spite of temporary victories, violence never brings permanent peace. It solves no social problem: it merely creates new and more complicated ones. Violence is impractical because it is a descending spiral ending in destruction for all. It is immoral because it seeks to humiliate the opponent rather than win his understanding: it seeks to annihilate rather than convert. Violence is immoral because it thrives on hatred rather than love. It destroys community and makes brotherhood impossible. It leaves society in monologue rather than dialogue. Violence ends up defeating itself. It creates bitterness in the survivors and brutality in the destroyers."In his Nobel Peace Laureate's Acceptance Speech, Dr. King spoke of both the... more
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The assassination of MLK Jr.
Inspired by the original poem,
"The Bullet That Killed The King"
by Jimmy Daggett.The assassination of MLK Jr.
Inspired by the original poem,
"The Bullet That... more
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The government wants to ignite Saturn triggering a fission reaction in the hopes of creating a second sun? So as to stage the second coming? Is this being perpetrated by the Illuminati? was this the plan depicted in the 1980's film ''2010''?The government wants to ignite Saturn triggering a fission reaction in the hopes of... more
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ATHENS, Greece - Road construction on the western Greek island of Lefkada has uncovered and partially destroyed an important tomb with artifacts dating back more than 3,000 years, officials said on Wednesday.
The find is a miniature version of the large, opulent tombs built by the rulers of Greece during the Mycenaean era, which ended around 1100 B.C. Although dozens have been found in the mainland and on Crete, the underground, beehive-shaped monuments are very rare in the western Ionian Sea islands, and previously unknown on Lefkada
ATHENS, Greece - Road construction on the western Greek island of Lefkada has... more
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''The U.N. has passed more than 17 resolutions concerning DARFUR, unless these resolutions are implemented and sanctions against Sudanese officials are enforced, the violence and destruction will continue.
The African Union remains without authority to protect civilians and Sudan continues to oppose sending U.N. troops into Darfur.
While Violence spreads into CHAD and the Central African Republic , humanitarian groups are pulling out of DARFUR.
Since 2003, it is estimated that 400,000 have died and 2.5 million have been displaced from their homes.
Quotes From The Documentary ''The Devil Came On Horse-Back''
here's the link to the movie
http://www.watch-movies.net/movies/the_devil_came_on_horseback/
click on the 5 minute preview and then click on the VEOH link (Yellow Tab) to watch the whole film, you may have to register, butthe 5 minutes it may take to register, is worth a lifetime of compassion, and the membership is completely free.''The U.N. has passed more than 17 resolutions concerning DARFUR, unless... more
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