Today
has been set aside to honor perhaps the greatest American to ever walk among
us.
What
makes the Reverend Doctor Martin Luther King Junior so extraordinary beyond his
success in the civil rights movement, is that he NEVER held an elective office
or any political post. He worked outside
the system. He created a movement that
initially had no political support, no funding and faced violent opposition
resulting in the deaths of many who supported humane treatment for our fellow
citizens.
That
makes today one of the most significant days of the year. Significant because most American today
believe that simply showing up at the ballot box is where their responsibility in
safeguarding our liberties begins and ends.
They refuse to become activists – to create citizen movements, to
educate, agitate, strike, boycott, to break some windows - to threaten those in
power with the disruption and stability they need to continue their terror of
suppression. We are fearful to take to
the streets as Dr. King did, even in knowing that that is only way in which any
meaningful change has ever been implemented in America – knowing that if we don’t,
we are destine to lose our liberties and freedom.
The
fact that today is not a national holiday clearly indicates that Dr. King’s dream
is far, far, far from fruition.
“I've Been to the Mountaintop” Sermon
“I've Been to the Mountaintop” Sermon
Delivered
Mason Temple (Church Of God)- Memphis,
Tennessee
April 3, 1968 – The night before he was shot and killed
April 3, 1968 – The night before he was shot and killed
Excerpts:
“Every now and then I guess we all think
realistically about that day when we will be victimized with what is life's
final common denominator—that something that we call death”….And I don't
think of it in a morbid sense. "
“If any of you are around when I have to meet my day,…I'd like
somebody to mention that Martin Luther King, Jr., tried to give his life
serving others….I tried to love somebody…that I
did try to feed the hungry… that I did try in my life to clothe those who were
naked…that I tried to love and serve humanity.
Yes, if you want to say that I was a drum major, say that I was a drum major for justice. Say that I was a drum major for peace. I was a drum major for righteousness. And all of the other shallow things will not matter." ~ Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
Mission accomplished – Well done sir.
For
the millions of Americans who have no knowledge of this
-
“NOW IS THE TIME” TO
CORRECT THAT DEFICIENCY.
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