I am continuing my recollections of the jam-packed Martin Luther King weekend. Where we covered Selma, Montgomery, Birmingham, and Atlanta. Yesterday, I provided background and our Montgomery meanderings.
Continue reading MLK Weekend, 2017, Selma AL
I just spent Martin Luther King weekend walking in the shoes of the Reverend Martin Luther King, the Rabbi Abraham Joshua Heschel, Reverend James Reeb, Joanne Bland, and a slew of others. I saw recreations of Rosa Parks’ abbreviated bus ride. And, felt the pain of four young children murdered by an American terrorist at the 16th Street Baptist Church.
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“When you’re young, you think you can change the world. As you get older, you realize that you can’t do that, but you’re still convinced that you can change the town in which you live. Then, there reaches a point where you realize you can’t do that either. But you’re still sure that you can change your family. Finally, you become aware that the most you can do is change yourself.”
Continue reading Amaze Yourself!
No, I did not mistake the beginning of the Gettysburg Address. Instead, I am referring to the birth of the late Reverend Martin Luther King. Who was born into an America that was segregated. And, helped change the policy and practice of that nation.
Continue reading Four Score and five years ago
It was 50 years ago today. A. Philip Randolph and Bayard Rustin organized the day’s March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom. To strike a blow for freedom and the ability of everyone to have a job that paid reasonable wages. A problem that still exists today- perhaps, even more so.
Continue reading Progress…but a long way to go!
