To Strive, To Seek, To Find

Greg Gephart says:

Paul M. Gaston, professor emeritus of history at the University of Virginia, wrote an essay that appeared in the Opinion Exchange section of yesterday’s Mpls StarTribune. He tells of a meeting he had with Dr. King before the Freedom March and his “I have a dream” speech. A key phrase was left out of that oration because of the political climate at the time and Dr. King’s having been under FBI survalence for some time. In his speech, Dr. King called for the recognition of the need for a “radical redistribution of the economic and political power” in our society. And that racism was woven into the fabric of the country, intimately linked to capitalism and militarism. What was required was “a radical restructuring of the architecture of American society” This missing phrase, according to Gaston, was not included because “the time was not right for it. But the phrase carries the essential message and emabodies the enduring legacy of Martin Luther King Jr., and it is a message virtually air-brushed from history”. Professor Gaston continues with some interesting insights as to the state of the civil rights movement and the prospects for it’s future. With all the lip service paid to Dr. King’s calls for freedom and equality, I wonder how many of our elected officials would sanction a call for a radical restructuring of our society.

Brei Johannes-Lund says:

Such a powerful man! Martin Luther King’s words are so strong and his voice so moving.

This world holsters such nasty people who commit heinous actions and have resentment towards others. Those people who are the others are usually the compassionate ones.