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originally posted by: Wide-Eyes
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Man's receiving the Nobel Peace Prize? The guy must have done something good.
I'm looking at the world This Day and shaking my head.
MLK preached LOVE, NOT VIOLENCE.
This goes for everyone no matter your heritage.
Peace to all of my HUMAN brothers and sisters.
originally posted by: Bluntone22
a reply to: Wide-Eyes
I’ve often thought dr king would be ashamed of his people today.
He spoke of peace, hard work, faith and forgiveness.
Not so sure of the message here at all, we should all know what MLK was about, it's not reprise time.
Moreover, I am cognizant of the interrelatedness of all communities and states. I cannot sit idly by in Atlanta and not be concerned about what happens in Birmingham. Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere. We are caught in an inescapable network of mutuality, tied in a single garment of destiny. Whatever affects one directly affects all indirectly. Never again can we afford to live with the narrow, provincial "outside agitator" idea. Anyone who lives inside the United States can never be considered an outsider.
You deplore the demonstrations that are presently taking place in Birmingham. But I am sorry that your statement did not express a similar concern for the conditions that brought the demonstrations into being. I am sure that each of you would want to go beyond the superficial social analyst who looks merely at effects and does not grapple with underlying causes. I would not hesitate to say that it is unfortunate that so-called demonstrations are taking place in Birmingham at this time, but I would say in more emphatic terms that it is even more unfortunate that the white power structure of this city left the Negro community with no other alternative.
originally posted by: Cravens
originally posted by: Bluntone22
a reply to: Wide-Eyes
I’ve often thought dr king would be ashamed of his people today.
He spoke of peace, hard work, faith and forgiveness.
His people? What people are they? Why would he be ashamed?
Don’t be scared, homie, tell us.
originally posted by: Bluntone22
originally posted by: Cravens
originally posted by: Bluntone22
a reply to: Wide-Eyes
I’ve often thought dr king would be ashamed of his people today.
He spoke of peace, hard work, faith and forgiveness.
His people? What people are they? Why would he be ashamed?
Don’t be scared, homie, tell us.
Hmm..
His people... Black people.
He would be ashamed because 75% of black babies are raised by single mothers with no fathers around.
He would be ashamed to see all the young black men dying at the hands of their piers.
He would be ashamed of rap music.
He would be ashamed of what the culture of his people has become.
So yeah.. He's probably rolling in his grave.
Arthur J. Hanes served as mayor of Birmingham, Alabama between 1961 and 196... en.wikipedia.org
Born: October 19, 1916. Died: May 8, 1997. Party affiliation: Democratic Party (United States)
Birmingham, Alabama was, in 1963, "probably the most thoroughly segregated city in the United States", according to King.[6] Although the city's population of almost 350,000 was 60% white and 40% black,[7] Birmingham had no black police officers, firefighters, sales clerks in department stores, bus drivers, bank tellers, or store cashiers. Black secretaries could not work for white professionals. Jobs available to black workers were limited to manual labor in Birmingham's steel mills, work in household service and yard maintenance, or work in black neighborhoods. Whenlayoffs were necessary, black employees were often the first to go. The unemployment ratefor black people was two and a half times higher than for white people.
Albert Burton Boutwell was the 19th Lieutenant Governor of Alabama. A Democrat en.wikipedia.org
Born: November 13, 1904, MontgomeryDied: February 3, 1978, Birmingham
Spouse: Helen Balfour Drake
Party affiliation: Democratic Party (United States)
City CommissionPresident (mayor)Art Hanes
(1961–1963)
Albert Boutwell
(1963–1967)