Another year has passed and here we are again celebrating
Martin Luther King Day. Sadly, we are still suffering from a culture of racial
division made worse almost daily by the media and the identity politics of the
Liberal Left. I wish people would go back and listen to the words of Dr. King
and his messages of non-violence and love. I wish more people viewed the world
the way he did. I wish more people had the hope and vision and dream of the
future that he talked about. Maybe someday we’ll get there.
Here’s my post from last year at this time.
As a teacher, I tried whenever possible to expose my
students to things I felt important, things I felt everyone should know, things
I feared that many of them had missed somehow along the way. The “I Have a
Dream” speech of Martin Luther King, Jr. is one of those things. For many years
I would play at least a portion for my students as we neared the holiday. There
are lines that are familiar to almost everyone, but even those are better heard
than read. Surprisingly, a large number of people have never heard it in its
entirety.
I don’t have a class or students anymore, so this is for my
loyal readers. Whatever you may think about the man personally or in the
unfortunate case of many young people today, if you are completely ignorant of
the man and his place in our history, let me encourage you to listen to a
fantastic speech/sermon/lecture, whatever you want to call it and spend some
time thinking about the words which are as relevant today as they were in 1963.
Finding a copy should not be too difficult and it is well
worth the time it takes to listen to the entire speech. Here’s a link to a
pretty good version. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=smEqnnklfYs
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