“I have decided to stick with love. Hate is too great a burden to bear.”- Martin Luther King, Jr.
Today we pause to remember and honor Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. As today is a holiday, I won't be writing a full-length essay. Instead, I simply want to express my own admiration and respect for this great man and his work.
Dr. King devoted his, much too short, life to working for civil rights and social justice. His courageous leadership in using peaceful civil disobedience, and his eloquence in speaking truth to power will serve always as a shining example to those who seek justice and equality.
His efforts to promote civil rights, end poverty, and oppose war changed the way we think, speak, and act about these and other issues and call us to promote equal social justice for all. I watched the world change, and grew up in a better world, thanks to the work of this brave, honest, loving man and his colleagues. I am grateful.
I remember this as the day of yesterday. I always wondered why black people were slaughtered till this day. It looks like the whites were afraid of them. I read so many books about America and Sth-Africa.
ReplyDeleteI remember the sentences of a man who said tohis friend : I'm going to the harbor a need a new bock and there is a ship that just sailed in. It is still unbelievable for me>
Why is he still called Jr, because his son is also Jr?
Jenny, his father was Martin Luther King, Sr. and his son is Martin Luther King, III.
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