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Freedom Calendar 07/19/08 - 07/26/08
2008-07-19 19:27:00 July 19, 1867, Republican Congress overrides Democrat President Andrew Johnson?s veto of legislation protecting voting rights of African-Americans.July 20, 1854, Anti-slavery activists in Worcester, MA found Massachusetts Republican Party.July 21, 1896 African-American Republican activist Mary Terrell elected first president of the National Association of Colored Women.July 22, 1993, Death of Roscoe Robinson, first African-American four-star general in the U.S. Army; promoted in 1982 by President Ronald Reagan.July 23, 1840, Birth of African-American Republican John Hyman; sold eight times as a slave, became U.S. Rep. from North Carolina (1875-77).July 24, 1867, Republican Party established in South Carolina; at convention, 76 of 124 delegates were African-American.July 25, 2001, California Republican Gaddi Vasquez nominated by President George W. Bush as first Hispanic to be Director of the Peace Corps.July 26, 1990, President George H. W. Bush signs Americans with Disabilities Act...
Freedom Calendar 07/12/08 - 07/19/08
2008-07-12 20:54:00 July 12, 1974, Republican National Chairman George H. W. Bush establishes Republican National Hispanic Assembly.July 13, 1868, Louisiana Republican Oscar Dunn, a former slave, becomes nation?s first African-American Lt. Governor.July 14, 1884, Republicans criticize Democratic Party?s nomination of racist U.S. Senator Thomas Hendricks (D-IN) for vice president; he had voted against the 13th Amendment banning slavery.July 15, 1980, NAACP President Benjamin Hooks addresses Republican National Convention; previously appointed by President Richard Nixon in 1972 as first African-American member of U.S. Civil Rights CommissionJuly 16, 1866, Republican Congress overrides Democrat President Andrew Johnson?s veto of Freedman's Bureau Act, which protected former slaves from ?black codes? denying their rights.July 17, 1862, Over unanimous Democrat opposition, Republican Congress passes Confiscation Act stating that slaves of the Confederacy 'shall be forever free'.July 18, 1906, Birth of Asi...
Freedom Calendar 07/05/08 - 07/12/08
2008-07-05 20:18:00 July 5, 1801, Birth of David Farragut, Tennessee-born Hispanic appointed by President Abraham Lincoln as first U.S. Navy Admiral.July 6, 1854, First state Republican Party officially organized in Jackson, Michigan, to oppose Democrats? pro-slavery policies.July 7, 1981, President Ronald Reagan appoints first woman to U.S. Supreme Court, former Arizona Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O?Connor; as Republican legislator in Arizona, she was first woman to serve as Majority Leader in any state.July 8, 1970, In special message to Congress, President Richard Nixon calls for reversal of policy of forced termination of Native American rights and benefits.July 9, 1955, Republican attorney E. Frederic Morrow becomes first African-American executive in White House; served as advisor to President Dwight Eisenhower.July 10, 1805, Birth of U.S. Senator Jacob Howard (R-MI), co-author of the 14th Amendment; wrote first state Republican Party platform, condemning Democrats? pro-slavery policies.July...
Freedom Calendar 06/21/08 - 06/28/08
2008-06-21 18:35:00 June 21, 1832, Birth of U.S. Rep. Joseph Rainey (R-SC), former slave who in 1870 became first African-American member of U.S. House.June 22, 1870, Republican Congress creates U.S. Department of Justice, to safeguard the civil rights of African-Americans against Democrats in the South.June 23, 1958, President Dwight Eisenhower meets with Martin Luther King and other African-American leaders to discuss plans to advance civil rights.June 24, 1940, Republican Party platform calls for integration of the armed forces; for the balance of his terms in office, FDR fails to order itJune 25, 1996, Death of U.S. Court of Appeals Judge Elbert Tuttle, appointed by President Dwight Eisenhower; eulogized for ensuring that Brown v. Board of Education became ?a broad mandate for racial justice?.June 26, 1857, Abraham Lincoln declares Republican position that slavery is ?cruelly wrong,? while Democrats ?cultivate and excite hatred? for blacks.June 27, 1940, Charles Anderson (R-KY), first African-Ameri...
Freedom Calendar 06/14/08 - 06/21/08
2008-06-14 20:06:00 June 14, 1877, Nominated by U.S. Rep. James Freeman (R-GA), Henry O. Flipper becomes first African-American to graduate from West Point.June 15, 1864 Republican Congress votes equal pay for African-American troops serving in U.S. Army during Civil War.June 16, 1854, Newspaper editor Horace Greeley calls on opponents of slavery to unite in the Republican Party.June 17, 1856, Republican National Convention makes John C. Fremont its first Republican presidential nominee, with slogan 'Free soil, free labor, free speech, and Fremont'.June 18, 1912, African-American Robert Church, founder of Lincoln Leagues to register black voters in Tennessee, attends 1912 Republican National Convention as delegate; eventually serves as delegate at 8 conventions.June 19, 1865, On ?Juneteenth,? U.S. troops land in Galveston, TX to enforce ban on slavery that had been declared more than two years before by the Emancipation Proclamation.June 20, 1964, The Chicago Defender, renowned African-American newsp...
Freedom Calendar 05/24/08 - 05/31/08
2008-05-25 03:08:00 May 24, 1900, Republicans vote no in referendum for constitutional convention in Virginia, designed to create a new state constitution disenfranchising African-Americans.May 25, 1928, Republican Genevieve Cline becomes first woman in nation to serve as federal judge; appointed to U.S. Customs Court by President Calvin Coolidge.May 26, 2001, African-American Claude Allen, nominated by President George W. Bush, is confirmed as U.S. Deputy Secretary of Health and Human Services.May 27, 1987, Vietnamese-American cadet Hoang Nhu Tran, former boat person, graduates as valedictorian from U.S. Air Force Academy; nominated by U.S. Senator Bill Armstrong (R-CO).May 28, 1930, Birth of U.S. Rep. Patricia Saiki (R-HI), first Asian-American to lead a federal agency; appointed head of U.S. Small Business Administration by President George H. W. Bush.May 29, 1902, Virginia Democrats implement new state constitution, condemned by Republicans as illegal, reducing African-American voter registration b...
Freedom Calendar 05/10/08 - 05/17/08
2008-05-11 04:19:00 May 10, 1866, U.S. House passes Republicans? 14th Amendment guaranteeing due process and equal protection of the laws to all citizens; 100% of Democrats vote no.May 11, 1949, Birth of African-American Republican and sharecropper?s daughter Janice Rogers Brown, nominated by President George W. Bush as Judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals.May 12, 1850, Birth of U.S. Senator Henry Cabot Lodge (R-MA), whose 1890 Federal Elections Bill enforcing African-American voting rights passed House on party-line vote but was defeated in Senate by a Democrat filibuster.May 13, 1983, President Ronald Reagan designates first national observance of American Indian Day.May 14, 1971, Republican Senators Jacob Javits (NY) and Charles Percy (IL) appoint the first female pages in U.S. Senate.May 15, 1999, Death of Judge John Minor Wisdom of U.S. Court of Appeals, renowned author of landmark civil rights decisions; appointed by President Dwight Eisenhower to key Fifth Circuit covering Southern states.May 16, ...
Freedom Calendar 05/10/08 - 05/17/08
2008-05-11 04:19:00 May 10, 1866, U.S. House passes Republicans? 14th Amendment guaranteeing due process and equal protection of the laws to all citizens; 100% of Democrats vote no.May 11, 1949, Birth of African-American Republican and sharecropper?s daughter Janice Rogers Brown, nominated by President George W. Bush as Judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals.May 12, 1850, Birth of U.S. Senator Henry Cabot Lodge (R-MA), whose 1890 Federal Elections Bill enforcing African-American voting rights passed House on party-line vote but was defeated in Senate by a Democrat filibuster.May 13, 1983, President Ronald Reagan designates first national observance of American Indian Day.May 14, 1971, Republican Senators Jacob Javits (NY) and Charles Percy (IL) appoint the first female pages in U.S. Senate.May 15, 1999, Death of Judge John Minor Wisdom of U.S. Court of Appeals, renowned author of landmark civil rights decisions; appointed by President Dwight Eisenhower to key Fifth Circuit covering Southern states.May 16, ...
Freedom Calendar 05/03/08 - 05/10/08
2008-05-04 03:48:00 May 3, 1876, Birth of Isaac Leevy, South Carolina African-American Republican who established Lincoln Emancipation Clubs in 1940s to enable African-Americans to vote.May 4, 1961 - American civil rights movement: The "Freedom Riders" begin a bus trip through the South. sponsored by the Congress of Racial Equality (CORE) CORE was co-founded in Chicago in 1942 by James L. Farmer, Jr. In 1968 Farmer ran for U.S. Congress as a Republican and lost to Democrat Shirley Chisholm. However his defeat was not total; the recently elected Republican President, Richard Nixon, offered him the position of Assistant Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare.May 5, 1983, Hispanic Republican Patricia Diaz Dennis appointed by President Ronald Reagan as first Hispanic woman on National Labor Relations Board; later served as FCC Commissioner under Reagan and as Regent of Texas State University under Gov. George W. Bush.May 6, 1960, President Dwight Eisenhower signs Republicans? Civil Rights Act of 1960,...
Freedom Calendar 05/03/08 - 05/10/08
2008-05-04 03:41:00 May 3, 1876, Birth of Isaac Leevy, South Carolina African-American Republican who established Lincoln Emancipation Clubs in 1940s to enable African-Americans to vote.May 4, 1961 - American civil rights movement: The "Freedom Riders" begin a bus trip through the South. sponsored by the Congress of Racial Equality (CORE) CORE was co-founded in Chicago in 1942 by James L. Farmer, Jr. In 1968 Farmer ran for U.S. Congress as a Republican and lost to Democrat Shirley Chisholm. However his defeat was not total; the recently elected Republican President, Richard Nixon, offered him the position of Assistant Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare.May 5, 1983, Hispanic Republican Patricia Diaz Dennis appointed by President Ronald Reagan as first Hispanic woman on National Labor Relations Board; later served as FCC Commissioner under Reagan and as Regent of Texas State University under Gov. George W. Bush.May 6, 1960, President Dwight Eisenhower signs Republicans? Civil Rights Act of 1960,...
Freedom Calendar 04/26/08 - 05/03/08
2008-04-27 03:33:00 April 26, 1999, Legislation authored by U.S. Senator Spencer Abraham (R-MI) awarding Congressional Gold Medal to civil rights pioneer Rosa Parks is transmitted to President.April 27, 1822, Birth of Republican President Ulysses Grant; championed and enforced Republican legislation to safeguard civil rights of African-Americans.April 28, 1971, Rear Admiral Samuel Lee Gravely becomes first African-American to achieve Flag Rank in U.S. Navy, promoted by President Richard Nixon.April 29, 1877, Death of Republican Gov. William Brownlow, who led fight for Tennessee?s ratification of 14th Amendment guaranteeing due process and equal protection of the laws.April 30, 1862, African-American Republicans in New Orleans establish L?Union, first African-American newspaper in South.May 1, 1981, President Ronald Reagan proclaims first Jewish Heritage Week.May 2, 1963, Republicans condemn Democrat sheriff of Birmingham, AL for arresting over 2,000 African-American schoolchildren marching for their ci...
Freedom Calendar 04/19/08 - 04/26/08
2008-04-20 02:51:00 April 19, 1866, Thousands assemble in Washington, DC to celebrate Republican Party?s abolition of slavery.April 20, 1871, Republican Congress enacts the Ku Klux Klan Act, outlawing Democratic Party-affiliated terrorist groups which oppressed African-Americans.April 21, 1926, Death of George Murray, former slave who served as U.S. Rep. (R-SC) from 1893-97.April 22, 1981, President Ronald Reagan establishes first annual Days of Remembrance of Victims of the Holocaust.April 23, 1971, Republican appointee Herbert Choy becomes first Asian-American federal judge, named by President Richard Nixon to U.S. Court of Appeals.April 24, 1974, James M. Rogers, Jr. is first African-American selected National Teacher of the Year, by President Richard Nixon.April 25, 1975, Appointed by President Gerald Ford, Dick Yin Wong becomes first Asian-American to serve as judge on a U.S. District Court.April 26, 1999, Legislation authored by U.S. Senator Spencer Abraham (R-MI) awarding Congressional Gold Meda...
Mavis Staples hopes Barack Obama will finish what Martin Luther King starte
2008-04-15 00:00:00 The jazz writer Stanley Crouch once described the sound of the Staple Singers as "joy and thunder". From the 50s, the family group, led by Roebuck "Pops" Staples, married a rumbling gospel with soul and blues and politics, creating hits such as I'll Take You There and Respect Yourself. Today, ...
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Martin Luther King Jr.'s last undelivered sermon: "Why America May Go to He
2008-04-09 21:15:00 On Thursday, April 4, 1968, Martin Luther King Jr. had retreated to room 306 of the Lorraine Motel, worrying about a sanitation strike in Memphis and working on his sermon for Sunday. Its title: "Why America May Go to Hell." For King, whose focus had shifted from civil rights to antiwar agitation and populist economics, the Dream was turning dark. He had been depressed, sleeping little and suffering from migraines. In Washington, his plans for a massive Poor People's Campaign were in disarray. In Memphis, King's first march with striking garbage men had degenerated into riot when young black radicals--not, as in the glory days, angry state troopers--broke King's nonviolent ranks. By 5 p.m. he was hungry and looked forward to a soul-food supper. Always fastidious-a prince of the church--King shaved, splashed on cologne and stepped onto the balcony. He paused; a .30-06 rifle shot slammed King back against the wall, his arms stretched out to his sides as if he were bein...
By: PhreQuency Ent.
Christopher Hitchens: Barack Obama is no Martin Luther King
2008-04-08 23:46:00 The so-called black leaders who Barack Obama used to acquire his black political identity, and from whom he does not distance, are certainly no disciples of the late Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. They are races hustlers. Christopher Hitchens, makes a bold assertion, “Today, the national civil rights pulpit is largely occupied by second-rate shakedown artists:” Further, Hitchens makes it stick. BO may claim to transcend race, but his friends certainly do not. � Technorati Tags: Obama
By: BitsBlog
Barack Obama Gets High Marks for Speeches in Japan
2008-04-08 05:44:00 Obama's Speeches Get High Grades in Japanby PaulLevWell, last week was a good week for Barack Obama around the world - and I've been happy to do what I can to help.Yesterday, I posted a clip from the CBC's "Cell Phone: The Ring Heard Around the World," aired on April 3, in which I and the documentary praise the Obama campaign's savvy use of cell phones.Turns out I was also on the air in Japan last Friday - April 4 - giving Obama and his speech writer Ron Favreau very high marks (I also grade Hillary Clinton). The above clip with me, from NNN-TV News in Japan, was recorded in January (same week as the CBC clip). You can see the entire report in Japanese - with a comparison of Obama and Martin Luther King - on the NNN-TV News 24 website.listen to Light On Light Through podcast also iTunes Paul Levinson's books
By: Infinite Regress
Measuring His Words: Martin Luther King & Jeremiah Wright
2008-04-08 02:23:00 Preachers can say the darndest things, as perhaps you've heard. "We've committed more war crimes almost than any nation in the world." Or, similarly, calling the United States "the greatest purveyor of violence in the world today." Sounds like Rev....
500,000 in Grants Available for the 2009 Martin Luther King, Jr. Day of Ser
2008-04-08 00:00:00 $500,000 in grant funding will be available to organizations to plan and carry out projects that bring Americans together to support their communities in observation of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, the Corporation for National and Community Service announced
McCain ?Was Wrong? Voting Against Martin Luther King Holiday; How Other Con
2008-04-07 07:41:00 On Friday, John McCain gave a speech at the National Civil Rights Museum (formerly the Lorraine Motel, where Martin Luther King, Jr.was assassinated) in Memphis, TN. Friday was the 40th anniversary of King’s assassination. During the speech, McCain noted that he originally voted against making King’s birthday a federal holiday. He went on to say ...
Dr. Martin Luther King assasinated 40 years ago.
2008-04-07 00:00:00 A few days ago (April 4th) marked the 40th anniversary of the death of the great civil rights crusader, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., one of the greatest Americans of all time, up there with Washington and Lincoln and FDR, for sure. He would have been 79 this year, and the world continues to mourn this giant. How sad it is, indeed, that he's not still with us. The last speech he gave, in Memphis, TN, on the night before his murder was entitled, "I've Been to the Mountaintop." According to Andrew Young, former mayor of Atlanta and aid to King at that time, Dr. King had given this speech a few times before, always in the most tense and dangerous moments of the non-violent civil rights movement. At the time in early April, 1968, there were ominous signs that King's life was in danger. In fact, the FBI had been secretly taping him and following him for some time, and his aids were worried. He had just come back to march the next day in support of the Memphis garbage workers who were ...
Freedom Calendar 04/05/08 - 04/12/08
2008-04-06 00:28:00 April 5, 1839, Birth of African-American U.S. Rep. Robert Smalls (R-SC), who escaped slavery by commandeering a Confederate gunboat.April 6, 1869, Republican Ebenezer Bassett is first African-American presidential appointment, as President Ulysses Grant?s Minister to Haiti.April 7, 1862, President Lincoln concludes treaty with Britain for suppression of slave trade.April 8, 1865, 13th Amendment banning slavery passed by U.S. Senate with 100% Republican support, 63% Democrat opposition.April 9, 1866, Republican Congress overrides Democrat President Johnson?s veto; Civil Rights Act of 1866, conferring rights of citizenship on African-Americans, becomes law.April 10, 1953, Oveta Culp Hobby, appointed by President Eisenhower, confirmed as first woman to be U.S. Secretary of Health, Education and Welfare.April 11, 1908, Birth of Republican Jane Bolin, first African-American woman in nation to serve as judge, appointed by New York Mayor LaGuardia in 1939.April 12, 1824, Birth of African-A...
KING - Martin Luther King Jr. Special on the History Channel
2008-04-05 20:41:00 This Sunday, April 6, at 8pm, the History Channel will pay tribute to Martin Luther King Jr in a new History special, KING. Check out a promo and the official press release below. Official press release: Forty years after the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. at age 39, a new History? special, KING, with newsman Tom ...
By: Daemon's TV
Barack Obama On The 40th Anniversary Of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Assassi
2008-04-05 02:31:00 Copyright ?© 2006-2008 : MWZA.com Barack Obama On The 40th Anniversary Of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Assassination To commemorate the 40th Anniversary of the Assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., Barack Obama gave a speech in Fort Wayne, Indiana, this morning calling on Americans to continue King’s lifelong pursuit of social and ...
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Showed The Way
2008-04-05 01:58:00 Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was assassinated on April 4, 1968 - the day America will always mourn - one of its most courageous and upright citizens was killed by a sniper’s bullet. Since the horrible slaying of Dr. King, this nation has certainly progressed in racial relations, which shows what a positive and noble aim can accomplish. America is a better country from the work of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and others like him. This United States of America has always been a country known for great its commitments, innovations and accomplishments - and equalizing the rights of all of its populace was one of its most ground-breaking actions. Its corrected civil rights policies have gone a long ways to improving this nation and making it a true “melting pot”. And individuals like Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. are the founding fathers of these civil right statutes. Our many races are now living far more harmoniously then before changes to the civil rights laws. Great nations do grea...
John McCain Has Some Nerve To Speak About Martin Luther King Jr Today
2008-04-05 01:30:00 On the anniversary of MLK's assassination, Senator John McCain was on live TV today (what else is new?) talking about Martin Luther King, Jr. We can be slow as well to give greatness its due. A mistake I myself made long ago...when I voted against a federal holiday in member of Dr. King. I was wrong. I was wrong. I was wrong. He said he turned around in time to recognize the holiday in his home state of Arizona. There were boos. But this was a prepared speech. He was ready for this, and it was airing on live TV. A voice shouted above all the others, Everybody makes mistakes, everybody makes mistakes.
Martin Luther King. A 40 aos de un sueo aun incumplido
2008-04-05 00:24:00 El sueo de la igualdad racial est an pendiente Alberto Galeano Aquella “sinfona de hermandad” racial que pregonaba Martn Luther King an est pendiente de concretarse no slo en Estados Unidos sino en el resto del mundo, al cumplirse hoy, 4 de abril, 40 aos del asesinato del lder negro. “…Tengo un sueo de que mis cuatro hijitos ...
Martin Luther King : 40me anniversaire de son dcs
2008-04-05 00:00:00 Le 4 avril 1968 18h01, Martin Luther King tait assassin par un sgrgationniste blanc sur le balcon du Lorraine Motel Memphis dans le Tennessee. Ses dernires paroles sur le balcon sont au musicien Ben Branch qui devait se produire ce soir-l une runion publique laquelle...
By: Eparsa Magazine
Person for the week: Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. .
2008-04-04 23:41:00 Our Person for the week is a man named King, who continues to cast a shadow over our country, even in death, and particularly after the race baiting of this year's presidential primary. Honorable... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
By: Osi Speaks!
MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. (emerald dream)
2008-04-04 23:26:00 READ THE POEM +/-I Have a Dream - Address at March on Washington- August 28, 1963. Washington, D.C.I am happy to join with you today in what will go down in history as the greatest demonstration for freedom in the history of our nation. [Applause]Five score years ago, a great American, in whose symbolic shadow we stand signed the Emancipation Proclamation. This momentous decree came as a great beacon light of hope to millions of Negro slaves who had been seared in the flames of withering injustice. It came as a joyous daybreak to end the long night of captivity.I declare peace in this; thy emerald dream.I declare peace in this; thy emerald dream.I declare peace in this; thy emerald dream.I declare peace in this; thy emerald dream.Men, women, children, all and every colorRise up to meet me in this nomadic vapor.Rise up! Greet me with thy soul’s civility,I can ask no more and no less of thee.Affirm the worlds waiting stillness with me.Bring thy grace, let go thy mortal weaponry.Rise...
Honoring Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
2008-04-04 22:50:00 Politics. History. Justice. Equality. Civil rights. It's off topic, but it's important, today of all days, 40 years after the assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr. To honor him, I'm posting this YouTube video. The content speaks for itself.
Las ideas de Martin Luther King no han muerto: Obama vive
2008-04-04 22:40:00 Hoy hace cuarenta aos muri asesinado Martin Luther King una de las personas que ms he admirado a lo largo de mi vida. Yo saba poco cuando l cay pero recuerdo que su muerte me impact mucho. Me doli porque comprend que era muy grave que asesinaran a alguien que precisamente estaba contra toda forma ...
By: OjO al Texto
Barack Obama's Speech on Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. .
2008-04-04 21:44:00 (I'll update post later with "BILLARY" Clinton's speech). Meanwhile, as an aside, GOOD news for Obama, as he has tied Clinton, statistically speaking (read cross tabs), notwithstanding what you may... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
By: Osi Speaks!
Dr. Martin Luther King: Vietnam War Speech
2008-04-04 21:41:00 It is a shame that some 40 years later, we find ourselves making the same mistakes.
By: What Tami Said
A memory from the day Martin Luther King, Jr. died
2008-04-04 20:29:00 When I first heard, I was jubilant. For a 10-year-old white kid living in aSouth we all thought was under siege, hearing that Martin Luther King was dead was like hearing that Satan had converted and joined the Southern Methodist Church. The ogre was dead. We were safe. Very quickly, we learned that weneeded to fear again. My county was about 50% black, and seemingly all of them were set to converge on the courthouse square of my little town. They were then set to march down the main street and US highway that ran right past my house. My father was away from the area, working, so my mother told me to get all the guns in the house, load them, and be prepared to protect her and my sister if they stormed the house. I sat by the front door when they marched by. I sat there, trembling, surrounded by my single-shot .22 rifle with the sawed-off stock to fit my skinnyshoulder, the lever-action .30-.30 carbine, and the .38 police special revolver. The safeties were off. I didnR...
?I?ve Been to the Mountaintop? by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
2008-04-04 19:02:00 anthony @ 18:02 BST This was Martin Luther King’s final speech and is the speech that became his own eulogy Click here for complete text of speech Related Story: Was Dr Martin Luther King Jr. Murdered by the U.S. Government? From Wikipedia: On March 30, 1968, King went to Memphis, Tennessee in support of the black sanitary public works employees, ...
By: Suzie-Q
Martin Luther King, 40 Years On
2008-04-04 18:52:00 TIME spoke to these four men ? the last living aides of Martin Luther King, Jr., who were all within ten feet of him at 6:01 p.m. when a hard, deliberate shot changed the world. Jackson, Young and Bevel were in the parking lot of the Lorraine, Kyles on the balcony, starting toward the stairs. ...
By: ZA Vibes
Martin Luther King’s dream lays shattered in the dust
2008-04-04 18:26:00 Preface, I neither deify nor demonize Martin Luther King, Jr. King was certainly a very important figure in our nation’s history, but no where near important as liberal myth demands King was not the single most important person in our history as suggested by being the only person to have a national holiday solely in his honor. Nor is King the most important black figure in our history. King’s contributions are paled by those of Fredrick Douglas. It is beyond my scope, and ability, to articulte a nuanced and balanced picture of King. Today, marks the fortieth anniversary of King’s murder at the hand of James Earl Ray. In response the media publishes scores of postumous puff pieces. What King did do, better than any other American back, was to articulate a vision, U.S Constituion Online. I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the conte...
By: BitsBlog
OPW: Robert Kennedy on the Death Of Martin Luther King
2008-04-04 18:23:00 Today is the 40th anniversary of the assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr. Inspired to find the words Robert Kennedy spoke in Indianapolis that night by Ron Klain’s account of the events, I’ve presented them below. Much of the speech is available on YouTube (if you don’t mind Italian subtitles). I have bad news for you, ...
Why Martin Luther King?s Words Still Matter (40 years later)
2008-04-04 18:08:00 On the 40th anniversary of Martin Luther King Jr.’s assassination, Michael Eric Dyson explains why the civil rights leader’s words still matter, and how they’re playing into the 2008 presidential race…. read more | digg story Share This
A Little Political Blogging Today, Due To Martin Luther King, Jr.'s, Martyr
2008-04-04 17:08:00 I will be doing a little blogging today, due to today being the day that the Right Reverend Martin Luther King, Jr., was martyred. One of the limited blogging I'll be doing today is to let you know... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
By: Osi Speaks!
?The Savageness of Man?
2008-04-04 16:03:00 anthony @ 15:02 BST Forty years ago today, Robert Kennedy informed a crowd gathered in the center of Indianapolis that Martin Luther King Jr. had been shot. The improvised but powerful speech that followed is widely credited for keeping the peace in that community. Indianapolis was one of the few big cities in America that did ...
By: Suzie-Q
SALU2 (VIA U2) RECUERDA A MARTIN LUTHER KING A 40 AÑOS DE SU ASESINATO EN
2008-04-04 15:55:00 “ONE MAN COME IN THE NAME OF LOVE, ONE MAN COME AND GO…” U2: PRIDE IN THE NAME OF LOVE / SINGLE INFO / (U2 WANDERER.ORG) U2: PRIDE IN THE NAME OF LOVE / VIDEO U2: PRIDE IN THE NAME OF LOVE (LIVE-RATTLE & HUM) / VIDEO U2: PRIDE IN THE NAME OF LOVE / LYRICS / LETRA ///////////// U2: ...
By: SAL U2 PODCAST
Martin Luther King Day
2008-04-04 14:05:00 Martin Luther King Jr. Day is a United States holiday marking the birthdate of the Reverend Martin Luther King, Jr., observed on the third Monday of January each year, around the time of King’s birthday, January 15. It is one of four United States federal holidays to commemorate an individual person. King was the chief ...
Martin Luther King: When Silence is Betrayal
2008-04-04 12:46:00 anthony @ 12:38 BST US marks 40 years since Martin Luther King killing The United States is today marking the 40th anniversary of the assassination of civil rights leader Martin Luther King. The 39-year-old was shot dead as he stood on the balcony of the Lorraine motel in Memphis on April 4th, 1968. Today, I wish to remember ...
By: Suzie-Q
What if the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. had lived?
2008-04-04 12:18:00 The preacher in him would have continued speaking out against injustice, war and maybe even pop culture. He would likely not have run for president. He probably would have endured more harassment from J. Edgar Hoover. Four decades after the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. fell to an assassin's bullet, colleagues and biographers offer many answers to the question: What if he had lived?...More?source: cnn.com
By: KLQ Blog
Martin Luther King, 40 anni oggi dalla sua morte
2008-04-04 08:55:00 Martin Luther King (Atlanta, 15 gennaio 1929 – Memphis, 4 aprile 1968) «I have a dream: that one day this nation will rise up and live out the true meaning of its creed: "We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal"» Martin Luther King, 28 agosto 1963, Washington, discorso al Lincoln Memorial durante la marcia per lavoro e libertà Jazzman Tu non sei una brava persona Hai portato la tua faccia giù in città dicendo a tutti la tua verità sui passeri sul cavo del filo elettrico Hai detto a tutti che sono caduto e che cadendo mi sono spaccato la testa Però non sono morto alla tua maniera Tu non sei una persona a modo Hai detto a tutti quello che volevano sentirsi dire; ma per un uomo che cade cento sporchi negri come me nascono ogni giorno nei campi di cotone sotto il sole, con la luna che abbaia e gli morde le chiappe Un giorno, un giorno la verit&ag...
In Memoriam: Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
2008-04-04 07:59:00 CBS News SPECIAL REPORT Martin Luther King assassination Uploaded by DwightFrye Martin Luther King Jr. Tribute ShareThis
Martin Luther King: An Assassination Remembered
2008-04-04 06:32:00 On the 40th anniversary of his assassination, TIME talks with the four surviving aides who were with him that fateful day.1 Vote(s)
By: JeQQ it
The Anniversary Of Martin Luther King, Jr.'s Death
2008-04-04 02:36:00 Tomorrow will mark the 40th Anniversary of the death of Martin Luther King, Jr. A man who has an equivocal impact on the civil rights movement and nonviolent demonstrations for peace, King was a revered and respected speaker and public figure whose activism was only fully recognized and awarded by the powers that be after his death. He received the Presidential Medal of Freedom nearly a decade after his assassination, and his Congressional Gold Medal also was given after he'd died.
Today is 40 Year Anniversary of the Assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr
2008-04-03 21:32:00 There is a reason this man is featured upon my Favorite People Page. He accomplished a truly extraordinary feat for an entire race of individuals using non-violent methods as his tools. Many feel that Barack Obama is like Martin Luther King, Jr. I am not one of these people, as I do not believe Reverend Martin Luther King, Jr. would not want to be closely associated with people who try to "unite human beings" by spewing racial bile like Reverend Louis Farrakhan and Reverend Jeremiah Wright, Jr. constantly do. Here is Dr. King's "I Have a Dream Speech" Too bad he's not here to be running for his second term as our United States President. When it comes to race relations, we need a man who does what Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. did, which is to unite human beings using words of love and not of hate. My heart goes out to Dr. King's family and friends who are missing this great man on this tragic anniversary. READ ABOUT THIS HEREPractice non-violence in your lives. You will ... |
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