11:47 AM
Today, we celebrate the life of Martin Luther King Jr. For people of my generation, we don’t fully understand the fragmentation our society was under in the 60′s. I went and saw the movie Bobby a few weeks ago. It showed the killing of Bobby Kennedy. My generation has not had to deal with an intense struggle and then when leaders rise to the top, they are killed. I’m not sure how we’d react. I still can’t imagine the few years of MLK, JFK, and Bobby K all being killed. Scary.
But today it is about Martin Luther King. His “I Have a Dream Speech” will continue to be instrumental in the role of racial relations. Our country is not perfect, it’s better off than it was back then, but it’s not perfect.
Below is what I wrote last year. I like it, so I’m reposting it. At the end is a link to MLK’s famous speech.
Peace.