The national holiday in the USA for Martin Luther King Jnr. was celebrated yesterday, 21 January. He made his historic “I have a dream” speech in 1963, 3 months before John Kennedy’s assassination.
King's own murder took place on 4 April 1968. It was just weeks after he had said, “Let me close by saying that we have difficult days ahead in the struggle for justice and peace, but I will not yield to a politic of despair.” Remaining Awake Through a Great Revolution
The politics of assassination and despair are still with us. So is the struggle against racism.
For more online history about 1968 visit Remembering 68 on Facebook.
Tuesday, January 22, 2008
Martin Luther King Day
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