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Martin Luther King Jr.'s Final Days The book excerpt describing King's assassination and the events leading up to it brought thoughtful responses from readers who reflected on the civil rights leader's contributions to racial equality in the U.S. Some felt, however, that certain details about King's personal life could have been omitted...
...excerpt from Taylor Branch's biography of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. [Jan. 9] was superb. It helped show the personal side of the man. I disagree, however, with Jesse Jackson, who in TIME's forum, "What If He Were Alive Today?", said that King would be challenging the war in Iraq. I think King would be less concerned about U.S. actions in Iraq than about seeing the failure of his dream of social justice and equality in this country. The U.S. now seems even more inclined than it was in King's day to treat people differently just because...
...save Martin Luther King from becoming an American hero,” Rushing said, arguing that it is easy to build statues in honor of dead heroes, but much harder to carry on their dreams with real action. Lumumba B. Seegars ’09, who read an excerpt from King’s “I See the Promised Land,” said he wants to see the issues of multicultural dialogue being discussed more often than one day a year. Student speakers spoke on behalf of the AAA, the Harvard South Asian Association, Native Americans...
...dreams for the future. In a new book, The Number: A Completely Different Way to Think About the Rest of Your Life, Lee Eisenberg explores how you can shape your financial future so you will be able to achieve and afford what you value most. We offer an excerpt...
...disturbances that took place in that country in May 1968. We said then that the revolt was the result of students and workers feeling increasingly frustrated by President Charles de Gaulle's government, "on which normal public and political pressures had almost no effect." Here is an excerpt from TIME's coverage of those events...