Word: martin
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FIRST and foremost, on the 20th anniversary of Martin Luther King, Jr.'s death, the media should apply the spotlight to Jackson's highly controversial and debatable claim that he cradled a dying King in his arms. Coretta Scott King and other leaders of the civil rights movement still resent Jackson's actions during the days after King's death, especially his claim that the turtleneck he was wearing had the slain leader's blood on it. Does this show Jackson is an opportunistic showboat...
Jackson and his supporters have made the current election a referendum on racism, and have argued that a vote not cast for Jesse Jackson is a vote against civil rights, a vote against Martin Luther King's dream. But a far better test of America's progress in race relations is how the media and the political establishment treat a substantive, credible black candidate. So far, they have not lived up to that dream...
...combative Mecham drew fire for rescinding a Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday, a move that prompted a boycott of Arizona by organizations looking to hold conventions in Arizona, and defended the use of the word "pickaninny" for Black children. He also came under attack for appointments deemed unqualified, including a tax official who didn't file his taxes...
...people remain bitter over theCivil War. But memories of Alabama police chiefs, water cannons, and attack dogs still linger in the minds of millions of Americans. Most Americans can still remember the debate over the Civil Rights Act. They remember the words to "We Shall Overcome" and the day Martin Luther King was gunned down in Memphis...
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