Word: martinisms
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...into this ferment--this crucible of trials--this Dantean inferno of misdeeds that Martin King, Jr. came, labored and died. And it is fitting that we celebrate the birth of our fallen leader. I make bold to say that Martin Luther King, Jr. was the one genuine prophet developed by the Western World and the United States of America. The fact that he was Black--elevates and illuminates this occasion...
...reasons we pay homage to our heroes is to seek for some kernel of strength and wisdom. We ask what marriage of chance, circumstances and events electrified their movements or guided their noble deeds? Martin King, Jr.--like most Black people born before 1964--just 13 years ago--spent his early life being seared and seared by signs. His daily life was greeted or haunted by signs which read: "No Colored Allowed," "White Only," "Colored Service in the Rear," "White Ladies," "Men," "Women," and "Negroes...
Black people could not gain lodging in the hotels of the cities; nor could they quench their thirst at a drinking fountain--even in a public building. These signs bolted the door to the new and well-equipped schools near Martin King's home, and denied him a seat on the yellow bus that carried the white children to those schools. Those signs were calculated to effectively impress upon the mind of every Black person that he and she had been meticulously read out of the Declaration of Independence and reduced to three-fifths of a person (and then only...
Thirteen years have passed since the haunting and searching voice of Martin Luther King, Jr. rang out with those memorable words intoning his dream and his hope, "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...
...many persons, many of whom are federal and state officials, elected or appointed to many of the most responsible positions in this country, would lead us to abandon the efforts which began to show some positive results during the Martin King...