Monday, January 19, 2009
Martin Luther King Day
What many overlook when remebering the Reverend King is this:
just before his death in Memphis on April 4, 1968, Reverend King delivered one of his most moving speeches, "I Have Been To The Mountaintop'. wherein he switched the focus of his civil rights movement from racial justice to a focus on economic equality.
I will always believe he lost his life not to the forces of racial bigotry, but rather to the forces of economic greed and exploitation.
And that is my message for today.
A thoughtful MLK Day to you all.
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