29 October 2009

Oh goody, another three day weekend

I'm wondering if anybody else is noticing that the Martin Luther King, Jr. observance nationally is largely ignoring the import of King's message, and especially his economic, peace and antiwar witness? Again?


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For the record: three notable examples of King's message:

Southern Christian Leadership Conference presidential address, August 16, 1967.

Acceptance speech for Nobel Peace prize, Oslo, December 10, 1964.

Speech delivered by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., on April 4, 1967, at a meeting of Clergy and Laity Concerned at Riverside Church in New York City

Note: this was originally posted on ketches, yaks & hawks 20 January 2008

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