Martin Luther King Jr. Day

"I have a dream, it is a dream deeply rooted in the 'American Dream.'"

This day should properly be Civil Rights Day: MLK was a great man (not perfect by any means, but great none the less), and the civil rights movement didn't begin or end with him. Though he was undoubtedly the most effective and powerful of its leaders. The spirit of this day is the celebration of America's civil rights advances, and as such I am certain Dr. King would agree such a day should honor all of those who ignited and forwarded the civil rights cause.

I'm also quite certain Dr. King would be disgusted by many of the modern pretenders who have disgraced his legacy (Jackson, Sharpton, Farrakhan, etc.).

For those who don't know some of the great civil rights leaders: Rosa Parks, Jackie Robinson, Martin Luther King Jr., Frederick Douglas, George Washington Carver, Sojournor Truth. (click the links to read about each)

Click here to listen to MLK's "I Have a Dream" speech.

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In this book, Juan Williams (a black Liberal) has put out a dynamic challenge to American blacks...And his most important concept is:

'he isn't worried that white racists will use his book against blacks; he cares enough to point out to black Americans their continuing problem is mostly a problem of their own making.'

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