50th Anniversary of MLK's "I Have a Dream" (March on DC)

[FAH1223]

MLK became much more radical toward the end of his life. Look at his speeches. I favor El Hajj Malik Shabazz more but MLK proclaimed the "dream became a nightmare" and his rhetoric changed once he saw things weren't as rosy as he thought they could be.

But we must commemorate all of the civil rights figures and their sacrifices to give us who are minorities a better chance to succeed.

[herndonhomer]

shame on all you hating on MLK!!! he gave the most significant speech in civil/human rights of all time. well-written, well-spoken, logical, he was a true orator.

and basra,
have you ever heard of something called smear campaign????

[herndonhomer]

In a sense we have come to our nation's capital to cash a check. When the architects of our republic wrote the magnificent words of the Constitution and the Declaration of Independence, they were signing a promissory note to which every American was to fall heir. This note was a promise that all men would be guaranteed the inalienable rights of life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.

It is obvious today that America has defaulted on this promissory note insofar as her citizens of color are concerned. Instead of honoring this sacred obligation, America has given the Negro people a bad check which has come back marked "insufficient funds." But we refuse to believe that the bank of justice is bankrupt. We refuse to believe that there are insufficient funds in the great vaults of opportunity of this nation. So we have come to cash this check -- a check that will give us upon demand the riches of freedom and the security of justice. We have also come to this hallowed spot to remind America of the fierce urgency of now.

doesn't get much better than that.

[Jaidi]

People are really clueless about MLK's views and American history to portray him to be some sort of liberal sellout. Before his death and after he became a Sunni Muslim Malcolm X regretted much of what he said about MLK and had views that aligned much closer to him. As far as impact on civil rights goes, MLK had the larger impact without a doubt. That's not to discredit Malcolm but those are the facts.

[Lillaahiya]

50 years later and we got Al Sharpton

[LetsCookBreakfast]

50 years later and we got Al Sharpton

[Lillaahiya]

I'm still Arab doe

[LetsCookBreakfast]

I'm still Arab doe

You are a relative of Xiinow. Indeed, you are of the powerful Ngoja.

[Bermooda]

Malcom -El Hajj Malik El Shabazz- the LibaaX would not want to be wept over like grave worshippers do.

The man on March 8 1964 denounced the Nation of Islam then a month later did his Hajj + a tour of Africa when he came back their was a huge tension between him and the nation who was even threatening his life reason why i believe they're part of the conspiracy.

Black empowerment.

The civil right movement never died in the 60's but lived on and even improved greatly under the more radical Panthers which organized the black communities to near perfection in turn becoming the number 1 threat to the government in the country and so started sabotaging them via assassinations/arrests Drugs through those Panthers that took the silver and taking advantage of within leadership disputes in the 70's.

From that on gang members took over the street and through Freeway Ricky Ross Iran contra band connection turned their community in to addicts gangsters and criminals which the aftermath of it we can still witness today.