"Just as Socrates felt that it was necessary to create a tension in the mind so that individuals could rise from the bondage of myths and half-truths to the unfettered realm of creative analysis and objective appraisal, so must we see the need for nonviolent gadflies to create the kind of tension in society that will help men rise from the dark depths of prejudice and racism to the majestic heights of understanding and brotherhood."
posted today at National Public Radio--The Writers Almanac
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A Candlelight Vigil
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Post Script
1.16.2012
Trent Gilliss at Being blog posted this piece of history with a live recording of Martin Luther King--A piece of one of his last sermons, plus a link to NPR radio documentary
about the last months of his life.
about the last months of his life.
It's a valuable gift
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Thank you for these two posts, thank you.
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