We Really Should Have Paid Closer Attention To Martin Luther King, Jr.

What MLK said:

"[I]t is necessary to understand that Black Power is a cry of disappointment. The Black Power slogan did not spring full grown from the head of some philosophical Zeus. It was born from the wounds of despair and disappointment. It is a cry of daily hurt and persistent pain." Where Do We Go from Here: Chaos or Community?, 1967

What we've done:
Eviscerate blacks who espouse or preach black power — hello Rev. Jeremiah Wright — as racist and hateful, instead of recognizing it for what is and where it came from.

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Apr 4, 2008 · posted by Lauren Williams, Stereohyped · Link · 5 Responses

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No. 1 · Chic Noir

I wonder what this country would be like today is Dr.King was not assassinated. He had moved on to worker's rights and fighting for the poor.

Posted: Apr 4, 2008 at 3:21 pm

No. 2 · me

Hoover and others would have sought to mar his accomplishments and legacy with attacks on his personal life.

I think it would be interesting to hear how he would evaluate our current social condition.

Posted: Apr 4, 2008 at 4:04 pm

No. 3 · Chic Noir

Me you are right,even today people want to talk about Dr. King's personal life. People forget that we are all three dimensional(sp).

Posted: Apr 4, 2008 at 5:26 pm

No. 4 · Chic Noir

I wonder how he would feel about Obama.

Posted: Apr 4, 2008 at 5:26 pm

No. 5 · Eric T

If King was alive today, he would have been shot again because he was shot in the same year that he started moving away from race and towards economics in a way that was anti- capitalist. America, as we all know, doesn't fuck with its money, and add to the fact that he's black, he would be deemed "too radical" and "un American" just like he was 40 years ago. The way I see it, things in America have only changed on the surface. Most likely, no ones going to lynch me(although with the recent popularity of nooses I'm not sure anymore), and most likely, there's no white mob that will chase me around with weapons calling me 'nigger'(again, not sure), but for a lot of people, particularly those who are older and who were born/ alive during the 60s 70s etc, the racial attitudes are the same.

Posted: Apr 4, 2008 at 6:57 pm

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