Happy Rev. Dr.
Martin Luther King Jr. Day!
Instead of posting a long write-up, I came across
a Salon article by Kali Holloway, originally published in
Alternet, that features nine quotes that our US media often overlook when invoking the name and career of Rev. Dr. King Jr. You can find it
here.
Here is a small quote from Dr. King Jr.'s 1967 speech "The Three Evils of Society," delivered at the National Conference on New Politics:
Again we have deluded ourselves into believing the myth that Capitalism
grew and prospered out of the Protestant ethic of hard work and
sacrifice. The fact is that capitalism was built on the exploitation and
suffering of black slaves and continues to thrive on the exploitation
of the poor – both black and white, both here and abroad.
You can read the entire speech
here, and hear him deliver it
here.
Also, in light of the forthcoming inauguration of Donald Trump as the 45th President of the United States, I think the image below offers one way of honoring Rev. Dr. King Jr.'s legacy. It's going to a difficult fight, and a long four years!
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| Honor King: End Racism! broadside, April 8, 1968. (Gilder Lehrman Collection) |