All Blog Posts Tagged 'King' (9)

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In email correspondence with historian Taylor Branch, I learned something I hadn't known about the 1963 March on Washington. As is well known, the "Dream" segment of Dr. King's speech was not part of his original written draft. When moved off his written text to speak of his dream, he omitted a portion of what he had originally intended to say. One of the things he omitted was a call for people to become part of an, "International Association for the Advancement of Creative…

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      As a nineteen-year-old college student, I saw Martin Luther King, Jr., proclaim his Dream. His oration at the 1963 March on Washington would capture the nation’s attention, and his legacy ultimately became the focus of my career. In the days before the march, however, my view of King and his significance changed when I met Stokely Carmichael, a young activist affiliated with the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee. Stokely made me aware that King was only one element of the…

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 Hi Friends,

 

 Hope and wish tha you all are absolutely fine. A few days ago I searched for some great speeches of all times.

I read and enjoyed a few, "I have a dream" by Martin Luther King was exceptionally good. However, when I searched for the Hindi translation of the same speech I couldn't find any. Therefore, I did it myself.

 

Here is the link:…

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Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. delivered this speech in support of the striking sanitation workers at Mason Temple in Memphis, TN on April 3, 1968 — the day before he was assassinated. License to reproduce this speech granted by Intellectual Properties Management, 1579-F Monroe Drive, Suite 235,…

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Hello, friends. On PBS here in the States, there will be a new documentary about Dr. King's 1967 anti-war speech "Beyond Vietnam" airing tommorow night (1 April). It's called MLK: A Call to Conscience. I am looking forward to watching! Perhaps we could have a discussion about it.

(see also Meetings - February 21-22, 2010)

On Tuesday, the second day of my visit, we traveled to the offices of the Palestinian Center for the Dissemination of Democracy and Community Development (PANORAMA) in Ramallah, the city where the Palestinian Authority has its headquarters.…

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On February 21, 2010, I returned to Israel and Palestine for a four-day visit at the invitation of the U. S. Department and the U. S.Consulate in Jerusalem. It was my first trip to the region since 1991 when I had spent most of my time in Israel as part of a delegation of African-American leaders who were sponsored by Project Interchange and the American Jewish Committee. On this visit, my focus was on my discussions with Palestinian… Continue

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Good news... Another anniversary of "The Gandhi King Season for Nonviolence" approaches. The dates for this global initiative are: January 30 - April 4, 2010. These dates coincide with the death of Gandhi (January 30, 1948) and also the death of Dr. King (April 4, 1968). Plus, here is an interesting observation... Coretta Scott King also died on the SAME… Continue