#martin luther king day
“Nay.” -Ron Paul’s vote on H.R. 5461, designating the birthday of Martin Luther King Jr. a legal public holiday.
“What an infamy Ronald Reagan approved [the MLK holiday]! We can thank him for our annual Hate Whitey Day.” -Ron Paul’s newsletter, 1990.
“In the early 1990s, [Paul’s] newsletters attacked the ‘X-Rated Martin Luther King’ as a 'world-class philanderer who beat up his paramours,’ 'seduced underage girls and boys,’ and 'made a pass at’ fellow civil rights leader Ralph Abernathy.” -The New Republic
“What [Ed and Elaine Brown are] doing is standing up for the law, because the law is the Constitution…I compare them to people like Gandhi…Martin Luther King…” -2007 video
“We are fed up with the Zionist Illuminati,” Ed Brown in 2007 on why he refused to pay his taxes.
“The Civil Rights Act of 1964 gave the federal government unprecedented power over the hiring, employee relations, and customer service practices of every business in the country. The result was a massive violation of the rights of private property and contract, which are the bedrocks of free society.” -Ron Paul in 2004, dissenting the 40th anniversary of the Civil Rights Act in Congress.
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In honor of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, we share Leonard Freed’s photo of King greeting a crowd in Baltimore upon returning to the United States after winning the Nobel Peace Prize in 1964.
[Leonard Freed. Baltimore, Maryland: Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. being greeted upon his return to the United States after receiving the Nobel Peace Prize. October 31, 1964. The Museum of Modern Art, New York. © 2016 Leonard Freed/Magnum Photos]
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Today we honor a hero who truly understood the power of action, and what was to be lost when people remained silent in the face of injustice.
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Martin Luther King, Jr. showboating in a pool match with local civil rights leader Al Raby. Chicago, 1966.
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Today, not only do we celebrate the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. but also Muhammad Ali’s 80th birthday. Both men lived in service to others and showed us that we can all be great when we serve. In this program, Ms. Jordi, our YA Librarian, shares ways that tweens and teens can serve others today and throughout the year, thus showing their greatness and making a positive change in the world.
Like anybody, I would like to live a long life.
Longevity has its place.
But I’m not concerned about that now.
I just want to do God’s will.
And He’s allowed me to go up to the mountain.
And I’ve looked over.
And I’ve seen the promised land.
I may not get there with you.
But I want you to know tonight,
that we, as a people will get to the promised land.
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
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I often find it upsetting when people post pictures of trivial matters that do nothing to comment on the state of racial relations in America with the caption “mlk died for this.” MLK didn’t die for you to get coffee with your black friend or listen to Kanye and talk about how hood you are. MLK didn’t die for anything, he wished to live. He wanted to continue his fight, he wanted to see the day when his tree bore fruits. He didn’t chose to die a martyr to further his cause. He was not guaranteed martyrdom. He died because of the very thing he was trying to fight: hatred and racism. He died because a white man hated him.
Well-said. MLK would’ve preferred to live to see his legacy, and to provide for his children and grandchildren - not to become a martyr.
Seeing lots of fabricated, sugarcoated “MLK quotes” circulated in my News Feed
This one is real Spoken at the 50th anniversary for Alpha Phi Alpha, the oldest black fraternity in America.
And if Martin were alive today - remember, he was killed while preparing to speak out for black sanitation workers - I think he would be horrified
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Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. takes down a burnt cross from his lawn as his son stands next to him, 1960.
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Boston MFA Open Mic Experience featuring Tarishi M.I.D.N.I.G.H.T. Shuler, D. Colin, and Jordan Taylor Hill…
Of course I have a lot of respect for Martin Luther King. He worked tirelessly for justice. But with all due respect to Dr. King, what I don’t like about American society is that we tend to give him ALL the credit for the victories of the civil rights movement, when he really only came in at the very tail end of it and capitalized on the success of many, MANY hardworking Black Americans who came before him, many if not most of whom were secular humanists and socialists. That’s why, on this Martin Luther King Day, I choose to celebrate MY OWN favorite hero of the civil rights movement, Asa Philip Randolph.
Instead of writing a book report on who Asa Philip Randolph was (especially since you SHOULD know already!), I’ll just link his wikipedia page here. The most important thing to know is that, while Dr. King was a clergyman, Asa Philip Randolph was a secular humanist and a socialist (indeed, a leader in the Socialist Party of America, as well as a union president). My point is, the victories of the civil rights movement do NOT belong to Christian preachers or purveyors of any other religion. They belong to the people. (And again, I’m not saying this to criticize Dr. King, I’m saying this to criticize those among us who give him all the credit for the victories of the civil rights movement.)
So happy Civil Rights Day, everybody. And don’t forget, the more you miss church, THE BETTER!
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