Martin Luther King

Martin Luther King was a great man, a man of compassion and of God. During the years of the JFK Presidency there were many racial issues in the Country. The Black people were refused rights, especially to education. Many times President Kennedy stepped in to ensure the rights of the Blacks, even calling out the National Guard to protect Black students going to "white" schools. I could never understand how anyone could think the color of ones skin made them a lesser or a greater... That is a crazy, ego manic idea to say the least. Dr. King tried to tell this Country that the Blacks are equal in the eyes of God (we all are) and that what was being done to them in this Country was wrong and needed to be changed... My hat is of to him and all those who marched and protested for Civil Rights in the 60's.... If I were old enough and could I would have joined them... for such was and is honorable. To stand up for the rights of another is to stand up for the rights of us all as a society, as a civilization and as children of God... Once a society thinks they need not help each other or any ethic group, that is a society that will fall and destroy itself from within. Dr. King took this message to his death, a death by some sicko who thought he was better, in his doing so he showed us all how despicable we all are for our not standing up for personal freedoms and the dignity of all life no matter the color, religion, gender or circumstance... Where ever you are in heaven Dr. King, pray for me and for my family that they may have the heart you were given here on earth... to take a stand, to voice yourself for the ones whose voices were not being heard... Bravo... well done Dr. King When Dr. King was killed there were many riots throughout the Country. Although I do not believe in violence in any thing I can understand what happened on some level... It was an act of frustration, of hope being lost, a shinning star being snuffed out. I believe that human nature is such that we all would have reacted in this manner given the devastating blow the Black community was given the day Dr. King was killed.... So look down on this Nation now Dr. King and see the first Black President in office and see your work on earth was instrumental to have this happen.... We still have a ways to go sir, but a very important step was taken this past January 20, 2009..... It is not even a matter of politics or a politician's stance but a matter of elevated consciousness that allowed a Black man to become President... whether you are of his mind frame politically speaking or not.... be proud as an American that there in the Oval office sits a Black man.... Our "brother" in God.... in humanity itself... And always "keep hope alive".... For everyone has "dreams" as Dr. King did... a dream of a better place where we all can live in harmony...