When I began this blog in 2001, I was appalled by President Bush's headlong rush to an illegal war (we were not in fact under attack). As time wore on and Bush began his assault on the Constitution and any people bold enough to criticize, I believed that "the republic is endangered more by actions of our own government than by those of any terrorist." With the election of a high-minded, compassionate, intelligent man like Barack Obama, my fears have ceased.
"Honor them with peace, not war"
United for Peace
Wednesday, April 19, 2006
C'mon white people, shape up!
For the rest of Dr. King's famous "I have a dream" speech go to AmericanRhetoric.com
We have actually made some progress. It's easy to forget, amid DWB police stops, ongoing prejudice, and periodic personal violence that for many African Americans life is a great deal better, more sane, more "normal," that it was for their forebears at the time of Dr. King's speech in Washington, DC.
To get a better feel for how it was, read Richard Wright's 1940 novel, Native Son.
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Foot dragging still
C'mon white people, shape up!
...It would be fatal for the nation to overlook the urgency of the moment. This sweltering summer of the Negro's legitimate discontent will not pass until there is an invigorating autumn of freedom and equality. Nineteen sixty-three is not an end, but a beginning. And those who hope that the Negro needed to blow off steam and will now be content will have a rude awakening if the nation returns to business as usual. And there will be neither rest nor tranquility in America until the Negro is granted his citizenship rights. The whirlwinds of revolt will continue to shake the foundations of our nation until the bright day of justice emerges.
For the rest of Dr. King's famous "I have a dream" speech go to AmericanRhetoric.com
We have actually made some progress. It's easy to forget, amid DWB police stops, ongoing prejudice, and periodic personal violence that for many African Americans life is a great deal better, more sane, more "normal," that it was for their forebears at the time of Dr. King's speech in Washington, DC.
To get a better feel for how it was, read Richard Wright's 1940 novel, Native Son.
Palema
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