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“The writer's gift can make us see ourselves and our morals differently than our reality suggests.”

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Michael Eric Dyson is an American author, academic, and public intellectual, born on October 23, 1958. He is recognized for his work in African American studies, sociology, and cultural criticism. Dyson has authored numerous books on race, politics, and culture, and has held faculty positions at various universities. more

“You cannot hear the name Martin Luther King, Jr., and not think of death. You might hear the words 'I have a dream,' but they will doubtlessly only serve to underscore an image of a simple motel balcony, a large man made small, a pool of blood. For as famous as he may have been in life, it is - and was - death that ultimately defined him.”

Thinking Men May Has Beens Made Dream Might Names Simple Blood Kings Defined Pool Luther Balconies Motels

Book:April 4, 1968: Martin Luther King, Jr.'s Death and How It Changed America

Source: April 4, 1968: Martin Luther King, Jr.'s Death and How It Changed America

“We can't exempt ourselves from the same moral calculus that we are willing to apply to others.”

Moral Willing Calculus

Author:Michael Eric Dyson

“Heaven must be populated with some rather strange creatures if all they lived for was to go to a place where they can strum harps for eternity.”

Ifs Heaven Strange Creatures Eternity Harps

Author:Anton Szandor LaVey

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