“We forget now, but during his life, Dr. King wasn't always considered a unifying figure. Even after rising to prominence, even after winning the Nobel Peace Prize, Dr. King was vilified by many, denounced as a rabble rouser and an agitator, a communist and a radical. He was even attacked by his own people, by those who felt he was going too fast or those who felt he was going too slow; by those who felt he shouldn't meddle in issues like the Vietnam War or the rights of union workers.” PeopleWarWinningFeltForgetIssuesRightsFiguresKingsUnionsWorkersRadicalRisingPrizeCommunistVietnamDrsVietnam WarNobelUnifyingNobel Peace PrizeProminence Author:Barack Obama
“The whole reason for the success of Dr. King's civil-rights movement was that it was not a movement for itself. The civil-rights movement understood very clearly, and stated very beautifully, that it was a question of humanism, not a sectarian movement at all.” ReasonWholeRightsMovementKingsUnderstoodHumanismCivil RightsDrsCivil Rights MovementVery Beautiful Book:Christopher Hitchens: The Last Interview: and Other Conversations Source: Christopher Hitchens: The Last Interview: and Other Conversations
“Dr. King organized the Poor People's Campaign in 1968 to shut down Washington, D.C. and force legislators to tackle poverty. His efforts to shift focus from civil to silver rights were interrupted by his untimely death. He fought ardently for Black rights, but he also recognized financial literacy as the key to an America that was truly free for all people.” PeopleAmericaForceBlackPoorEffortPovertyFocusRightsKeysKingsFinancialCampaignsOrganizedSilverDrsLiteracyPoor PeopleInterruptedLegislatorsFinancial LiteracyUntimely Death Author:John Hope Bryant
“This was a very progressive group of clergy who foresaw the race riots that were going to take place when Dr. King started helping the local civil rights community push for open housing. They were sort of hoping against hope that we could educate kids in a way that could counter some of the racist messages they were imbibing at home. I don't know whether we did any good, but it changed my life in every single way.” KnowsWayHelpingHomeKidsCommunityRaceRightsGroupsChangedKingsMessagesLocalsCivil RightsRacistProgressiveEducateDrsHousingRiotChanged My LifeClergyImbibingRace Riots Author:Sara Paretsky
“It's soul force that removed the English from India. It's soul force that brought down the Berlin Wall. It's soul force that gave life to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s struggle for civil rights.” SoulForceStruggleRightsWallKingsIndiaCivil RightsDrsLutherBerlinBerlin WallDr Martin Luther KingSoul Force Author:Marianne Williamson
“We chose to frame "March" around the inauguration of Barack Obama because it was such an important moment in the story of the Civil Rights Movement. It wasn't the fulfillment of Dr. [Martin Luther] King's dream, but it was a major down payment.” ImportantMomentsStoriesDreamRightsMovementKingsMajorsCivil RightsBarackFulfillmentMarchDrsLutherPaymentCivil Rights MovementInaugurationDr Martin Luther KingImportant Moments Author:Andrew Aydin