Monday, January 21, 2008

On Martin Luther King Day



This year I'm posting links to what others are saying about Martin Luther King's speeches and legacy. Pam of Pam's House Blend points out that the speeches more appropriate to this particular time might not be the famous "I Have a Dream" but King's anti-war speeches. Brownfemipower, in a post a few days ago, does address the "I Have a Dream" speech but notes that its message was not color-blindness but justice. TomP's diary at Daily Kos is about Dr. King's views on poverty and social class.

And V for Virginia has made up a video tribute to Dr. King: