Those who act surprised by the actions of Trump administration, seem to have forgotten the dark history of police fascism in the US.
"The white man does not abide by the law...His police forces are the ultimate mockery of law."
-Dr. Martin Luther King, Winter 1968. A few months after saying these words, he was murdered by the police.
He warned them decades ago and was murdered for it.
MLK and RFK Files are to be released in a matter of days! https://carolynquinn.wordpress.com/2025/04/12/the-mlk-and-rfk-files-are-about-to-be-released/ #writingcommunity #mlk #rfk #assassinations #crime #files
Picked these few fragments from #ihaveadream of #martinlutherking
( delivered 28 August 1963 #Washington #usa ):
"We cannot walk alone."
"We cannot turn back."
"No, no, we are not satisfied, and we will not be satisfied until "justice rolls down like waters, and righteousness like a mighty stream.""
That time #mlk spoke for #black people's rights. Today the scope is wider.
#decent humans standing #indivisible , helping each other - this is what we need! 
https://www.americanrhetoric.com/speeches/mlkihaveadream.htm
Palm Sunday: Forgiveness https://oursaintfrancis.org/palm-sunday-forgiveness/
In our final part of the series on Becoming a Resisting Church, we have to ask ourselves what we should do when everything else we do to change hearts and minds fails. We can do everything right and we can still fail to make a difference in the world around us. The Rev. Dr. Martin … Read more …
#faith #hope #MLK #resisting #spirituality
@evansky_arts The colour of cat's fur is not a relevant criteria to preference. Much the same with humans and their skin. #mlk
"“There is no noise as powerful as the sound of marching feet of a determined people.”
- MLK
Truly an incredible day.
Thank you those who marched and rallied, and thank you to those who organized these events around the country. I know how hard you’re working.
My rally in #Cincinnati was packed with thousands, and we marched from Music Hall to City Hall"
- David Pepper
https://davidpepper.substack.com/p/marching-feet-of-a-determined-people
Score! $4 at the #library sale.
Shattered Sword (about the battle of Midway) and Indianapolis have been on my list for years since listening to the Dan Carlin #HardcoreHistory series on imperial Japan. Moon Shot is a classic, of course.
I have only heard a few #MLK speeches and sermons in full, but I have read the text of many of these, and they are powerful. Very much looking forward to listening to these on my walks.
Jeez. So much chaos and ugliness happening in the US. The day has nearly slipped away before I realized the significance of the date.
"Early morning, April four. Shot rings out in the Memphis sky."
Early evening, April four
A shot rings out in the Memphis sky
Free at last, they took your life
They could not take your pride
--U2
Martin Luther King Jr. was killed on this day in 1968.
By the end of his life, he was an avowed socialist:
#OnThisDay, April 4, 1968, American civil rights activist Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was shot and killed as he stood on the balcony outside of his motel room in Memphis, Tennessee (depicted in King, 1978)
In honor of Martin Luther King (MLK) Jr., let's remember his iconic speech at Stanford in 1967.
MLK’s insightful analysis revealed that the white ruling class’ racism and exploitation provoked the frustrations of the Black community, in particular, to boil over into violent outbursts in several US cities.
He understood that the root cause of these riots was the failure of the US establishment to address the demands of the Black community and poor people in general, famously dubbing the riots “the language of the unheard.”
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Today is the 57th anniversary of the assassination of Dr. King in Memphis. He was in town to rally support for striking sanitation workers. The evening before, MLK gave his "I've been to the Mountaintop" speech at the Church of God in Christ Headquarters before a crowd of two thousand.
Excerpt plays in the post (3:28).
The "good old times" the Republicans want to go back to:
Today In Labor History April 4, 1968: James Earl Ray assassinated Martin Luther King at the Lorraine Hotel, Memphis, Tennessee. King was in Memphis to support the sanitation workers’ strike that had started in February, 1968, for better working conditions and higher pay. The strike began 2 weeks after 2 workers were crushed to death when their truck malfunctioned, intensifying the already high level of frustration and anger over working conditions and safety. King led a protest march on March 28. Over 20,000 kids cut class to join the demonstration. Some members of the march began smashing downtown windows and looting. The cops intervened with mace, tear gas, clubs and live gunfire, killing 16-year-old Larry Paine, who had his hands in the air when he was shot. On April 3, one day before his assassination, King gave his “I’ve Been to the Mountaintop” speech.
