Martin Luther King Remembered at Lincoln Memorial 1963

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I'm glad you enjoyed rehearing his speech, LincolnMan. And among other reasons, since Reverend King very historically there recalled and memorialized Lincoln's Gettysburg Address on that day, I believe it highly relevant here in this Symposium, and on this day. Hopefully, more folks will remember and rethink the I Have a Dream speech, with thoughtful insights contrasting Dr King's speech with Lincoln's own speeches. Not merely in Roger's Lincoln Symposium, but in school, church, and even political venues, beyond here.

You wonder why, Gene, I may seem to be harsh on Lincoln's pieties and not so on Reverend King. And Eva, why don't I delve into elements of his personal life and even Federal claims? Lincoln was an atheist, Reverend King clearly was not, he was a preacher not an elected politician. From a Christian viewpoint of scrutiny, each time I hear or read Martin Luther King speaking of God and Jesus, it immediately rings true. Reverend King never urged on his followers to violence, while sitting back in an easy chair and claiming to have 'malice toward none'. Reverend King was in the vanguard for peaceful change, he spent time in jail for it, gave up his life for it. Were the Federals outraged by Dr King's activities, should I debate what I feel may have taken place, here? That would stray far off topic, and really not in keeping with the essence of this thread, or even the place in this forum.