So many people are misinformed about the Civil Rights movement. People do not realize that in the midst of so much hatred, violence, and absolute ignorance, Martin Luther King, Jr was an advocate of non violence and peace. I love this man. I have watched Eyes on the Prize so many times, and I always make my kids come in and watch it, too. If you have never read his I Have a Dream speech, or better, listened to it, you should. There are other great speeches by him as well. He was a great man in a desperate time. He's one of my heroes. He was human and not perfect, but walked out the difficult path that was chosen for him. Gandalf said it, Carole.
Frodo: I wish the ring had never come to me. I wish none of this had happened.
Gandalf: So do all who live to see such times. But that is not for them to decide. All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given to us.
Peace to all!
But there is something that I must say to my people, who stand on the warm threshold which leads into the palace of justice: In the process of gaining our rightful place, we must not be guilty of wrongful deeds. Let us not seek to satisfy our thirst for freedom by drinking from the cup of bitterness and hatred. We must forever conduct our struggle on the high plane of dignity and discipline. We must not allow our creative protest to degenerate into physical violence. Again and again, we must rise to the majestic heights of meeting physical force with soul force.
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