April 4, 1968
On April 4th, 1968, the the Reverend Martin Luther King, Jr was assassinated in Memphis, Tennessee.
I would like us to honor the day, and learn about this man who changed America, so I am posting some links.
The first link is to the speech, “I have been to the mountaintop” speech. When I listen now, I feel as if he was prophesying his own death. Of course, it is also a moving, splendid example of rhetorical power:
http://www.americanrhetoric.com/speeches/mlkivebeentothemountaintop.htm
This link is to the famous “I Have a Dream speech. It’s good to listen to this one again, remember that the dream is not accomplished yet, and pledge ourselves to fight for justice wherever and whenever we can.
http://www.americanrhetoric.com/speeches/mlkihaveadream.htm
BBC has a fine account of the assassination, and links to more information:
Voice of America is doing a tribute that you can watch or listen to at
http://www.voanews.com/english/2008-04-03-voa29.cfm
On Friday, the TODAY show (NBC) will commemorate the 40th anniversary of the assassination of civil-rights leader Martin Luther King Jr.,on on Friday, April 4.
The show plans a look back at King’s life and legacy, and his role in the current climate of race relations.
TODAY will present a special split edition with Ann Curry co-anchoring live from the Lorraine Hotel in Memphis, which now is the National Civil Rights Museum, where King was assassinated forty years ago, and Meredith Vieira co-anchoring from Studio 1A in New York. Al Roker will also be reporting from Memphis.
I think you can also watch it later on MSNBC. try http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/3032633/#
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