April 4, MLK
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Since I was a kid – since this day in 1972, in fact, when I started writing a daily journal – I have always taken note of April 4, and said to myself: “April 4. Dr. King.”
Today, more than half a Century ago, Martin Luther King was murdered by a racist in Memphis. Dr. King was a giant of a man, the one whose message continues to resonate across the ages, because racial hatred continues unabated.
He was the one who first said that “anti-Zionism” was, in fact, just plain old anti-Semitism. Worth remembering in these dark post-October 7 days.
I was a kid, and my family was living in Dallas when he was assassinated. I remember my parents crying. I remember how scared we were. How it seemed like the end of decency, and the start of something terrible. It was.
So. It’s April 4, so many years later, and here is his most remarkable speech. Surveying the racists who still crowd the public stage in the U.S., I don’t think we will see the likes of him again.
Warren,
We are far away from getting the full story behind King's killing. I remain convinced who was behind the killing trifecta: JFK, RFK and MLK. But since I can't prove it, that necessarily requires that I keep my conclusions to myself. Hopefully, one day it will all come out with the relevant story, we will see behind the veil covering the faces of five American presidents. Two others figured it out after the fact but only Truman spoke out to the extent that he could. Eisenhower remained silent.