Long Live the Dream
Let us renew our commitment to the life and legacy of a true hero in every sense of the word: Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
One of the most profound pieces of literature I have ever read is Dr. King’s “Letter from a Birmingham Jail.”
Moreover, I am cognizant of the interrelatedness of all communities and states. I cannot sit idly by in Atlanta and not be concerned about what happens in Birmingham. Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere. We are caught in an inescapable network of mutuality, tied in a single garment of destiny. Whatever affects one directly, affects all indirectly. Never again can we afford to live with the narrow, provincial “outside agitator” idea. Anyone who lives inside the United States can never be considered an outsider anywhere within its bounds. [emphasis added]
These words are as true today as they were on April 16, 1963.
Dr. King’s assertion that “injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere,” is both poetic and truthful. My wholehearted belief in these words are what compel me to oppose the detainee practices and the domestic surveillance of millions of Americans by the Bush administration, and the xenophobic, witch hunt immigration policies of Republicans that would lead to the persecution of not just the migrant community — legal or not — but all who fit the popularized profile.
We have a long way to go before we are all truly equal in the eyes of the law, but the dream lives on in all of those who believe and carry Dr. King’s message.
Long live the dream.
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LaEscritora
Great post.
January 23, 2008
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