I dont have a problem with Presidents day being seperate, nor do I have a problem with MLK day. MLK was singluar in American History. No non-President has had the kind of impact on American Culture the way MLK did.
At some point in time, there might be a cause to realign an "American Hero's day, that brings some kind of light to all the Great Americans who have made us what we are, but even though it has been 40 years, MLKs contribution remains ever present.
I agree otherwise we'll end up with too many holidays that most people don't celebrate or commerate anyways.
I'm surprised we don't have a ceaser Chavez day and some type of day to remember the native Indians and a day for stonewall in the future- you get the idea
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If my people, which are called by my name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways; then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land.
2 Chronicles 7:14 KJV
He hath shewed thee, O man, what is good; and what doth the LORD require of thee, but to do justly, and to love mercy, and to walk humbly with thy God? Micah 6:8 KJV
Beloved, now are we the sons of God, and it doth not yet appear what we shall be: but we know that, when he shall appear, we shall be like him; for we shall see him as he is. 1 John 3:2 KJV
One of his greatest statements was in his "I have a dream" speech where he asked that his children be judged not by the color of their skin but by the content of their character.
Oh that we'd all have exemplary content of character, and we should if we are claiming to be Christ like! How have you been treating folks lately?
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In His Own Words -- Martin Luther King Jr.
Civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. inspired a nation to change largely through his riveting speeches. Considered one of the greatest orators in United States history, his thoughts on racial equality have been repeated by many speakers throughout the years since his assassination. His skill with words powered King's nonviolent battle for integration and equal rights. Here are 10 quotations from the eminently quotable activist.
1. He who passively accepts evil is as much involved in it as he who helps to perpetrate it. -- "Stride Toward Freedom," 1958.
2. The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy. -- "Strength to Love," 1963.
3. Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere. -- "Letter from Birmingham Jail," April 16, 1963.
4. Nothing in the world is more dangerous than sincere ignorance and conscientious stupidity. -- "Strength to Love," 1963.
5. Freedom is never voluntarily given by the oppressor. -- "Letter from Birmingham Jail," April 16, 1963.
6. The means by which we live have outdistanced the ends for which we live. Our scientific power has outrun our spiritual power. We have guided missiles and misguided men. -- "Strength to Love," 1963.
7. Nonviolent direct action seeks to create such a crisis and foster such a tension that a community which has constantly refused to negotiate is forced to confront the issue. -- "Letter from Birmingham Jail," April 16, 1963.
8. I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character. -- "I Have a Dream," civil rights march on Washington, D.C., August 28, 1963. (Source: The New York Times)
9. Nonviolence is a powerful and just weapon. It is a weapon unique in history, which cuts without wounding and ennobles the man who wields it. It is a sword that heals. -- "Why We Can't Wait," 1964.
10. The security we profess to seek in foreign adventures we will lose in our decaying cities. -- [Referring to U.S. Vietnam policy.] Address at Riverside Church, New York. (Source: History Today, April 1998)
I agree otherwise we'll end up with too many holidays that most people don't celebrate or commerate anyways.
I'm surprised we don't have a ceaser Chavez day and some type of day to remember the native Indians and a day for stonewall in the future- you get the idea
actually many consider Ceasar Chavez day to be Laborday.
the Indians are trying to kill Colombus day so maybe at some point, they will just abscond with that day all together!
I think the idea of a "great Americans day" is a great idea. bring focus on a number of great contributors like Daniel Webster and Thurgood Marshall and a host of others.
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actually many consider Ceasar Chavez day to be Laborday.
the Indians are trying to kill Colombus day so maybe at some point, they will just abscond with that day all together!
I think the idea of a "great Americans day" is a great idea. bring focus on a number of great contributors like Daniel Webster and Thurgood Marshall and a host of others.
sounds like a good idea to me - one day to cover all the heros
I remember when I was little we would go to Mississippi to visit relatives. Hate and fear were very strong there. Dr. King was a very hard worker for civil rights, it is only fitting to me that we have a day to remember him as one who tried to unite America against racism.
It bugs me that some people seem to want to always jump on MS for the "race issues."
Sure, we had our share of racial incidents, but every state in the union has at some point in time.
I grew up in the state and attended school there from 1st grade to 6th grade (when we were integrated) to graduation in 1974. I had many great friends during that time who were black an I still have great friends who are black. Blacks and whites seemed to always get along well enough. Fights and arguments were no more between them than they were between whites alone.
My family had black people as friends and many times they came to our house and we to theirs. Black and whites seem to get along just fine in the small southern MS town I grew up in.
But anyway, just had to jump in and defend a state that I love. Mississippi has got a bad rap, but it has never been just all about Mississippi and race, though a few make it out to be.
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