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MLK Jr. Day Essentials [VIDEO]

Posted by Evan Derkacz at 10:47 PM on January 14, 2007.


The "Mountaintop," "Beyond Vietnam," and "I Have a Dream" speeches... and Colbert.
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There's more of course, much more; but for now just listen to/watch these speeches of Martin Luther King Jr. and be silent.

The first is the last. Dr King gave his famous "mountaintop" speech the day before he died, declaring eerily (scroll down....):





This clip is followed by the famous "I Have a Dream" speech, the "Beyond Vietnam" speech, and finally Stephen Colbert's "I Have a Dreamsicle" parody.

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Evan Derkacz is an AlterNet editor. He writes and edits PEEK, the blog of blogs.


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I wish Dr. King was still here - his work is far from finished
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Posted by: Theotis on Jan 15, 2007 4:21 AM   
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Remove the words Viet Nam and replace them with Afganistan, Iraq, Somalia, (or soon even Iran) and Dr. King's speech would be just as valid today as it was then.

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God and Religion have no place in the public sphere
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Posted by: albrechtkrausse on Jan 15, 2007 6:59 AM   
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or politics and I'm outraged that Congress sold-out and created a holiday in memory of a Reverend. I'm also disheartened that the only people against the holiday (an official act of the Federal government recognising religion) were ilk like Jesse Helms and the ACLU and all the supposed 'liberals' (using the American term) supported the holiday which is expressly unConstitutional. Religion has no place in government. What's next Rev.Graham day, Jesus Day, Judas Macabee Day, Rev Sharpton day?? Sell outs all who had to betray their liberal and Constitutional beliefs to support this holiday by political correctness gone mad.

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It should be remembered...
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Posted by: JoshuaLudd on Jan 15, 2007 8:41 AM   
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.. given its relevance to today that MLK was considered a mortal enemy by the government while he was alive.

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» RE: It should be remembered... Posted by: dbroneer