interesting thread...
happy MLK day! i want to read some MLK today, what are your favorite essays/speeches/letters of his? he really was a superb writer, something that (understandably) isn't often mentioned
― tebow gotti (k3vin k.), Monday, 16 January 2012 16:41 (twelve years ago) link
there's an 'autobiography' that some scholars assembled from his private and public papers; don't know how it's considered.
― (The Other) J.D. (J.D.), Monday, 16 January 2012 18:28 (twelve years ago) link
I was just thinking about his Letter from Birmingham Jail earlier today.
― nah (crüt), Monday, 16 January 2012 18:42 (twelve years ago) link
never forget
http://www.ourfuture.org/blog-entry/perlsteins-greatest-hits-6-conservatives-and-martin-luther-king
― Critique of Pure Moods (goole), Monday, 16 January 2012 20:05 (twelve years ago) link
wish every self-styled 'real conservative' who goes on about the wisdom and forbearance of william f buckley would be forced to read that article.
― (The Other) J.D. (J.D.), Monday, 16 January 2012 20:27 (twelve years ago) link
― nah (crüt), Monday, January 16, 2012 1:42 PM (2 hours ago)
yeah this is just a breathtaking piece of work, the thing that made me really go "wow this dude can WRITE"
― tebow gotti (k3vin k.), Monday, 16 January 2012 21:09 (twelve years ago) link
just got back from our local mlk march, v civil, almost solemn tne
― oneohtrix and park (m bison), Monday, 16 January 2012 21:14 (twelve years ago) link
TONE
Good piece on King's fight for sanitation workers in Memphis and the Poor Peoples' Campaign.
― Let A Man Come In And Do The Cop Porn (Tarfumes The Escape Goat), Monday, 16 January 2012 23:36 (twelve years ago) link
Need to ready Taylor Branch's bio.
― lumber up, limbaugh down (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Monday, 16 January 2012 23:38 (twelve years ago) link
have you read any bios?
― tebow gotti (k3vin k.), Monday, 16 January 2012 23:38 (twelve years ago) link
who -- me?
― lumber up, limbaugh down (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Monday, 16 January 2012 23:39 (twelve years ago) link
yes you
― tebow gotti (k3vin k.), Monday, 16 January 2012 23:59 (twelve years ago) link
― tebow gotti (k3vin k.), Monday, 16 January 2012 21:09 (2 hours ago) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink
feel like i'm jumping in to see your praise & raise you hyperbole but yeah i think this is one of the greatest things ever written; seem to recall one of the two lawyers who were fighting the recent Californian gay marriage case calling it one of the best documents humankind has produced. it's also very romantic to be able to suffix this guy can write w/'-in the margins of spare newspaper pages while in prison'. his supreme patience, perfervid desire to actually connect, & willingness to engage with people whose acts ought by any logic ought not to have been dignified with a response, is inspirational.
― quick brown fox triangle (schlump), Tuesday, 17 January 2012 00:02 (twelve years ago) link
in case anyone never read it
http://www.africa.upenn.edu/Articles_Gen/Letter_Birmingham.html
i'm reading the "autobiography" right now and it's good! straight from the man himself
― river, Tuesday, 17 January 2012 00:04 (twelve years ago) link
Nope, kev! I've been lazy about reading the Branch one.
― lumber up, limbaugh down (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Tuesday, 17 January 2012 00:05 (twelve years ago) link
schlump otm
tangentially related, today the rainbow center at my school screened a doc about this guy (http://rustin.org/); couldn't catch it, but i'm gonna check for a book on him from the library. seems like a bro
― tebow gotti (k3vin k.), Tuesday, 17 January 2012 00:17 (twelve years ago) link
http://digbysblog.blogspot.com/2012/01/rfk-announcing-death-of-martin-luther.html
― tebow gotti (k3vin k.), Tuesday, 17 January 2012 01:43 (twelve years ago) link
The Taylor Branch books are my favorite books about anything ever.
― C-L, Tuesday, 17 January 2012 02:14 (twelve years ago) link
mlk3 spoke in SA, we had over 100k march again this yearproud of my city
― oneohtrix and park (m bison), Tuesday, 17 January 2012 02:24 (twelve years ago) link
holy shit at the us steel vs. morbs upthread
― mh, Tuesday, 17 January 2012 02:32 (twelve years ago) link
I'm on the fence about every use of Dr. King's image these days. I think that there are a lot of issues he would weigh in on, but probably not clearly aligned with a lot of groups that exist in 2012. I also think that people think "if he were alive today, he would.." while thinking of him the way he was when he was assassinated, but.. he'd be over 40 years older!
― mh, Tuesday, 17 January 2012 02:35 (twelve years ago) link
yeah -- "If he were alive" questions are deadwood.
― lumber up, limbaugh down (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Tuesday, 17 January 2012 02:36 (twelve years ago) link
http://i.imgur.com/ms3AB.png
― dayo, Tuesday, 17 January 2012 13:18 (twelve years ago) link
Papa John's is one to talk about longevity and quality.
― lumber up, limbaugh down (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Tuesday, 17 January 2012 13:19 (twelve years ago) link
lol
― quick brown fox triangle (schlump), Tuesday, 17 January 2012 13:25 (twelve years ago) link
Dennis Perrin @DennisThePerrinIsn't it cute when liberals try to drag radical visionaries down to their level?
― saltwater incursion (Dr Morbius), Monday, 21 January 2013 16:06 (eleven years ago) link
cute as a button
― the little prince of inane false binary hype (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Monday, 21 January 2013 16:07 (eleven years ago) link
Would we be calling MLK a sellout by now, had he not been killed?
― mh, Monday, 21 January 2013 16:11 (eleven years ago) link
not if he was marching against Bam today, no
― saltwater incursion (Dr Morbius), Monday, 21 January 2013 16:12 (eleven years ago) link
what are the chances that you think that would happen morbs
― iatee, Monday, 21 January 2013 16:12 (eleven years ago) link
good
he marched "against" LBJ
― saltwater incursion (Dr Morbius), Monday, 21 January 2013 16:13 (eleven years ago) link
ghost MLK actually likes drones, hate you tell you, morbs
― mh, Monday, 21 January 2013 16:14 (eleven years ago) link
but the beauty is WE'LL NEVER KNOW
bye
― saltwater incursion (Dr Morbius), Monday, 21 January 2013 16:14 (eleven years ago) link
(Bam will live to be 90 on the Supreme Court, bcz the good die young)
― saltwater incursion (Dr Morbius), Monday, 21 January 2013 16:15 (eleven years ago) link
Isn't it cute when Morbs tries to drag radical visionaries down to his level?
― Influential Acid Jazz Pioneer (crüt), Monday, 21 January 2013 16:15 (eleven years ago) link
if hilter were alive today he would support obama
― iatee, Monday, 21 January 2013 16:16 (eleven years ago) link
I am basing this off a hitler personality model that I have constructed w/ a huge set of hitler data
he would love obama
― iatee, Monday, 21 January 2013 16:17 (eleven years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CbABaBFfo9k
I believe all people are nice, even thought they get mad sometimes. My personal hero is someone who never got mad, who always turned the other cheek: the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.
― Zero Dark 33⅓: The Final Insult (Eric H.), Monday, 21 January 2013 16:20 (eleven years ago) link
just seems sort of crass to imply what a dead person would do or think, instead of saying that you found them inspirational and this is what /you/ think, partially due to their influence
last I checked MLK Jr. had a daughter who's using her name to advocate against rights for gay people
― mh, Monday, 21 January 2013 16:23 (eleven years ago) link
kids are the worst.
― saltwater incursion (Dr Morbius), Monday, 21 January 2013 16:24 (eleven years ago) link
itt white people speculate on the potential futures of america's civil rights greats
― let's go do some crimes (strongo hulkington's ghost dad), Monday, 21 January 2013 16:24 (eleven years ago) link
As they do.
― Zero Dark 33⅓: The Final Insult (Eric H.), Monday, 21 January 2013 16:57 (eleven years ago) link
https://sphotos-b.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ash3/601251_10151623235194056_1126994918_n.jpg
via Pee-Wee Herman, of course
― pun lovin criminal (polyphonic), Monday, 21 January 2013 19:11 (eleven years ago) link
i remember my HS history teacher telling us he thought MLK would've eventually run for president had he lived. i think the odds of that were pretty low but tbh i wish i lived in the parallel universe where it happened.
― (The Other) J.D. (J.D.), Monday, 21 January 2013 20:10 (eleven years ago) link
US Air Force:
"Dr. King would be proud to see our Global Strike team - comprised of Airmen, civilians and contractors from every race, creed, background and religion - standing side-by-side ensuring the most powerful weapons in the US arsenal remain the credible bedrock of our national defense. . . Our team must overlook our differences to ensure perfection as we maintain and operate our weapon systems. . . Maintaining our commitment to our Global Strike team, our families and our nation is a fitting tribute to Dr. King as we celebrate his legacy."
http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2013/jan/22/martin-luther-king-military-weapons
― saltwater incursion (Dr Morbius), Tuesday, 22 January 2013 23:48 (eleven years ago) link
went to a screening of 'king: a filmed record' tonight. easily one of the best documentaries i've ever seen -- a fucking incredible experience.
― (The Other) J.D. (J.D.), Thursday, 29 August 2013 06:41 (ten years ago) link
really, like, if you're a human being, you gotta see this.
― (The Other) J.D. (J.D.), Thursday, 29 August 2013 06:49 (ten years ago) link
I have seen it. Coulda done w/out the actor readings, though.
― mh, Monday, January 21, 2013 11:11 AM (7 months ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
― saltwater incursion (Dr Morbius), Monday, January 21, 2013 11:12 AM (7 months ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
― iatee, Monday, January 21, 2013 11:12 AM
maybe not good; he'd be in Guantanamo
― Miss Arlington twirls for the Coal Heavers (Dr Morbius), Thursday, 29 August 2013 11:26 (ten years ago) link
I heard today that he hid his cigarette smoking from his children
― Andy the Grasshopper, Saturday, 13 January 2024 00:18 (three months ago) link
it was just nice to hear something simple and human about a figure that's almost become godlike here in the U.S.
― Andy the Grasshopper, Saturday, 13 January 2024 00:19 (three months ago) link
relatable too
― Piggy Lepton (La Lechera), Saturday, 13 January 2024 00:25 (three months ago) link
A few years ago we went and did kind of the MLK self-guided tour in Atlanta — the neighborhood where he grew up, his church, and of course his and Coretta’s tomb. It was edifying, helped make him more real, provided context.
― a man often referred to in the news media as the Duke of Saxony (tipsy mothra), Saturday, 13 January 2024 02:35 (three months ago) link
that sounds v cool
― werewolves of laudanum (VegemiteGrrl), Saturday, 13 January 2024 03:06 (three months ago) link
The whole area is a declared national historical park, and the National Park Service has done a good job with informational kiosks etc.
https://www.nps.gov/malu/index.htm
― a man often referred to in the news media as the Duke of Saxony (tipsy mothra), Saturday, 13 January 2024 15:27 (three months ago) link
If you’re in/near Memphis, the National Civil Rights Museum (with tour) is highly recommended.
I went last spring when I was in the city for a wedding.
― Marten Broadcloak, mild-mannered GOP congressman (Raymond Cummings), Saturday, 13 January 2024 16:07 (three months ago) link
Yes, that’s also excellent. I haven’t been in years, I’m sure they’ve changed some things, need to go back.
― a man often referred to in the news media as the Duke of Saxony (tipsy mothra), Saturday, 13 January 2024 17:05 (three months ago) link