Martin Luther King echo - "Beyond the Dream"
Reminder about Dr. Martin Luther King's dream for social equality in "Beyond the Dream" ~ an echo letter to the editor, published in the Hartford Courant, in Connecticut.
Dr. Martin Luther King's birthday is Jan. 15.
Dr. King articulated that program in his final book, before he was assassinated. The title of the text is "Where Do We Go From Here: Chaos or Community*."
In the book, Dr. King described a national policy of guaranteed income for all that eliminated poverty. This dream formed one of the central messages of Dr. King's book.
"I am now convinced that the simplest approach will prove to be the most effective -- the solution to poverty is to abolish it directly by a now widely discussed measure: the guaranteed income," he wrote. "The program would benefit all the poor, including the two-thirds of them who are white."
He also addressed the issues of racism, speaks eloquently against war and violence, discusses political power and challenges all people of goodwill to become involved to bring his dream in to reality. This book is well worth a read.
*(Wikipedia) ~ One of the central themes of the book's messages is that of hope. King reflects upon the Civil Rights Movement.
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| Dr. Martin Luther King had a dream beyond "I Had a Dream" |
We will hear much about his famous speech, "I Have a Dream."
Martin Luther King, indeed, did have a dream, but he also had much more. He had a dream for justice, equality and peace.
In the book, Dr. King described a national policy of guaranteed income for all that eliminated poverty. This dream formed one of the central messages of Dr. King's book.
"I am now convinced that the simplest approach will prove to be the most effective -- the solution to poverty is to abolish it directly by a now widely discussed measure: the guaranteed income," he wrote. "The program would benefit all the poor, including the two-thirds of them who are white."
He also addressed the issues of racism, speaks eloquently against war and violence, discusses political power and challenges all people of goodwill to become involved to bring his dream in to reality. This book is well worth a read.
It is as if Dr. King is speaking to us today.
(MaineWriter ~ we wish!)
Thomas P. Connolly, West Hartford CT; a letter published in the Hartford Connecticut "Hartford Courant" newspaper"
Dr. King discusses the question of what African-Americans should do with their new freedoms found in laws such as the Voting Rights Act of 1965. He concludes that all Americans must unite in order to fight poverty and create an equality of opportunity.
King emphasized that he advocates for a united social movement that would act within both the Republican and Democratic parties.
Labels: Hartford Courant, racism, Thomas P. Connolly, West Hartford
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