RIP Dr. Martin Luther King

[LonghornsLegend]

April 4th is the 40 year anniversary of his assassination, never too late to pay respects to a pioneer...RIP Dr King we appreiciate everything you've done.

[bsaza2358]

A dream deferred is a dream denied... Perhaps one of the greatest lines in history.

[Jakey]

Great man! RIP

[T-RICH49]

RIP Dr. King

[YAYareaRB]

RIP Dr. King. The Dream lives on..

[Turtlepower]

One of the greatest orators that this world has ever seen. RIP Dr. King.

[diabsoule]

I told myself to stay out of this thread but did I listen? No. I'm bad. I need to spank myself.

Now I want to make a joke about having a dream....sicle.

[princefielder28]

In my politics class we just got done talking about civil rights and liberties and thanks to this man African Americans, and minorities in general, have received these rights and liberties thanks in large part to the contributions made by Martin Luther King Jr. God bless!

[bearsfan_51]

MLK's contributions have become somewhat glossed as a means of over-generalizing the civil rights movement in the 60's.

That said, he's probably the greatest American of the 20th century The greatest American period in my opinion.

[bsaza2358]

I don't try to rank great men, especially those cut down in their prime. There's no telling what he could have accomplished if he lived. It is possible that much of his message and his influence remains because he was cut down by an assassin at such a young age. He never really had a chance to push forward or see his dreams become reality. Kind of like how people remain enamored with JFK. He never had a chance to realize what he could become.

[fenikz]

MLK was a great man and he could end up being one of the most influential men in American history

[TitleTown088]

MLK was a great man and he could end up being one of the most influential men in American history


Could.....? What else does he have to do?

[TitleTown088]

MLK was a great man and he could end up being one of the most influential men in American history


Could.....?

[fenikz]

Could.....? What else does he have to do?

history isn't done yet

[bsaza2358]

All fair points. Thanks to everyone in this thread for keeping it nonpolitical and also appropriate.

[neko4]

Holy crap
King Jr was assinated exactly 24 years before i was born
Great man who's achievements should never be forgotten

[LonghornsLegend]

All fair points. Thanks to everyone in this thread for keeping it nonpolitical and also appropriate.

Agreed on that note.

[Addict]

always a pity when great men die of unnatural causes... And a great man he was.

[BaLLiN]

"If physical death is the price that I must pay to free my white brothers and sisters from a permanent death of the spirit, then nothing can be more redemptive." - Martin Luther King Jr. a true godsend