MLK Say ! by Rudy Malmquist “Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere. We are caught in an inescapable network of mutuality, tied in a single garment of destiny. Whatever affects one directly, affects all indirectly.”– Dr. Martin Luther King, Letter from Birmingham, Alabama jail, April 16, 1963 Today is the day America remembers … Continue reading MLK and the Garment of Destiny
MLK Say !, photo by Rudy Malmquist “And so we must say, now is the time to make real the promises of democracy. Now is the time to transform this pending national elegy into a creative psalm of brotherhood. Now is the time to lift our nation. …this social revolution taking place can be summarized in … Continue reading MLK Say!
Detroit March to Freedom by Jim Yardley (courtesy Walter P Reuther Library) Click on Detroit shares that the Detroit March to Freedom on June 23, 1963 was at the time the largest civil rights demonstration in U.S. history, with 125,000 marching down Woodward Avenue culminating in a speech by Dr. Martin Luther King at Cobo … Continue reading Detroit March to Freedom – June 23, 1963
Martin Luther King Park, photo by Bill Dolak “Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere.” -Martin Luther King The sculpture is “Martin Luther King” by Lisa Reinertson and her site includes an article about the sculpture: A bronze portrait figure of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. strides forward confidently in a small park in Kalamazoo, … Continue reading Walking with Martin Luther King
John Swainson and Martin Luther King, photo courtesy Archives of Michigan Today’s post is by Bob Garrett of Seeking Michigan and the Archives of Michigan… A Dream Begins in Detroit In the above photo, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. appears with John Swainson, Michigan governor of 1961-1962. The photo is undated but was most likely taken … Continue reading A Dream Begins in Detroit: Remembering Martin Luther King
MLK March 8, photo by JSmith Photo Today is Martin Luther King Jr. Day. I hope you have today off. I also hope that you get a little time to reflect on the continuing quest for equality for all, here in Michigan and all over the planet. Until we all have equal rights, it doesn’t … Continue reading Martin Luther King, Jr. National Day of Service
JELLY BEAN HOUSE-MLK, photo by marsha*morningstar. I have a dream this afternoon that my four little children, that my four little children will not come up in the same young days that I came up within, but they will be judged on the basis of the content of their character, not the color of their … Continue reading Happy Martin Luther King Day
I have a dream this afternoon that my four little children, that my four little children will not come up in the same young days that I came up within, but they will be judged on the basis of the content of their character, not the color of their skin. I have a dream this … Continue reading Martin Luther King and the Great March to Freedom in Detroit
A Dream Realized, photo by lorainedicerbo This photo by Loraine DiCerbo was taken at the Hiedelberg Project in Detroit. It’s part of her Detroit set (slideshow). I thought it would be a fitting picture to pair with this excerpt from the text of Dr. Martin Luther King’s December 18, 1963 address at Western Michigan University: … Continue reading A Dream Realized
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