Yet, in Memphis on the night of April 4, 1968, when Dr. King was murdered at the Lorraine Motel, only one person ever came forward to say, "I saw it. I know what happened. I was there." And that was Harold "Cornbread" [Harold Carter]. It wasn't until 30 years later that officials from the Justice Department asked about that night and what I had witnessed. Clinton was president and Janet Reno, attorney general. At the urging of the King family, "certain aspects" of the investigation into the assassination had been reopened. I was called to answer questions. That's when I saw the pictures of what the crime scene looked like that night, and it was then that I began to tell people that "something big" was going to happen in this investigation. Like [[Solomon Jones]] Jones, we believ...
DETROIT, March 24, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Community activist groups will join forces on April 4th in protest of a bill that passed through the Michigan Senate earlier this month that will give city Financial Managers broad powers; stripping voters of their right to elect such officials. Detroit Mayor Dave Bing and State Governor Rick Snyder were both proponents of the legislation and citizens are outraged. The "Detroit 5000 March" will take place at the Coleman A. Young Building in Downtown Detroit at noon. This 4th of April marks the 43rd anniversary of the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., who died in Memphis in 1968 while defending the collective bargaining rights of sanitation workers in the city. The new bill passed through the Republican-led Senate to a 26-12 party line ...
Solomon Jones, driving a big Cadillac on loan from a local undertaker, had waited for King at the airport and drove him to the Lorraine. He didn't park the car. Once in the yard, he just stopped, because he wanted to be the first out of the car and the one to open the door for his esteemed and famous passenger. But somebody else beat him to it. So for a long moment, Solomon Jones was like all the others gathered there in the yard. They didn't make a sound. They didn't shuffle a foot. They were frozen, overwhelmed, staring. For there he was: [Martin Luther King Jr.] in the flesh. And they were close enough to touch him, resplendent in a black suit so perfectly tailored, the fit could not have been better. At the Lorraine, they did not need to put a sign out announcing, "Martin an...
Let us rise up tonight with a greater readiness," King sermonized in support of striking sanitation workers. "Let us stand with a greater determination. And let us move on in these powerful days... to make America what it ought to be. "Like anybody, I would like to live a long life... I just want to do God's will. And He's allowed nie to go up to the mountain ... and I've seen the Promised Land. I may not get there with you. But I want you to know tonight, that we ... will get to the Promised Land." What are the symptoms? Vast numbers of people living, learning and working in the United States who are cut off from full participation in our nation's economic, social and political life. What is the cure? Marshal our intelligence, compassion and technology to craft policies, programs and...
It is a fitting subject in a year when a Black candidate, Barack Obama, has a strong chance of winning the presidential election and a year that marks the 40th anniversary of such historical events as the Poor People's Campaign marches, the assassination of Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., and Olympic medalists Tommie Smith and John Carlos' dramatic, black-gloved salute to Black Power and protest of racial discrimination.
April 4, 1968, changed everything for . While much of the nation froze in shock at the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr., Elliott took action in the only forum that she had: the classroom. The day following King's death, Elliott introduced an exercise to a small group of 9 year olds. Word of the exercise quickly spread from her small classroom in Riceville, Iowa, to every corner of the United States. A few weeks later, she was sharing her story on The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson. Elliott's daring lesson is known as the controversial "Blue Eyes/Brown Eyes" exercise, segregating children based solely upon their eye color. The physical aspect of the exercise was simple. The emotional impact was daring. Elliott, 77, is scheduled to bring her story to Boise State on Wed...
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The nation's top law enforcement official Sunday described the shooting earlier this month of an Arizona congresswoman as part of a "senseless rampage" that reminds all Americans that "our long struggle to end suffering, to eradicate violence and to promote peace" continues 40 years after the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. Celebrating what would have been King's 82nd birthday during a speech at the Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta, Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr. said as the nation mourns for those who were lost and prays for those now fighting to rebuild their lives, "let us recommit ourselves to carrying on Dr. King's work and to honoring the values that were at the center of his life: tolerance, nonviolence, compassion, love and, above all, justice.
An overflow crowd at the C.K. Newsome Center in Evansville on Monday night listened to passionate calls for solidarity in the labor and civil rights movements on the 43rd anniversary of the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. in Memphis, Tenn. Since 1980, there has been no real job growth in this nation," said Chuck Whobrey, president of the 2,800-member Teamsters Local 215.
DETROIT, April 3, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- With murky weather being the only obvious threat, more community activist groups have pledged alliances to the "Detroit 5,000 March" schedules for Monday, April 4th in protest of a bill that passed through the Michigan Senate in March that will give city Financial Managers broad powers; striping voters of their right to elect such officials. Among the new additions are the Unified Detroit Coalition, the Detroit Coalition Against Violence, the Black Panthers and a number of local Unions. Detroit Mayor Dave Bing and State Governor Rick Snyder were both proponents of the legislation- citizens are outraged. The March will take place at the Coleman A. Young Building in Downtown Detroit at noon. This 4th of April marks the 43rd anniversary of ...
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