Today in #Connecticut History, September 12: Martin Luther King, Jr.’s Teenage Summer in Simsbury

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The "Queen of Gospel" Mahalia Jackson played a pivotal role in the Civil Rights Movement, advising and inspiring Martin Luther King Jr. During the 1963 March on Washington, Jackson urged King to speak from the heart, which led to the iconic "I have a dream" speech. Her voice and wisdom were indispensable to the movement. #CivilRights #MahaliaJackson #MLK

https://theconversation.com/gospel-singer-mahalia-jackson-made-a-suggestion-during-the-1963-march-on-washington-and-it-changed-a-good-speech-to-a-majestic-sermon-on-an-american-dream-212067?utm_source=flipboard&utm_content=HariTulsidas%2Fmagazine%2FMind+and+Matter#:~:text=Every%20now%20and%20then%2C%20a%20voice%20ca

@Deglassco @blackmastodon@a.gup.pe @BlackMastodon@chirp.social Thank you for sharing the history of Black Americans desire for #CivilRights #BlackMastodon. I am thankful for all who were involved in bringing us closer to a more equal, just country. #MLK was pivotal. Although legislation was passed guaranteeing equal rights, we still have a long way to go as some, GOP, are trying to take rights away. And there isn’t equal treatment under the law still. Horrible!

Harcourd Klinefelter, a #mennonite minister, recalls the "fantastic group of people" around #MLK in his organization and church. "Without the very great commitment and effort of many persons, who were often just so inspiring but who never appeared in the media, the Movement would never have come as far as it did." Harky Klinefelter, who later moved to the Netherlands continued to work as an activist and trainer for #nonviolence and #humanrights in many conflicts.
#MartinLutherKing #EndRacism

Harcourd (Harki) Klinefelter, former press officer and friend of #MartinLutherKing:
"The speeches, #demonstrations and marches were dramatic moments, but it was the many years of very creative and constructive programs, which by definition were not spectacular, that have ensured that the dramatic confrontations [...], were not short-lived but had enduring meaning for #humanrights and #peace. #MLK #EndRacism

Dieses #Portrait hängt seit fast zehn Jahren an unserer Küchentür.
"#IHaveADream" und "#NowIsTheTime" sprach der Bürgerrechtler und #Baptisten-Pastor Martin Luther King Jr. #heute vor sechzig Jahren in Washington. Was ist unser Traum vom Zusammenleben, für den wir uns mit ganzem Herzen einsetzen? Die Rede: https://video.liberta.vip/w/unNB1t1p2tdxkXHzxUWYJd
#MartinLutherKing #MLK #EndRacism #LivingTogether

Martin Luther #King, Jr. (Aug. 28, 1963, at Washington, D.C.): "...Even though we face the difficulties of today and tomorrow, I still have a #dream. It is a dream deeply rooted in the American dream. I have a dream that one day this nation will rise up and live out the true meaning of its creed: We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created #equal..."

https://www.npr.org/2023/08/28/1196283064/looking-back-on-martin-luther-kings-i-have-a-dream-speech-60-years-later

#MLK #OTD #equality

On the 60th anniversary of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr's speech at the Lincoln Memorial, it just dawned on me...

It seems like almost every American city went out of their way to rename one their worst streets after him. The MLK in Indianapolis is part of Michigan Road, just a miserable slog of twists and turns during the 19th century that got converted to asphalt as a sick joke. #MLK #monday

#MLK was a soviet asset!

We won't bow down to the #diversity #rainbow #deathcult. Refuse!

Why? Free Men have a VOICE! Slaves are Silent! We wont play by the color blind rules. We refuse to pretend that ALL 'humans' are equal in any way. That is a LIE. https://www.bitchute.com/video/H53nQBw8P2JV/

Sixty years ago, the Reverend Martin Luther King Jr.’s dream turned the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom into a near-religious revival.

#MarchOnWashington60 #MLK
https://progressive.org/op-eds/march-washington-was-more-than-dream-long-230825/

60 years ago today:

“I still have a dream. It is a dream deeply rooted in the American dream…”
#mlk #ihaveadream #marchonwashington

It is the 60th anniversary of #MLK’s “I Have a Dream Speech” and it feels like we are farther away from that dream then at the 50th anniversary. @penieljoseph places today within historical context and provides a path forward. His book The Third Reconstruction: America’s Struggle for Racial Justice in the 21st Century is a must-read.

#blackmastodon #race #equality #reconstruction

https://legaltalknetwork.com/podcasts/sidebar/2023/07/has-america-abandoned-the-promise-of-a-multi-racial-democracy-with-dr-peniel-joseph/

@ZDF Martin Luther King‘s unvollendetes Lebenswerk wird in den Medien immer wieder auf einen einzigen Satz aus einer einzigen Rede reduziert. Diese Art historischen Gedenkens schadet mehr als sie nützt. Strengt euch ein bisschen mehr an, #ZDF, mehr Kontext, mehr Hintergrund!

#mlk #Rassismus

"I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character."
#aiwanger #mlk

Heute vor 60 Jahren hielt Martin L. King seine berühmte Rede "I have a dream". Wie nah sind wir seinem Traum seitdem gekommen? #mlk #ihaveadream
https://www.tagesschau.de/ausland/amerika/usa-martin-luther-king-100.html

Dream
Galvanizing speech
Marched to Washington
MLK inspires still
Justice

#mlk #marchonwashington #civilrights #dreamspeech #cinquain #poetry

https://www.reuters.com/world/us/sixty-years-after-kings-dream-speech-thousands-gather-washington-2023-08-26/

On this day of remembrance, let us keep showing that #RacialEquity isn’t just an aspiration. Let us reject the cramped view that America is a zero-sum game that holds that for one to succeed, another must fail. Let us remember #America is big enough for everyone to do well & reach their God-given potential.

That’s how we redeem the promissory note of our nation.

#JoeBiden
#MLK
#MarchOnWashington
#SystemicRacism
#Bidenomics

History.com Editors - March on Washington:

https://www.history.com/topics/black-history/march-on-washington

#MarchOnWashington #JobsAndFreedom #Protest #Discrimination #CivilRightsMarch #CivilRights #Randolph #MLK #IHaveADream

Experience the 1963 March on Washington sixty years later by hearing the speeches of the day here:

https://pastdaily.com/2023/08/27/august-28-1963-march-on-washington-civil-rights-movment-in-the-60s/

Also Jean Shepherd's New York radio show recounting his eyewitness experiences immediately after the March:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8zEe9qmStkI

#MarchOnWashington #CivilRights #MLK #1960s

Thousands gather 60 years after Martin Luther King’s ‘dream’ speech

#MLK #US

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/8/26/thousands-gather-60-years-after-martin-luther-kings-dream-speech