This morning I went to the post office and it was closed. I admit that I was annoyed at first... but then I remembered what this day means. Today we celebrate Martin Luther King Jr.'s birth. Having grown up in the American South, his contributions hold a particular weight for me. A little known fact: his son Martin Luther King III was denied admission to the very same school that I graduated from, The Lovett School.
True story. He taught the world in a way no other has since about equality and non-violence. I'm reading what I've written so far and it all sounds so clunky... such ordinary words for an extraordinary man. Of course his own voice describes the message best. So here's the full audio of the gorgeous, moving, and transformative "I Have a Dream" speech.
Goodness, I wish I was at home in Atlanta today to celebrate. But for now I'll just make a post. It's a little something.
My apologies for referencing
this picture twice in my blog so far... I guess I'm a little in love with it... it's
even hanging in my house.
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here if player isn't working... IE was giving me fits.]
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