tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34770350.post7972781298159778041..comments2024-03-27T19:55:45.373-04:00Comments on Nat Turner's Revenge: MLKChristopher Chambershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16981041389119024155noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34770350.post-25962380194611124762007-01-15T18:43:00.000-05:002007-01-15T18:43:00.000-05:00Nicely said, Christopher. The real MLK is slowly ...Nicely said, Christopher. The real MLK is slowly but surely fading as white folk continue to take him out of context, and twist his words to fit their agendas. Too few know the true extent of how great he really was.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34770350.post-38406432518358086322007-01-15T18:34:00.000-05:002007-01-15T18:34:00.000-05:00Dubya showed up at a canned event at Banneker H.S....Dubya showed up at a canned event at Banneker H.S. in DC today to "paint a freedom mural." The new mayor came and went, and the 411 is that he didn't want to glorify this gesture. <br /><br />I am also amazed by the corporate sponsorship of the King Memorial. These same types of businesses had nothing to do with him in 1965, and were hardly paragons of economic justice. Maybe times have changed, but no thanks to them.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34770350.post-63624648806023618032007-01-15T13:52:00.000-05:002007-01-15T13:52:00.000-05:00It is interesting how so many people, including my...It is interesting how so many people, including my 86 year old dad, indeed treat Dr King King as a "mythical" beast like a griffin now, yet when he was alive, I'm sure you, as an African American, can imagine the level of derision. Hatred is not the right word. I only knew a few people who "hated" him. Derision is better, and my father called him a communist.Chicama Vineyardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02556585419433991331noreply@blogger.com