Valin Posted January 18, 2021 Share Posted January 18, 2021 Power Line Scott Johnson Jan. 18 2021 When Martin Luther King, Jr., brought his nonviolent campaign against segregation to Bull Connor’s Birmingham, he laid siege to the bastion of Jim Crow. In Birmingham between 1957 and 1962, black homes and churches had been subjected to a series of horrific bombings intended to terrorize the community. In April 1963 King answered the call to bring his campaign to Birmingham. When King landed in jail on Good Friday for violating an injunction prohibiting demonstrations, he took the opportunity to meditate on the counsel of prudence with which Birmingham’s white ministers had greeted his campaign. King’s “Letter from Birmingham Jail” was the result. Reading the “Letter” fifty years later is a humbling experience. Perhaps most striking is King’s seething anger over the indignities of segregation: (Snip) UPDATE 2011: Dr. Art Fougner writes from Forest Hills to note: “Recently, our Medical Society of the County of Queens honored Dr. John W. Cordice with the Lifetime Achievement Award. Dr. Cordice was a young surgeon on duty at Harlem Hospital when Dr. King was brought in with his near fatal injury and was one of the team that saved his life. Thought you’d appreciate the circle’s being completed.” Dr. Fougner is past president of the society. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Valin Posted January 18, 2021 Author Share Posted January 18, 2021 Two Different Views on MLK Fox News Alveda King: Martin Luther King's inspiring message to a nation plagued by violence, injustice, discord The New York Times a former newspaper My Father, Martin Luther King Jr., Had Another Dream If he saw the issues of poverty and income inequality that exist today, he would be greatly disappointed. By Martin Luther King III Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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