We shall overcome. -- edited

I remember it happening and it was more that just American News it was World News at a time when what was happing in America wasn't overly important to those outside of America.

Col

.. when he was murdered (not quite 2yrs of age) - but I do remember my Mother struggling to over come her own prejudices that she was taught and grew up with, and trying to ensure her children did not grow up with them same prejudices - which I in return have taught to my own children to not judge.

America has come a long way - but we still have a long way to go (at least in my own opinion)

-Tammy :-)

PS: On a different note, as I failed to mention since today is a holiday our newsletter will not go out.

Being the young pup in the crowd, I wasn't even born yet. I have heard about race riots in my home town and Detroit being in flames, but without the buildup to why, a lot of it is like hearing about a car accident on the news.

I always try to judge people based upon who they show themselves to be, not their outward appearances. Short, Tall, skinny, fat, black, white or green, male or female, it doesn't matter as long as YOU measure up for what is required at the time.

An approach that I have tried to hand down to my boys. Yes, people ARE to be judged, but not based upon your own stupidity.

Today is a day that means a great deal to many. I guess this is what our "Independence" day feels like to the British? Celebration of independence, even if the people alive now had nothing to do with the NEED for independence.

Clearly Dr. King's words resonate beyond America - while in Canada we don't celebrate the day officially, you would be hard pressed to find a school where Dr. King's life is not mentioned and his role honoured.

His name was recently invoked in the heated debate over the creation of an Afro-centric school in Toronto, a debate that split the black community into two camps.

I wasn't old enough to remember much beyond his murder at the time(I was 6). I do remember Bobby Kennedy's assasination in the news - I picked up the paper the next day and told my parents. But it was my reading about the Kennedy presidency that got me into reading about the Civil rights movement.

It was my fascination with the Kennedy era that lead me into politics. It was the idea that one man could inspire a nation and make a difference, and that equally applies to Dr. King as well.

James

to get the message out, I suppose, would play into it.

He had a lot of peoples attention, and rose to the occasion. Mind you, I am not trying to down-play the speech, just thought it interesting that it was not the speech he had intended to say that day.