Sunday, March 10, 2013

The Cay - Martin Luther King Jr

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2 comments:

Ben said...

I thought that was very cool though why did Robert Kennedy support Martin Luther King was it because he wanted to look good as presidential candidate or was it sympathy from his late brother John

Mrs Sinclair said...

Good question Ben. What I do knpow is that King was assassinated just before kennedy gave a speech to a largely black audience. He was adviced not to tell them about Kings death and to cancell the speech. Kennedy went ahead and before giving his speech he told the audience of King's death. As predicted the crowd became angry and upset. Kennedy used this opportunity to reinforce Kings message and this was the first time Kennedy spoke of his brother's death in public. Kennedy then delivered one of his most memorable remarks: "What we need in the United States is not division; what we need in the United States is not hatred; what we need in the United States is not violence or lawlessness, but love and wisdom, and compassion toward one another, and a feeling of justice towards those who still suffer within our country, whether they be white or whether they be black."
Sadly two months later Kennedy himself was assassinated.

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