MLK Day 2017

Today we celebrate the life and times of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. :

Dr. King was one of the leaders of the Civil Rights movement of the late 50s and on into the 1960s. His words were of monumental importance to the United States, and his deeds back up his words. 

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Wikipedia Entry.

While I too remember the life and death of Dr Martin Luther King Jr. , I ask please that people not turn this into "Dr King would have agreed with ___________" Day. Remember that while Dr. King was a peaceful man, he was not a coward or one to hide his light under a bushel. He also wasn't just asking for a bit of freedom please massa, he was demanding justice and equality under the law. Not the false equality of "Separate but Equal" but full integrated equality. Dr. King also wanted everyone to live together peacefully, not in a procrustean-bed sense but in the true sense of many cultures come together for common purposes. Remember these things as we go forth together into the unknown.
And take time to remember those who marched with him, Particularly Representative John Lewis, whose head was cracked by police for daring to take a stand. Remember the many people who sacrificed their lives, their bodies and their dignity in the name of Equality and Justice. Two of the big things this country is supposed to espouse.