Many years ago, a man, who happened to be a New Englander, insisted on telling the people of Indianapolis of MLK's assassination; he was going there for a campaign stop. He was told it was unwise. He was going to an urban center with many African Americans. They might riot, and he couldn't be protected. He, .... He insisted, penned this while racing toward Indianapolis and gave this speech on the back of a flatbed truck ... only referring to his notes once and quoting the Ancient Greeks.
Riots occurred throughout the country that night in many cities. Not in Indianapolis.
A statue of MLK and RFK stands there today.
If only these leaders, King and RFK, hadn't been taken from us and still lived.
Nothing under heaven is new. Who will we turn to when facing difficult times and when seeking guidance? I, .... I turn to them.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j6mxL2cqxrA
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