2016 Postmortem
Related: About this forumLest We Forget our own history, betraying the memories of Martin Luther King Jr. & Bobbly Kennedy
It's no coincidence that the Poor People's March on Washington -- for jobs and
economic justice -- happened just prior to Martin Luther King Jr. being gunned
down in cold blood, soon followed by RFK's assassination.
In the year leading up to their assassinations, Martin and Bobby had been forging a common cause, connecting the nexus of Racial Justice and Economic Justice,
We no longer afford to forget what led-up to these two courageous leaders being assassinated in cold blood in 1968. We can no longer afford to buy into a false either/or choice between Racial and Economic Justice, because -- as these two men well understood -- the two must stand together in order to advance meaningful change where Black Lives truly do Matter.
Anything less is unacceptable to me. Anything less would be a victory for the forces that employ 'divide & conquer' to resist the meaningful change so sorely needed in our country, more now than ever.
hootinholler
(26,449 posts)That Dr King was assassinated because he was helping the garbage workers improve their position.
Thanks for the post.
99th_Monkey
(19,326 posts)working to improve their ECONOMIC condition.
hootinholler
(26,449 posts)It fixed his position to put it in military terms.
My point at the time was he wasn't targeted until he was have some success in uniting the poor of all colors.