See video-photo montage following. Audio is Robert F. Kennedy's statement in Indianapolis IN, on learning of Martin Luther King's Assassination -- happened on the night of April 4, 1968.
Me?... As a white 25-yr old with young family...back then... I was not active in MLK and RFK issues. As young child I remember department store signs marking White and Colored restrooms. And same for water fountains standing side by side marked White and Colored. Following video clip shows how we can choose to make a difference... One person can make a positive difference... No violence happened in Indianapolis that night (though violent protest occurred that night in 100 other U.S. cities). Maybe I can now choose to help by my words or actions. No doubt. MLK and RFK live on.
Amid the tragedy of the assassination of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, an extraordinary moment in U.S. political history occurred as Robert F. Kennedy, younger brother of slain President John F. Kennedy, broke the news of King's death to a large gathering of African Americans in Indianapolis, Indiana. Most of the people hadn't even heard that Dr. King had been shot. I can imagine that they were stunned and some cried. But that evening Robert Kennedy spoke from his soul. The words rang in almost a prayerful manner.Carved on the Robert Kennedy's marble gravestone are the words from Aeschylus that he could recite from memory: "He who learns must suffer. And even in our sleep, pain that cannot forget falls drop by drop upon the heart, and in our own despair, against our will, comes wisdom to us by the awful grace of God."
Friday, April 4, 2008
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