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Subject: Re: Was King a man of peace ?
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Date: Wed, 19-Oct-83 09:44:55 EDT
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Posted: Wed Oct 19 09:44:55 1983
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larry,
     Where were you during the 60's? Does the name Rap Brown ring a
bell? Most people seem to forget that Martin Luther King was in a
very strange position. He had to keep the respect of the peope he
represented, while trying to keep the lid on what was a very bad
situation. Hell, he did both and he did them well. Let someone who
was involved enlighten you. If it had not been for Dr. King we would
have had bloody riots in streets throughout the 60's. The mood was
bad and people were not talking. There were people traveling through
out the country yelling "burn baby burn!", federal forces spying
on anyone with enough guts to speak out and local police forces
on the verge of panic. While all of this was going on, one person
was preaching peace. There are many people who actually think he
was wrong. Some feel that integration was a farce and that Dr. King
was mistaken. All of this crap being passed around by the closet
bigots will probably do more harm than anything that has happened
since Dr. King's death. Let's face it, the unemployement rate for
black teens isn't high because they aren't qualified for work. They
just happen to be on the bottom of the scale. I can assure you, they
do not think too much of a society that would deprive them of the
few things they can be proud of.