Commentary: Martin Luther King Jr... and Truth
Charles Colson, Breakpoint Commentary
King's Dream: The Good Society and the Moral Law
More than forty years ago, on August 28, 1963, a quarter million people gathered in front of the Lincoln Memorial. They marched here for the cause of civil rights. And that day they heard Martin Luther King Jr. deliver his famous “I Have a Dream” speech, a speech in which he challenged America to fulfill her promise.
“I have a dream,” he said, “that one day this nation will rise up and live out the true meaning of its creed. We hold these truths to be self-evident that all men are created equal.”
While we know of the speech, most people are unaware that King also penned one of the most eloquent defenses of... [continued at Breakpoint]
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[hat-tip, GetReligion.org]
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