The day the nation should have cried.

[Johnb]

April the 4th 1968 I was a freshman in college.  Martin Luther King Jr.  was killed in Memphis.  He was a voice of reason, he resisted using violence to achieve the goals of the civil rights movement.  He was the greatest orator of my life time and perhaps in our history.  He did not need speech writers or TelePrompter to inspire folks.  His life and death changed me from a passive racist to a freedom rider and advocate of all men being truly equal.  Some of the nation cried.  Much of the nation quietly (some not so quietly) rejoiced.

[lightshineon]

 Was not around, but, really sad. I have heard Jesse jackson Jr. Played a part in it. I do not know. he was not a perfect man, but that would be Jesus. he certainly impacted the world for good.

[Johnb]

In my younger days I had been in the south St Louis bar that James Earl Ray's brother owned.  It is said that he talked about killing king there but was not taken serious.  I don't think there was a conspiracy on this one just a very racist white guy. 

[lightshineon]

In my younger days I had been in the south St Louis bar that James Earl Ray's brother owned.  It is said that he talked about killing king there but was not taken serious.  I don't think there was a conspiracy on this one just a very racist white guy. 

Maybe, but who else better to get to do something than a big mouth racist. I think a few years back, (Not sure) but I think the King family, visited with James Earl Ray, and thought others acted with him. Coretta Scott King is one classy woman.

[Johnb]

Ray also clamed shortly after the shooting that he was paid $50, 000 to do the job.  However, there was never any evidence of him having a large sum of money.  I think he just played the Kings and their good nature in his later life.  I don't think much of J. Jackson but I also don't think he was smart enough to pull that off without being caught.  Ray was a member of the KKK and hated blacks.

[lightshineon]

Ray also clamed shortly after the shooting that he was paid $50, 000 to do the job.  However, there was never any evidence of him having a large sum of money.  I think he just played the Kings and their good nature in his later life.  I don't think much of J. Jackson but I also don't think he was smart enough to pull that off without being caught.  Ray was a member of the KKK and hated blacks.

Well James Earl Ray, repented at least to the Kings. maybe he learned something. They were forgiving towards him, Corretta King is such a class act.

[kensington]

April the 4th 1968 I was a freshman in college.  Martin Luther King Jr.  was killed in Memphis.  He was a voice of reason, he resisted using violence to achieve the goals of the civil rights movement.  He was the greatest orator of my life time and perhaps in our history.  He did not need speech writers or TelePrompter to inspire folks.  His life and death changed me from a passive racist to a freedom rider and advocate of all men being truly equal.  Some of the nation cried.  Much of the nation quietly (some not so quietly) rejoiced.

The day he died, the people in our inner city area rioted... I had to be escorted home by my parents after all the schools went into lock down. 

[Johnb]

Yes there was a lot of that and it would not have been what MLK jr wanted.

[lightshineon]

April the 4th 1968 I was a freshman in college.  Martin Luther King Jr.  was killed in Memphis.  He was a voice of reason, he resisted using violence to achieve the goals of the civil rights movement.  He was the greatest orator of my life time and perhaps in our history.  He did not need speech writers or TelePrompter to inspire folks.  His life and death changed me from a passive racist to a freedom rider and advocate of all men being truly equal.  Some of the nation cried.  Much of the nation quietly (some not so quietly) r

The day he died, the people in our inner city area rioted... I had to be escorted home by my parents after all the schools went into lock down. 

That is sad, I cannot imagine rejoicing over his death, what is wrong with people? He was a good man, and he shaped America with his message of freedom. Though even if he was not, how sad to rejoice when someone dies. I actually felt sorry for Saddam Hussein, when they hung him. So I can imagine a good man, people rejoicing.

[ex cathedra]

April the 4th 1968 I was a freshman in college.  Martin Luther King Jr.  was killed in Memphis.  He was a voice of reason, he resisted using violence to achieve the goals of the civil rights movement.  He was the greatest orator of my life time and perhaps in our history.  He did not need speech writers or TelePrompter to inspire folks.  His life and death changed me from a passive racist to a freedom rider and advocate of all men being truly equal.  Some of the nation cried.  Much of the nation quietly (some not so quietly) rejoiced.

he did a lot for civil rights we can admire him for that .

yet

he liked to like women an awful lot to ---------not exactly what most of us  would desire  in their pastor .
Also some of his Sermons were rather blashphemous torward Gods Son.


   the Pope however  like his pastoring . wants to make him a roman catholic saint. :