A Grain of Sand

"I will multiply you as the stars in heaven and as the sand upon the shore." - Genesis 22:17

"I can see the master's hand in every leaf that trembles, in every grain of sand." - Dylan, Every Grain of Sand (on Shot of Love)

Friday, April 4, 2008

Martin Luther King

Martin Luther King is rightly remembered for his legacy of racial reconciliation. We often have forgotten that for him 'reconciliation,' meant tough moral commitments and radical social change. So, the Letter from a Birmingham Jail and two speeches which remind us that he was broadening the struggle to force Americans confront the problem of economic inequality when he was cut down:

http://www.stanford.edu/group/King/frequentdocs/birmingham.pdf
http://www.stanford.edu/group/King/publications/speeches/Where_do_we_go_from_here.html
http://www.stanford.edu/group/King/publications/sermons/680331.000_Remaining_Awake.html

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