In it, he speaks of the 3 reasons why segregation is always evil and how the period of transition is going to take a long time. This passage drew a wry smile from me 'old man segregation is on his deathbed, but as I said so often before, history has proven that social systems have a great last-minute breathing power and the guardians of the status quo are always on hand with their oxygen tents to keep the old order alive.'
I do hope we are now nearer the end of that period of transition but I do worry about those oxygen tents...
So yes, the quest for racial equality must be always pro-human.
MLK resonates right the way across the pond :) Greetings from the UK
Amen!
Thank you for the excellent essay.
The Free Black Journal shared a Dec 15 1956 speech of MLK jr which I think also speaks to many of these points. https://kinginstitute.stanford.edu/king-papers/documents/desegregation-and-future-address-delivered-annual-luncheon-national-committee
In it, he speaks of the 3 reasons why segregation is always evil and how the period of transition is going to take a long time. This passage drew a wry smile from me 'old man segregation is on his deathbed, but as I said so often before, history has proven that social systems have a great last-minute breathing power and the guardians of the status quo are always on hand with their oxygen tents to keep the old order alive.'
I do hope we are now nearer the end of that period of transition but I do worry about those oxygen tents...
So yes, the quest for racial equality must be always pro-human.
Beautiful piece, thank you!