Tag Archives: Martin Luther King
Watch Out for Falling Heroes
Heroes have toppled under the sledgehammer of truth. Continue reading
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Rosa Parks & Corn Creek
When I met Rosa Parks, I was too young to have much perspective on anything, but I did realize that I was meeting someone famous. I sat on the front porch of Virginia and Clifford Durr’s farm at “Pea Level” in … Continue reading
To Dream the Possible Dream
Fifty years ago today, Martin Luther King urged us to judge people not by the color of their skin, but by the content of their character. There is no question that poverty and lack of equal education can affect the … Continue reading
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Tagged civil rights, I have a dream, march on Washington, Martin Luther King
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