50 Years Ago Today...The March on Washington

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We've come a long way...





but the journey is not over...









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The only living speaker from the 1963 March on Washington:







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[Vendzilla]

Originally Posted by AsianDivaGirlsWebDude

The only living speaker from the 1963 March on Washington:







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Lewis was the only person that got what MLK was trying to get across.

[Vendzilla]

Something that pissed me off was there was no republican speakers
MLK was a Republican.

[AsianDivaGirlsWebDude]

Originally Posted by Vendzilla

Something that pissed me off was there was no republican speakers
MLK was a Republican.

Ask Boehner and Cantor why they declined...

Speaker John A. Boehner and Majority Leader Eric Cantor, the House?s two most senior Republicans, were invited to speak at the 50th anniversary of the historic March on Washington ? but declined.

?They asked a long list of Republicans to come,? [civil rights activist Julian Bond] continued, ?and to a man and woman they said ?no.? And that they would turn their backs on this event was telling of them, and the fact that they seem to want to get black votes, they?re not gonna get ?em this way.?

Boehner instead spoke at a small Congressional ceremony. Eric Cantor's reason for not being there, though, is rather odd:

Cantor, meanwhile, was asked 12 days ago to participate in Wednesday?s event commemorating Martin Luther King Jr.?s delivery of the famous ?I Have a Dream? speech, according to an aide. The Virginia Republican, however, is currently traveling in North Dakota and Ohio, touring energy sites with Rep. Kevin Cramer, R-N.D., and participating in ?nonofficial events,? according to an aide.

Hmm. You know, when someone asks you to participate in the anniversary celebration of one of the most important inflection points of modern American history, you should generally say yes. You certainly shouldn't blow them off to tour North Dakota fracking sites, or whatever the hell he's claiming was more important.

That said, I disagree with Bond. I think declining a speaking spot was a perfectly appropriate choice on the part of conservative leaders, or at least the more intellectually honest one.

Efforts to portray conservative reaction to the civil rights movement as anything less than hostile at the time (and hostile now) are insultingly dishonest, and having the community organizers, activists, spiritual leaders and labor leaders of that time putatively honored on the same spot by people like John Boehner or Eric Cantor, people who have open contempt for many of the goals expressed by those same leaders even now, might have been a bigger sin than any pretense at modern fluffy nonpartisanship could justify. Hooray that they were politely asked; hooray that they politely said no.

At least both former Pres. Bush had a good excuse for missing the event:

WASHINGTON ?There will be two notable absences at Wednesday's commemoration to mark the 50th anniversary of the March on Washington: George H.W. and George W. Bush.

Both former presidents were invited to participate in Wednesday's celebration, which will feature speeches from the steps of the Lincoln Memorial by President Obama as well as former presidents Bill Clinton and Jimmy Carter. But both Bushes are dealing with health issues and decided it best to skip the event.

"He's doing fine, but he's not able to get up to Washington this week," said Freddy Ford, a spokesman for George W. Bush, who is still recuperating after undergoing surgery this month for an arterial blockage.

Ford stressed that the younger Bush's recovery is going well, and that Bush even managed to stop by the Southern Methodist University's football practice on Tuesday.

In a statement, Bush paid tribute to Martin Luther King Jr. and noted that the nation has made great progress since King delivered his "I Have a Dream" speech half a century ago. But Bush noted the country's "journey to justice is not complete."

"Laura and I thank the King family and all who work to carry on the legacy of a great man and the promise of a great nation," Bush said in a statement. "May we continue to march toward the day when the dignity and humanity of every person is respected.

"Dr. King was on this Earth just 39 years, but the ideals that guided his life of conscience and purpose are eternal. There's still a need for every American to help hasten the day when Dr. King's vision is made real in every community."

Meanwhile, the 41st president visited the White House last month for an event recognizing his "thousand points of light" volunteer initiative. The elder Bush, 89, has been dealing with various health problems and was released from a lengthy hospital stay in January after experiencing severe bronchitis-like symptoms.

We shall overcome...



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[Just Alex]

I don't think Great MLK dreamed about what we see here today.
He wanted to see more Morgan Freemans, not PastorSinAlots or brassmonkeys in this new millennium. For sure Yo

[L-Pink]

Originally Posted by Just Alex

I don't think Great MLK dreamed about what we see here today.
He wanted to see more Morgan Freemans, not PastorSinAlots or brassmonkeys in this new millennium. For sure Yo

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And to think brother Obama will undo it all and then some in 8.

[AsianDivaGirlsWebDude]

Peter, Paul, and Mary performed at the '63 March on Washington:



Mary passed away back in 2009, but Peter and Paul were joined onstage earlier today by Tracy Martin (Trayvon Martin's father), and Mark Barden (whose son Daniel was gunned down at Sandy Hook elementary school):







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Originally Posted by AsianDivaGirlsWebDude

Mary passed away back in 2009, but Peter and Paul were joined onstage earlier today by Tracy Martin (Trayvon Martin's father), and Mark Barden (whose son Daniel was gunned down at Sandy Hook elementary school):

Yeah nothing has brought us together more than Travon Martin and his gangsta father. A shinning example. Teach your son to be a thug and send him off on a bus to stay with your part-time girlfriend after being suspended for his third time while you bang other chicks.

[JockoHomo]

Nothing will change until religion is wiped off the face of the earth.

[AsianDivaGirlsWebDude]

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[Vendzilla]

Originally Posted by AsianDivaGirlsWebDude

Ask Boehner and Cantor why they declined...





At least both former Pres. Bush had a good excuse for missing the event:





We shall overcome...



ADG

I stand corrected, I did a little reading this morning and you're right.

Also I think the republican party fucked up by not showing up for this. They truly need to get their collective shit together.
I like what MLK wrote about the two party's

[arock10]

Luckily racism is over this year according to the Supreme Court. We won't be needing any more of these ceremonies I guess

[Vendzilla]

Originally Posted by AsianDivaGirlsWebDude

Ask Boehner and Cantor why they declined...





At least both former Pres. Bush had a good excuse for missing the event:





We shall overcome...



ADG

I read a little more
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Sen. Tim Scott, R.-S.C., the only African American serving in the United States Senate, wasn't invited to the event commemorating the 50th anniversary of Martin Luther King's march on Washington, though a host of Democratic luminaries spoke on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial.

http://washingtonexaminer.com/sen.-t...rticle/2534830

So much for the dream I guess

Originally Posted by arock10

Luckily racism is over this year according to the Supreme Court. We won't be needing any more of these ceremonies I guess

The only black Judge on the supreme court wasn't there either