“All progress is precarious, and the solution of one problem brings us face to face with another problem.” –Martin Luther King Jr.
(More quotations worth pondering here: Quotation Search – Martin Luther King Jr.)
I am heartened by the blogging of Martin Luther King Jr. today. Despite those who think that his birthday/holiday (and thus, his person/message) is not respected by *not* taking the day off, these personal riffs show that a more personal, valued interest in him on this day than almost any other holiday of remembrance during the year.
Yes, it is progress. Perhaps blogging will change the way we honor the past. It is precarious, though…will we remember next year…or the year after that? When will MLK Jr. be irrelevant?
A couple blog mentions just from my regular reads:
- Reveries posts about how his speeches built on the familiar.
- Seth also ponders the enomity of it all.
- Yellow Pages Commandos tells a personal-history story about a cross burning
- Even Wired posted a special message in their RSS feed (that interestingly enough doesn’t link to a story)
Dave, Good thoughts on MLK, Jr., and the day. Much progress has been made since his time. But race is probably still at least one of the most divisive realities in our country, according to a recent NPR report. And based on what I’ve heard, I agree.
Dave, Good thoughts on MLK, Jr., and the day. Much progress has been made since his time. But race is probably still at least one of the most divisive realities in our country, according to a recent NPR report. And based on what I’ve heard, I agree.