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Friday, April 04, 2008
A grim, but poignant anniversary
My favorite picture of Martin Luther King Jr., sharing a
moment of normalcy with wife Coretta.


40 years ago today, Rev. Martin Luther King was shot to death as he stood on the balcony of the Lorraine Motel in Memphis. Commemorations are taking place around the country, and in the media. King deservedly is a member of the pantheon of great American leaders, along with Washington, Jefferson, Lincoln, Teddy Roosevelt, FDR and others, he helped to build America into a modern, more moral nation that edges closer to its founding creed. So today...

The Washington Post assesses King's complex legacy.

The NY Times tells the story of the Penn Center in South Carolina, once a school for freed slaves, and later a refuge for Dr. King.

The History Channel online delves into the conspiracy theories surrounding King's assassination (Soledad O'Brien hosted a similar special on CNN last night, and the network is hosting a series called "Black in America".) THC's special airs Sunday night.

On Sunday night, Tom Brokaw hosts a special on King's life, death and legacy, also on The History Channel.

ABC runs the Associated Press piece asking, what if King had lived?

Over to MSNBC, where the First Readers report that John McCain and Hillary Clinton will be in Memphis today, but Barack Obama will not. I wonder if McCain will 'splain to the Memphis community just why he opposed the King holiday?

Meanwhile, NBC opens its archives on its coverage of MLK over the years.

On BlackAmericaWeb, Dr. Michael Eric Dyson says Barack Obama may be America's best hope of realizing King's vision.

Finally, if you haven't read it before, here's a link to one of the most important documents written by a modern American: King's letter from a Birmingham jail.

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