Click here for the article.
... a freedom fighter in the stubborn South. Apparently, he became advisor to Presidents Eisenhower, Kennedy and Johnson, cautiously. His marches woke up the sleepy American public, and made Americans realise that racism and discrimination were, ultimately, un-American.
Did his ideals win the hearts and minds of the nation? Yes! Indeed, "institutions of injustice began to crumble across the U.S. [...] The great democracy our forefathers had envisioned was finally closer to perfection because of an inspired descendant of African slaves."
His track record proves that he is a distinctly American son. "He helped a Nation see that it could truly fulfill its destiny to be the land of the free and home of the brave."
What a soup of clichés.
It's a real shame that Martin Luther King never had the chance to visit the Yongsan Garrison. Who knows what he would have said? Let the generals preach peace and non-violence?
"This is our hope. This is the faith that I go back to the South with. With this faith we will be able to hew out of the mountain of despair a stone of hope. With this faith we will be able to transform the jangling discords of our nation into a beautiful symphony of brotherhood. With this faith we will be able to work together, to pray together, to struggle together, to go to jail together, to stand up for freedom together, knowing that we will be free one day."
I noticed the linked article from the base newspaper failed to mention MLK's FBI file and the investigations into his "subversive" and allegedly "communist" activities.
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