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Drew Richards

(1,558 posts) Wed Jan 15, 2014, 07:51 PM Jan 2014

Happy 85th bday MLK WISH YOU WERE STILL HERE WITH US IN THESE TIMES...

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Happy 85th bday MLK WISH YOU WERE STILL HERE WITH US IN THESE TIMES... (Original Post) Drew Richards Jan 2014 OP

Preach! JaneyVee Jan 2014 #1

Amen, Brother!!!!! I think Dr. KIng would be proud that some black people have achieved so much..... LongTomH Jan 2014 #2

Amen shenmue Jan 2014 #3

KR: The older I get, the more exceptional I realize King was. El_Johns Jan 2014 #4

We miss your wisdom and grace~ sheshe2 Jan 2014 #5

God that was moving. Nice post thank you for posting this. Drew Richards Jan 2014 #6

Thank you for your thread Drew. sheshe2 Jan 2014 #7

You should. It deserves its own post for more exposure I feel. Drew Richards Jan 2014 #10

I just did Drew, I thank you. sheshe2 Jan 2014 #11

K&R Kurovski Jan 2014 #8

Thank you, Drew! Cha Jan 2014 #9

HUGE K & R !!! - Thank You !!! WillyT Jan 2014 #12

JaneyVee

(19,877 posts)

1. Preach!

Reply to Drew Richards (Original post)

Wed Jan 15, 2014, 07:51 PM

Jan 2014

LongTomH

(8,636 posts)

2. Amen, Brother!!!!! I think Dr. KIng would be proud that some black people have achieved so much.....

Reply to Drew Richards (Original post)

Wed Jan 15, 2014, 08:07 PM

Jan 2014

......he would be saddened and angry at the growing poverty in the US, at our unnecessary wars, and our booming military spending.

Dr. King's message was to call America to repentance for its racism, it's indifference to the poor, its militarism and imperialism.

shenmue

(38,506 posts)

3. Amen

Reply to Drew Richards (Original post)

Wed Jan 15, 2014, 08:32 PM

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El_Johns

(1,805 posts)

4. KR: The older I get, the more exceptional I realize King was.

Reply to Drew Richards (Original post)

Wed Jan 15, 2014, 08:35 PM

Jan 2014

sheshe2

(83,748 posts)

5. We miss your wisdom and grace~

Reply to Drew Richards (Original post)

Wed Jan 15, 2014, 08:41 PM

Jan 2014

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Drew Richards

(1,558 posts)

6. God that was moving. Nice post thank you for posting this.

Reply to sheshe2 (Reply #5)

Wed Jan 15, 2014, 08:45 PM

Jan 2014

sheshe2

(83,748 posts)

7. Thank you for your thread Drew.

Reply to Drew Richards (Reply #6)

Wed Jan 15, 2014, 09:02 PM

Jan 2014

He was an amazing man, his spirit still lives in all of us.

I had not read that first quote before. Moving indeed, I may just make it an OP!

Drew Richards

(1,558 posts)

10. You should. It deserves its own post for more exposure I feel.

Reply to sheshe2 (Reply #7)

Wed Jan 15, 2014, 09:22 PM

Jan 2014

sheshe2

(83,748 posts)

11. I just did Drew, I thank you.

Reply to Drew Richards (Reply #10)

Wed Jan 15, 2014, 09:31 PM

Jan 2014

Your excellent thread about a man this country should be proud of.

Again I thank you!

Here is the link ~

http://www.democraticunderground.com/10024337723