A tribute to Dr. King......

[hwmnbn]

Ava, a young 15 year-old political activist in a red state has created this very moving tribute.......


in conjunction with this article she penned. I have permission to post it in it's entirety

Every year near Martin Luther King Jr. Day our family watches some of Dr. King’s greatest speeches, such as “I Have a Dream” and “We Shall Overcome.” Each year I have listened and watched carefully, but not until this year did I actually hear what Dr. King was really saying.


Many know of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. as a reverend and civil right activist. But many people are not aware that Dr. King was one of the biggest critics of the war in Vietnam. Somewhere between the main street media and the government this important part of Dr. King’s life has been forgotten. School children learn about Dr. King’s many civil rights speeches such as “I Have a Dream,” but they are not taught about his speeches addressing the horrible war of his time. I had not heard “Why I Oppose the War in Vietnam” until this past week.


I was looking through some speeches of Dr. King’s speeches when I came upon “Why I Oppose the War in Vietnam.” On April 4, 1967, exactly one year before Dr. King was assassinated, the speech was delivered during a meeting at Riverside Church in New York City. As I sat listening to the speech I came upon a section that sent chills up and down my spine:

<snip text of Dr. King's speech>

There are good speakers. There are great speakers. But Dr. King is more than that. Dr. King is more than a speaker. He is more than a reverend. He is more than an activist. He is an inspiration. Dr. King is an inspiration to people of all races and nationalities. Listening to his speeches will make a person feel confident, strong, and ready for the challenge ahead of him. After listening to Dr. King it is as if something in your head says “All right. We can do it.” Whether the challenge we are facing is racism, deception, war, or anything else, we can face it together. When I listened to “Why I Oppose the War in Vietnam” I realized that Dr. King’s speech wasn’t just about the Vietnam War, it was about people uniting for peace, justice, and humanity. With the speeches he left behind Martin Luther King Jr. still speaks to us today.



The spirit of Dr. King lives on in all of us.
It is up to us to listen and "Take a stand on this issue."

Here's the full article.

[ronburgundy]

1. MLK

I've never understood why MLK's birthday os refcognized as a national hoilday. Also as a state employe, i get paid double timne for his biorthday and not for Veteran's day? Seems backwards to me.

[Bluzmann57]

3. Kin u spel?

See ya.

[ronburgundy]

5. ?

I hit alot of wromng keys sometimes. My bad

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[ronburgundy]

6. Wow

What anger. Is it because of my spelling errors or the meaning of my post? Please clarify.

[Bluzmann57]

7. Ok I'll put it very simply

You seem to be saying that Dr. King's birthday shouldn't be a national holiday. People in here believe that it is and rightfully so. Your post smacked of freeperism. Got it now? We all make spelling errors, so IT IS THE MEANING OF YOUR POST!!!!!!!!!!!

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[Bluzmann57]

2. That is one cool kid

There is hope for the future when a young person can put together something like that.

[hwmnbn]

9. Yep....I've been a regular to her site....

since last August and she is really something. More than most teenagers, she gets it about politics.

There is hope!!!

[lawbelle]

10. she gets it

her parents must be wonderful. ;-)

-t-

(proud mom of ava)

[hwmnbn]

11. I know I could never have done......

such a good job as she did. Something about our technologically advanced youth that makes it easy for them to come up with this type of creativity.

[Jeffersons Ghost]

12. In going from such a beautifully moving dedication,,,

Straight to the first post on this board brought me from tears to laughter... okay who's the wise guy? Is that first post some poor taste gag or is it a genuine (really uneducated) freeper? Anyhow, thanks for the link it made my day.

[hwmnbn]

13. I'm glad you picked up on that.....

I smacked him down pretty good in my subsequent posts, I alerted the mod, and the mod DELETED my posts!!! WTF!! :mad:

That asshole poster is ronburgundy. He's a newbie and just started posting his freeper bullshit (7 total posts) and his posts are still up. Go figure.

Regardless, that kid Ava is very creative and astute. She maintains her own website and political forum. She expresses herself better than mosts adults and has common sense to boot. I'm telling you, kids like her deserve our support.

Thanks for checking out her tribute.

[Jeffersons Ghost]

14. might i ask...

How old is the artist?

[hwmnbn]

15. She's 15 .......

if I'm not mistaken. She's also homeschooled and according to her mom will be attending university at 16. She's got a lot on the ball.