"Early morning [evening], April 4."

Originally posted by AAV711Here in the U.S., we are a little more than an hour away from 4th April 2008--forty years since Martin Luther King's assassination. Bono immortalized King's spirit in the rollicking "Pride In The Name of Love," a passionate tribute to the Civil Rights leader's determination and courage.

In history class at school, we are just starting to examine the Civil Rights movement, which was a truly remarkable happening. It's staggering that it was a hundred years after blacks were freed of slavery before they finally got rights equal to whites.

The following is an excerpt from Barry Miles' book Hippie:
"Dr. Martin Luther King led a march from Selma, Alabama to the state capital in Montgomery, which took in over 25,000 marchers, and was held from 21st to 25th March, with the protection of federal troops. A white civil rights worker, Mrs. Viola Liuzzo, was killed driving some of the black marchers back to Selma on 25th March. The previous year, at the age of 35, Martin Luther King, Jr. had become the youngest man to have received the Nobel Peace Prize. When notified of his selection, he announced that he would turn over the prize money of $54,123 to the furtherance of the civil rights movement. On 6th August 1965, a voting rights bill was signed by President L.B. Johnson, allowing African-Americans the right to vote."

King certainly ranks with Ghandi and Nelson Mandela as someone who selflessly gave everything he could to advance the standing of his people, and without violence no less. As U2 did, I think it's fitting to pay tribute to King.

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Originally posted by thechickenNice post indeed. (But if Aaron had made it, people would say it is a random thread )

Originally posted by fendermanNice post. I was thinking about this just a few hours ago when I was watching U23D for the first time!