40 Years since the death of Dr Martin Luther King Jnr

The legend, story and footprint of MLK is one of my favourite inspirational stories!! We couldn't afford to bring Bernice King to Oz in 2003 but would have been very keen if we'd been able to find the budget!!

MLK's speeches and landmark quotable quotes are all over the net and those well known lines from Washington have been repeated, parodied and honoured ever since...

"I have a dream that one day this nation will rise up and live out the true meaning of its creed: 'We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal,"' King told the crowd at the capital's Lincoln Memorial.

"I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the colour of their skin but by the content of their character."

Five years later, at just 39, he was shot dead by escaped inmate James Earl Ray, while he was standing on the balcony of the Lorraine Motel on April 4, 1968.



Even more eerie is the 'mountain top' speech by a servant of God who knew his 'truth' was upsetting the balance of power in the same way Jesus talk of the rule and reign or values of God caused the Easter events we remember!! This parallel is celebrated by that band nobody wants me to keep talking about [check out the age of the audience in U23D when you get the chance]!!

"Pride [In the Name of Love]" U2
One man come in the name of love
One man come and go
One man come here to justify
One man to overthrow
In the name of love!
One man in the name of love
In the name of love!What more?
In the name of love!

One man caught on a barbed wire fence
One man he resists
One man washed on an empty beach
One man betrayed with a kiss
In the name of love!
What more in the name of love?
In the name of love!
What more? In the name of love!...
nobody like you...there's nobody like you...Mmm...mmm...mmm...
Early morning, April 4
Shot rings out in the Memphis sky
Free at last, they took your life
They could not take your pride
In the name of love!
What more in the name of love?
In the name of love!
What more in the name of love?
In the name of love!
What more in the name of love...