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submitted 34 days ago • 157 comments

A stunning moment from MLK Jr’s speech to the American Psychological Association Sept 1967. He anti-war, anti-capitalist, was beaten and imprisoned, spied on, assassinated. Never ever let them distort his radical legacy or how the majority of America was opposed to him.

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submitted 34 days ago • 9 comments

“…we have deluded ourselves into believing the myth that capitalism grew & prospered out of the Protestant ethic of hard work & sacrifices. Capitalism was built on the exploitation of black slaves & continues to thrive on the exploitation of the poor, both black & white, both here and abroad.” #MLK

submitted 34 days ago • 0 comments

“We know through painful experience that freedom is never voluntarily given by the oppressor; it must be demanded by the oppressed.” #MLK

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"The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy." #MLK #martinlutherking

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submitted 43 days ago • 337 comments

The Peace of Wild Things by Wendell Berry: a great poem for troubled time...

submitted 101 days ago • 390 comments