Monday, February 05, 2018

The Drum Major Speech

MLK's speech was referenced in the Super Bowl ads. It's a good one - see it here.

But, in addition to civil rights, it talks about some of the forces keeping BOTH White and Black people from having the kind of life they would find fulfilling. And, those forces weren't all governmental or societal.

Some of them were personal.

I'm enclosing a screen shot of someone responding to the ad.


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