Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

Dr. Kings Final Speech

Just Looking at this video appears that he knew something was going to happen to him. But he wasn't worried. Dr. King knew that God had a purpose for him, and he was here on earth to fulfil the dreams of a just society.

This speech took place on the state capitol in Montgomery, Alabama. Moving and powerful short portion of a longer speech. The question today is "How Long, Not Long".

This short video details the importance of Nashville and the complexity of race relations in the city.  You will hear from leaders such as Diane Nash, John Seigenthaler and others who gives a candid account of the 1960's Civil Rights movement and how it impacted them. 

During the 1960's,  a young John Lewis was attending Fisk University during that time he became a leader along with other students, activists, local leaders to implement change in the segregated south.  U.S. Representative Lewis credits Nashville for being the leader for change.  Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. once said that the Nashville Non-Violence Movement was one of the most organized movements and it was a model for the Non Violence Movement. 

In 1965, James Baldwin Civil Rights Activist and William F. Buckley a conservative and the founder of the National Review debate one on one regarding race in America. This intense one hour long video captures how these two different powerful men from different backgrounds view race relations.  At the end of this great debate, it was determined that James Baldwin won the debate.  The debate took place at Cambridge. This intellectual debate still resonates today. 

"Float Like A Butterfly, Sting Like A Bee" one of Muhammad Ali's famous quotes.  When the country was grappling with change in our country. Muhammad Ali stayed strong to what he believed in and stood up for what he felt was right and the impact that it had not only in the United States but across the globe.  In this video, you can see the expression on Muhammad Ali's face as the interviewer starts off talking about his talent and what others what could consider as a disgrace. But the charismatic leader intelligently showed the world that he was a man on a mission and he wouldn't be slighted by anyone, whether it was inside or outside of the ring.  

Shirley Chisholm was the first black woman in Congress and also the first black to declare a Presidential bid for the U.S. Presidency.  This audio only speech is electrifying. After listening to this audio you have to ask yourself...Has politics and society really changed from 1972 to the present ?