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What Would Martin Say? Highlight and Giveaway
If ever there was a cause to celebrate Martin Luther King, it is today. As we are about to embark upon the first African America presidency, it is apparant just how far we’ve come as a nation.
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“I Have a Dream” is one of my favorite American speeches. It never fails to give me chill bumps.
We know what MLK said, but wouldn’t it be interesting to know what he might say himself today? Clarence Jones, a close friend, asked himself that same question and has written a book entitled, What Would Martin Say? To give you a little more information about his book, here is some information I found on the HarperCollins website:
On April 4, 1968, the Reverend Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated on the balcony of the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, Tennessee, depriving the world of one of the greatest moral authorities of the twentieth century. He was thirty-nine. King had achieved so much at such a young age that it is hard to believe that he has been gone longer than the brief time he spent on this earth. He spoke out not only on segregation and racism against African Americans, but about many other issues of the day, from police brutality and labor strikes to the Vietnam War. Given the current state of the world, we would all benefit from hearing Martin’s voice, if only he were alive today. . . .
If anyone would have insight into what Martin would say, it would be Clarence B. Jones, King’s personal lawyer and one of his closest principal advisers and confidants. Jones—now seventy-seven, has chosen the occasion of this somber anniversary to break his silence—removing the mythic distance of forty years’ time to reveal the flesh-and-blood man he knew as his friend, Martin. Jones ponders what the outspoken rights leader would say about the serious issues that bedevil contemporary America: Islamic terrorism and the war in Iraq, reparations for slavery, anti-Semitism, affirmative action, illegal immigration, and the vacuum of African American leadership. Delving deep into his memories of the man he worked closely beside, and with help from the King Institute at Stanford University and reams of formerly top-secret and now declassified FBI files, Jones offers the guidance and insight his friend and mentor would have provided for us in these troubled times.
Many Americans today know of Martin Luther King only from video clips and history books. As Jones so aptly reminds us, this legendary figure was also a warm human being full of life—and more relevant now than ever.
You can take a look inside this book by clicking here. You can buy this book here
What Would Martin Say? Giveaway
In celebration of current events, The Literate Housewife Review is offering a copy of this book to one reader. Since tomorrow will probably be the first inauguration that my daughter Emma remembers, I’m going to write a post about my memories about my first inauguration – Jimmy Carter’s, which was also historic in its own way.
To enter this contest, leave a comment to that post by 11:59pm tomorrow. In your comments, please give your thoughts about Barak Obama’s inauguration. I will draw the winner from those comments at noon on January 21st. “Please enter me” comments will not be considered.
Good luck and Happy MLK and Inaugeration day, everyone!
Comments
9 Responses to “What Would Martin Say? Highlight and Giveaway”
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Chris
Posted: Jan 19th, 2009 at 12:54 pm1Reply to this comment.It’s quite a coincidence that both events are in the same week. You can leave me out of the draw, I just wanted to tell you I have an award for you on my blog.
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mindy
Posted: Jan 19th, 2009 at 3:39 pm2Reply to this comment.it is very fitting that mlks dream came to fruition the way it is, he will probably be looking over obama and saying good job thanks for the giveaway
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Renee
Posted: Jan 19th, 2009 at 3:57 pm3Reply to this comment.It truly is a historic occaision and one that MLK would be proud of. In these uncertain economic times it calls for a great leader. May Obama lead us out of the darkness.
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sandy
Posted: Jan 19th, 2009 at 4:37 pm4Reply to this comment.I think its a very historic moment and hope changes do come and he brings us to a recovery
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Robin
Posted: Jan 19th, 2009 at 5:48 pm5Reply to this comment.Barack Obama will be our next president because he believed MLK’s words. He believed it was possible even when almost nobody else did.
Thanks for the chance.
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Wendy Wallach
Posted: Jan 19th, 2009 at 7:20 pm6Reply to this comment.I feel that he will bring a young, hopeful energy to the White House and what convinced me was yesterdays concert. It was for the people and by the people in every sense of the word. I felt actual joy listening to Garth Brooks and the children and I think it amounts to a coming together of people under Obama to fix the mess that we have created in this country.
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Kathy D
Posted: Jan 19th, 2009 at 8:47 pm7Reply to this comment.What an interesting question to think about
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Posted: Jan 20th, 2009 at 8:03 am8Inauguration Day Memories and What Would Martin Say? Giveaway « The Literate Housewife ReviewReply to this comment.[...] Happy Inauguration Day! Please leave a comment to this post about your impressions of today’s inauguration. What did you think of the speech? The parade? What do you think was the most memorable moment? What did you children think? All comments about the inauguration left today will qualify to win a copy of Clarence B. Jones’ book, What Would Martin Say? [...]
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Shellie Seering
Posted: Jan 20th, 2009 at 2:05 pm9Reply to this comment.This sounds wonderful for this truly historic week!
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