Early Morning, April 4
posted by Alice Ristroph
Martin Luther King, Jr. was killed forty years ago in Memphis. Much attention has been paid to the last paragraph of his last sermon:
Well, I don’t know what will happen now. We’ve got some difficult days ahead. But it doesn’t matter with me now. Because I’ve been to the mountaintop. And I don’t mind. Like anybody, I would like to live a long life. Longevity has its place. But I’m not concerned about that now. I just want to do God’s will. And He’s allowed me to go up to the mountain. And I’ve looked over. And I’ve seen the promised land. I may not get there with you. But I want you to know tonight, that we, as a people will get to the promised land. And I’m happy, tonight. I’m not worried about anything. I’m not fearing any man. Mine eyes have seen the glory of the coming of the Lord.
But the whole sermon, delivered forty years and a day ago, is worth a read.
April 4, 2008 at 8:19 am
Posted in: Civil Rights
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Sam Kamin - April 4, 2008 at 11:38 am
It always bugged me that Bono wrote the lyric that’s the title to this post. Weren’t King and his entourage on their way to dinner when they were shot?
Anyhow, thank you for posting this. I’ve always considered this to be the most moving speech I’ve ever heard.
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