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VERNON ROBINSON '
Special To Th> Chronlcl?
I HAVE FOUND four aspects of
conduct an inspiration to me and ot
These aspects are the power of intell
effort, and they are King's legacy to
Martin King was a tremendous inl
used this gift to teach others.
If one reads King's "Letter from ;
waste paper and smuggled out of pr
evocation of history and theology to
. that Christian answer required in res
His intellect was -one of caring rat
the finest tradition of what one of n
referred to as "action research."
If we work hard at applying our ii
haven't shared inour opportunities,
intellect.
If one remembers that King's "11
minutes in duration and largely extei
by the power of rhetoric. The truly 1
complex problems of the day but cai
understood by everyone, from the P
Even though we may never equal
1 strive to grapple with those difficult
, others hope who otherwise may run
level of excellence, we honor the ora
If one reads King's biography, on
depiction of a man truly driven. Eve
<* criticized, even though separated fro
dead tired, even though his life was
' strength to carry on.
King was human, not flawless. Th
the protest efforts in Albany and St
Augustine were failures, he picked h
' and the movement up after setbacks
continued to press onward.
, - - - I had a personal experience with t
power of quiet persistence.
After many months of
unsuccessfully trying to convince
my colleagues of a particular point,
I had yet another meeting, a threehour
drive away, to press my point.
I hesitated to put more effort into
what seemed sure to be another
setback. But I went to that meeting
at a church in eastern North
Carolina and made the presentation
? and was successful.
As I looked up from my seat, abc
off, I noticed a quote from the Bool
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on tne cnurcn marquee: "Without a
people perish." Thus, the power of
recognized in Scripture..
I must be an optimist, because I f
efforts can make a difference. So, t<
with Martin King.
Any but the most egotistical of lei
recognizes that it is the group of ind
their actions that make a community
or the world a better place to live.
Some people are heroic, like the fi
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tanks with their bodies and with pra
less dramatic but no Jess successful i
collective action.
Please see page C9
MARTIN LUTHER KING
(1929-1968)
Reverend Doctor Martin Luther King Jr., 1964
prize winner and human rights leader was bor
1929 in Atlanta, Georgia. His contributions to the
paraded in modern times. Onder his charisma
more social change was realized during his tl
years than had been achieved in an entire centui
King led the famous March on Washington, tfher
the legendary 'I Have A Dream" speech whicf
remembered as one of the most eloquent e>
hum?n aspiration. On November 2, 1983 Dr. Ki
was designated a national holiday for all An
designation of a national holiday is an honor of r
previously granted to only one American, Georgt
The commemoration of Martin Luther King,
honors not only a truly noble American, but \
which he Hved and died: Peace & Justice for All
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a Birmingham Jail," scratched out on
ison, one cannot but be impressed at his
i gently but firmly explain to his detractors
sponse to unjust laws.
her than one of sterility. He conducted his li
ly professors, the late Dr. Gordon Lippitt,
ntellectual gifts to better the lives of those w
we will live up to King's example of the po'
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mporaneous, one cannot but be awestruck
bright mind can not only grapple with the
n also articulate a vision that can be
h.D.s to the no-Ds.
King's rhetorical gifts, we should still
problems and express a vision to give
out of hope. By striving toward that
itory and writings of King.
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