tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post6378990620767886818..comments2024-03-28T06:20:48.661-04:00Comments on Jungle Red Writers: Celebrating Martin Luther King, Jr.Jungle Red Writershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16646429819267618412noreply@blogger.comBlogger49125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-3539335243137328652021-01-19T00:25:13.378-05:002021-01-19T00:25:13.378-05:00It does seem very timely this week. Here's loo...It does seem very timely this week. Here's looking to a brighter future for everyone.Jenn McKinlayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13589365995413467367noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-19282480804293312442021-01-18T20:10:09.561-05:002021-01-18T20:10:09.561-05:00Charlotte, thank you! I will look for it now!Charlotte, thank you! I will look for it now!Deborah Crombiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16988750789088153601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-54161284885761236682021-01-18T17:27:14.695-05:002021-01-18T17:27:14.695-05:00Did you see the Ruby Bridges interview on The Toda...Did you see the Ruby Bridges interview on The Today Show this morning? She has continued the work she started as a six year old child, integrating an all white elementary school. Brave parents, brave little girl.Annhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14187856103924954287noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-8094787479640311072021-01-18T17:20:44.750-05:002021-01-18T17:20:44.750-05:00Wonderful comments, everyone! Well said.
Right n...Wonderful comments, everyone! Well said.<br /><br />Right now it is really hard for me to write what my thoughts are except that my thoughts are very similar to yours. My thoughts are all over the map with my ongoing recovery, with what happened on the 6th, what Martin Luther King Junior meant to us, my reading for different book club discussions this month AND my writing (currently writing my first novel).<br /><br />DianaBibliophilehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07764234701385787238noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-60099851108966703972021-01-18T15:20:21.947-05:002021-01-18T15:20:21.947-05:00Watching the civil rights movement on television f...Watching the civil rights movement on television from here in California was life changing. I wish all school children would listen to the power and cadence of Dr. King's speeches. On a different note, would one of you Reds be sure Deborah Crombie sees today's Los Angeles Times appreciation of Mrs Fred Rogers by Amy Kaufman? Confined alone to her apartment during the pandemic, Mrs. Rogers read Deborah Crombie's books. What a gift to her, as have all your books been to us. Thank you.Charlottehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04415827756102527807noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-37781061030041077492021-01-18T14:19:06.761-05:002021-01-18T14:19:06.761-05:00I'm late today, but it's never too late to...I'm late today, but it's never too late to acknowledge the greatness and goodness of MLK. A man to honour, more than ever, today and this week... Amanda Le Rougetelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17975933690463168906noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-18678091656935658052021-01-18T14:04:51.886-05:002021-01-18T14:04:51.886-05:00CELIA: Thanks for providing this link to these ins...CELIA: Thanks for providing this link to these inspiring quotes. I was only 2 years ago when Dr. King was assassinated so I have no memory of the event. And our Canadian history classes did not focus much on 20th century US history (i.e. nothing after WWII) so anything I learned about Dr. King was in my adulthood.<br />Grace Koshidahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05934603958949938617noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-38535118633415774832021-01-18T13:48:21.158-05:002021-01-18T13:48:21.158-05:00Debs, I should have added that it is a fiction boo...Debs, I should have added that it is a fiction book. Here's the link to my review of it. I'm just such a fan of Nothing More Dangerous and its message that is so relevant to today, even though the story take place in 1976. <br />http://www.readingroom-readmore.com/2020/02/nothing-more-dangerous-by-allen-eskens.html Kathy Reelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17004247271452356577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-34841334590310462662021-01-18T12:38:20.241-05:002021-01-18T12:38:20.241-05:00Here's a good version, Debs.
https://www.you...Here's a good version, Debs. <br /><br />https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bgL1v8FZaNMKaren in Ohiohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13846039203123720312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-89939833148977125922021-01-18T12:34:57.948-05:002021-01-18T12:34:57.948-05:00"Our lives begin to end the day we become sil..."Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter." Kaye Wilkinson Barley - Meanderings and Museshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07486129009717476920noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-79389848850735162102021-01-18T12:24:35.616-05:002021-01-18T12:24:35.616-05:00That gives me chills, Triss.That gives me chills, Triss.Deborah Crombiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16988750789088153601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-58579358465368188582021-01-18T12:23:33.530-05:002021-01-18T12:23:33.530-05:00Gigi, I read the entire letter this weekend, too. ...Gigi, I read the entire letter this weekend, too. It's so powerful, and deserves to read in its entirety. And I totally agree about Kamala! Deborah Crombiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16988750789088153601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-36286443428783948442021-01-18T11:49:03.885-05:002021-01-18T11:49:03.885-05:00One thing this past year's protests and violen...One thing this past year's protests and violence have shown us is that we're much, much further from Dr. King's vision than most of us who are comfortable white liberals thought. Which is a good thing. You can't fight against an injustice if you don't know it's there - or of you're chosen to ignore it. <br /><br />Juliahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09553268569509053159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-65737173161915639322021-01-18T11:39:33.343-05:002021-01-18T11:39:33.343-05:00I often turn to Dr. King's "Letter from a...I often turn to Dr. King's "Letter from a Birmingham Jail." It is 20 type-written, double-spaced pages long, but it is a powerful explanation of the civil rights movement, and a strong condemnation of the white church elders of the day in their refusal to champion the moral choice of equal rights and freedom over the convenient choice of upholding the racist status quo.<br /><br />Dr. King wrote: We will have to repent in this generation not merely for the vitriolic words and actions of the bad people, but for the appalling silence of the good people.<br /><br />If you need any further explanation of this past year's Black Lives Matter protests, you need only read the "Letter from a Birmingham Jail." It's all in there. Not much has changed. You can find a pdf of the entire letter here: http://okra.stanford.edu/transcription/document_images/undecided/630416-019.pdf<br /><br />I was a little kid in the 1960s, and my parents were news junkies. I vividly remember both Kennedys and the King assassination. In fact, I grew up believing--in the way kids take the world they see as normal--that assassination was the way we, as a society, dealt with people who spoke unpopular truths. I also assumed that protest marches and riots were part of the public conversation. It wasn't until much later that I began to realize there were actual systems in place to effect social change, We just didn't use them. Is it any wonder I'm a cynic? <br /><br />I do, however, look forward to Wednesday's peaceful transfer of power. And, although I do celebrate Kamala Harris' glass-ceiling-breaking ascent to the Vice Presidency, I'm much more heartened by the fact that a lot of people are focusing elsewhere because of course she's going to be the Vice President. Why wouldn't she be? She's an intelligent, capable person with the experience and the skills to get stuff done. We need more like her, and we need to get over the notion that it's strange to see women of any ethnic background in a seat of power. I hope I never see another presidential contest without a woman in the mix somewhere. It's time. It's past time. Onward!Gigi Norwoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00495357787099352860noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-68186637567865290522021-01-18T11:38:02.260-05:002021-01-18T11:38:02.260-05:00There is a short film made a few years ago by a lo...There is a short film made a few years ago by a long time anti-bigotry organization called the Anti-Defamation League. To the tune of the Beatles "Imagine" it is the news stories never happened, honors never received, obituaries never written...because hate murdered great leaders and ordinary people. It starts with a news story about MLk at 84, still leading for justice. Impossible to watch and not cry. https://www.youtube.com<br />/watch?v=3KyvlMJefR4<br />Trisshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08058396345946250313noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-7316151983222981042021-01-18T11:13:30.060-05:002021-01-18T11:13:30.060-05:00This is worth reading, I can't chose just one ...This is worth reading, I can't chose just one quote:<br />https://www.cnn.com/2021/01/18/us/martin-luther-king-words-inspiring-activists/index.htmlCelia Wakefieldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14880208621796600180noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-26063221534862837402021-01-18T10:07:02.218-05:002021-01-18T10:07:02.218-05:00I've thought about both of those often in the ...I've thought about both of those often in the last few years. I certainly hope that the second quote is prophetic.Deborah Crombiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16988750789088153601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-29244951922824694422021-01-18T10:05:42.511-05:002021-01-18T10:05:42.511-05:00Thanks, Amy. I haven't looked at the Times yet...Thanks, Amy. I haven't looked at the Times yet this morning but will do so!Deborah Crombiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16988750789088153601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-35774637421516756302021-01-18T10:04:34.662-05:002021-01-18T10:04:34.662-05:00Thank you, Edith! Looking that up now, too!Thank you, Edith! Looking that up now, too!Deborah Crombiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16988750789088153601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-23321642376427403062021-01-18T10:02:40.989-05:002021-01-18T10:02:40.989-05:00Coralee, there was a wonderful opinion piece in th...Coralee, there was a wonderful opinion piece in the Dallas Morning News the other day by a high school English teacher in Odessa (west Texas.) He said we've forgotten how to listen, and to think. It's so true. Where have we failed that people with at least some education are unable to think critically, and don't even understand things that should be learned in every high school civics class?Deborah Crombiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16988750789088153601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-32594519780980913972021-01-18T09:57:06.993-05:002021-01-18T09:57:06.993-05:00How wonderful, Susan!How wonderful, Susan!Deborah Crombiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16988750789088153601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-13783058018620260352021-01-18T09:55:37.425-05:002021-01-18T09:55:37.425-05:00All such good points, Karen, and things I have bee...All such good points, Karen, and things I have been contemplating. I've never heard the song but will now look it up.Deborah Crombiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16988750789088153601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-40462991973164896092021-01-18T09:55:34.297-05:002021-01-18T09:55:34.297-05:00There's a wonderful article (and podcast) in t...There's a wonderful article (and podcast) in today's New York Times about the young Black policeman who saved Dr. King's life when he was stabbed in the chest during a book signing (!) in a department store in Harlem in 1958. Thanks to the young man's calm and quick thinking, Dr. King was with us for another ten years (covering, just to name a few accomplishments,the lunch-counter sit-ins, the march on Selma, and the “I Have a Dream” speech) before he was finally and terribly brought down by an assassin's bullet on April 4, 1968, in Memphis. The link to the story is (https://www.nytimes.com/2020/11/13/nyregion/martin-luther-king-stabbed-harlem.html?action=click&module=Editors%20Picks&pgtype=Homepageabout) Amy Pershinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18297658616252928630noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-12356604212519963812021-01-18T09:51:42.389-05:002021-01-18T09:51:42.389-05:00Ann, I think that was pretty much what my parents ...Ann, I think that was pretty much what my parents thought, too. They were staunch Texas Republicans.Deborah Crombiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16988750789088153601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-9876385241675032942021-01-18T09:50:23.032-05:002021-01-18T09:50:23.032-05:00Exactly, Kait. I think we must have discussed it i...Exactly, Kait. I think we must have discussed it in school, but our high school in 1968 was still pretty segregated, so maybe we didn't. It's funny that I remember Kennedy's assassination five years earlier so vividly, but I was home from school that day and saw it happen on TV. That was such a horrible shock, too.Deborah Crombiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16988750789088153601noreply@blogger.com