Reverend Doctor Martin Luther King day off
Our office has Martin Luther King day off in recognition of this great American.
The actions of Martin Luther King brought about significant changes in the lives of all Americans. His tireless work for racial and economic equality has inspired generations all over the world.
Can I tell you how many people in my office really know of his work or his infamous speech??
Some have no idea what he stood for, what his work meant to the nation or even how he died.
After asking a few young adults today what they could tell me about him, their responses reminded me of Art Linkletter's == "Kids say the darnest things" show.
All they know is they have the day off.They had no idea he was a Reverend, or a Baptist minister or that he won the 1964 Nobel Peace prize for just that.... promoting peace and change through understanding not violence.
That he was the main leader of the civil rights movement in the United States during the 1950's and 1960's. That he had a magnificent and eloquent speaking ability which enabled him to express the concerns of the African American sector for social justice. King's movement earned the support of millions of people—blacks and whites together.
These young people have no idea the magnitude of his peaceful demonstations and what they meant.
They have no idea how his death affected many when he was violently gunned down when all he believed in was peace for all people.
The young folks asked how I knew this "stuff" about King? My answer was --I can thank a good teacher; I didn't miss that day in history class.
Just ask the young adults in my office about this stuff and its just a day off with pay!
The actions of Martin Luther King brought about significant changes in the lives of all Americans. His tireless work for racial and economic equality has inspired generations all over the world.
Can I tell you how many people in my office really know of his work or his infamous speech??
Some have no idea what he stood for, what his work meant to the nation or even how he died.
After asking a few young adults today what they could tell me about him, their responses reminded me of Art Linkletter's == "Kids say the darnest things" show.
All they know is they have the day off.They had no idea he was a Reverend, or a Baptist minister or that he won the 1964 Nobel Peace prize for just that.... promoting peace and change through understanding not violence.
That he was the main leader of the civil rights movement in the United States during the 1950's and 1960's. That he had a magnificent and eloquent speaking ability which enabled him to express the concerns of the African American sector for social justice. King's movement earned the support of millions of people—blacks and whites together.
These young people have no idea the magnitude of his peaceful demonstations and what they meant.
They have no idea how his death affected many when he was violently gunned down when all he believed in was peace for all people.
The young folks asked how I knew this "stuff" about King? My answer was --I can thank a good teacher; I didn't miss that day in history class.
Just ask the young adults in my office about this stuff and its just a day off with pay!
posted by 2ndTwin @ 9:18 PM
2 Comments:
At 10:10 PM,
Joan said…
Very interesting. I am glad to have an opportunity to read this post. I hope we, as a society, can relearn the lessons Dr. King lived and died to teach. did you see the post I wrote a week or so about him?
At 8:15 PM,
2ndTwin said…
Yes, I did Joan, that is what piqued my interest in asking my younger coworkers in their 20s and early 30s if they knew the significance for honoring the Rev Martin Luther King on January 16th. They don't remember because most were not born yet but I remember where I was that day just like I remember what I was doing when JFK was assassinated.
Their answers really surprised me.. I thought everyone knew...now who is naive?
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