Keep Martin Luther King's dream alive: #tellusatoday

This week marked the 45th anniversary of the assassination of civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. Comments are from Facebook and Twitter:

Forty-five years ago Thursday, a sniper killed Martin Luther King Jr. He gave his famous "mountain top" speech 45 years ago Wednesday night in Memphis. He was only 39.

— @WickChris

I remember the killing well. It was part of the evil spring of 1968.

— @Crof

Yes, it was a very scary time. The riots in D.C. were memorable.

— @DrJudyStone

As I vividly remember that day, it makes me feel old. It also makes me sad that so little progress has been made in this country.

Coincidentally I am lecturing on "race" this week, and the lack of biological races in our species.

It seems that South Africa, where I lived for a decade, is making more progress on "racial" understanding than many parts of the USA.

— Theodosius Mandelbrot II

There certainly seem to be plenty of distractions that keep people apathetic about race relations.

For many people, it's easy to use race as a point of division rather than to strive to overcome divisions for the betterment of man.

— Rafael Quinones

We will keep on until we get there. Keep the dream alive.

— @BluzzieBird

Some will never understand being targeted or hated for something you are. Perhaps it's ignorance. The truth is, we live in a world where a lot of what Dr. King fought against is still alive and well.

— Efe Abbe

I guess the anniversary of King's death is a non-story for some people. But for the people who lived through those days and worked hard at making a difference, it's THE story. Our lives are forever changed because of great people who stood up and said, "Enough!"

— David Pernell

"Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter." — MLK Jr.

— @ASE

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