42 Years Later
Today marks the 42 anniversary of the March on Washington, and one of the most famous speeches throughout history: Dr. Martin Luther King's "I Have a Dream" speech.
Over the years, it's been interesting to watch as some on the conservative right have tried to use Martin Luther King's words on that historic day, to say he would be against some of the policies of the left.
They cite, for example, his expressed desire that his children would be judged not by the color of their skin, but by the quality of their character. In their view, this means Dr. King would have been against affirmative action.
What they won't tell you, is that Dr. King believed in course correction, and believed in corrective programs.
Dr. King and those that fought for equality during the civil rights movement left a tremendous gift to the generations that followed. Now it's up to us to decide what we will do with that gift.
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