We have more people who quote Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. now than ever before. Have we lost his context? From his “Letter From A Birmingham Jail:”

“I must confess that over the past few years I have been gravely disappointed with the white moderate. I have almost reached the regrettable conclusion that the Negro’s great stumbling block in his stride toward freedom is not the White Citizen’s Counciler or the Ku Klux Klanner, but the white moderate, who is more devoted to ‘order’ than to justice; who prefers a negative peace which is the absence of tension to a positive peace which is the presence of justice; who constantly says: ‘I agree with you in the goal you seek, but I cannot agree with your methods of direct action’; who paternalistically believes he can set the timetable for another man’s freedom; who lives by a mythical concept of time and who constantly advises the Negro to wait for a ‘more convenient season.’ Shallow understanding from people of good will is more frustrating than absolute misunderstanding from people of ill will.”

Has White America “whitewashed” Dr. King? Has Black America usurped his message? He was not a pacifist. No, King was a drum major for justice. He dreamt of a day when character would matter most. In our daily discourse, perhaps one’s character falls further and further down the list of priorities. It is time to reclaim the dream and return the fire to the altar.

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