I wasn't prepared for how I felt and what I saw. Having not visited a Holocost site or museum,mbut this is as close as I would want to come. One photo set me off. A family with young children gathered around a tree where hung a man by the neck. The look of glee on the children's faces made me look again. It really was a man hung by the neck. So awful, so sickening that so many generations have been raised to applaude racism and segregation.
Needless to say I moved from the museum quite quickly and listened to ML's speeches, watched a movie about his family's history and wandered the grounds.
He really did have charisma! And of course, he had a dream. Imagine..............
Coming from a family of means he had many advantages in life, but the main thing that his parents gave him was a sense of fair and a love of learning.
The Noble Peace Medal
Peace Quilt
ML loved to look nice. This is a box of his cuff links.
Words from Ghandi
The Friendship Walk
Eternal Flame
The sign says it all.
Sad to say, but I live near Atlanta and have never visited the MLK memorial site. Will go this summer!
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