Today's the day!

Amazing to think of what our children retain while at school...

I asked Erica, my 6 year old daughter in Kindergarten, yesterday afternoon if she knew who Martin Luther King was and to my surprise she said yes.  I'm not sure if I was more surprised that she was paying attention to my question or if it were that she actually did know! 

She went on to tell me how he had a speech & worked to help children keep from having to go to seperate schools & drink from different water fountains.  He did so much more than that...I just gave you the 6 year old version...

It's times like yesterday that I feel extremely blessed to live in a country where a man like Dr. King can lead an effort of unity & that although he has passed...his desires haven't.

'I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character.' August, 1963, in a speech to civil rights supporters at the March on Washington.

 

2 Comments on Today's the day!

His death was another of those history defining moments that make you remember where you where when you heard the news, kind like JFK & RFK.

My 8 yearl old grandson understood and knew a little.

My 5 year old grandson just knew he had a day off from school.

01/21/2008 05:21 AM by Erby Crofutt, Central Kentucky Home Inspector (B4U Close Home Inspections & Radon Testing)


I remember the day, I remember the era and I will never forget either.  MLK had a vision, a dream and that lives on.  He was a man beyond his time.  I paid tribute to him today too, check me out!  And thanks for sharing this blog.

01/21/2008 08:46 PM by Rosemary Brooks -Mother & Daughter (866)-750-8282 (Family Realty Group - 866-750-8282)


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