Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Xánath Caraza
El Doctor Martin
Luther King, Jr. es honrado en enero de cada año. Este 2022 lo recordamos hoy,
lunes 17 de enero. Comparto con los
lectores de La Bloga un par de libros que escribió, entre otros tantos, más dos
libros para niños que lo celebran y el enlace Nobelprize.org donde
nuestros lectores pueden leer más sobre su vida, su visión y su trabajo con la
comunidad. Ayer y hoy el mensaje de
Martin Luther King sigue vigente.
“At
the age of thirty-five, Martin Luther King, Jr., was the youngest man to have
received the Nobel Peace Prize. When notified of his selection, he announced
that he would turn over the prize money of $54,123 to the furtherance of the
civil rights movement.
On
the evening of April 4, 1968, while standing on the balcony of his motel room
in Memphis, Tennessee, where he was to lead a protest march in sympathy with
striking garbage workers of that city, he was assassinated.”
(From
Nobel Lectures, Peace 1951–1970, Editor Frederick W. Haberman, Elsevier
Publishing Company, Amsterdam, 1972)
Where Do We Go from Here: Chaos or Community by Dr.
Martin Luther King, Jr.
“In 1967, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., isolated himself from the demands of the civil rights movement, rented a house in Jamaica with no telephone, and labored over his final manuscript. In this prophetic work, which has been unavailable for more than ten years, he lays out his thoughts, plans, and dreams for America's future, including the need for better jobs, higher wages, decent housing, and quality education. With a universal message of hope that continues to resonate, King demanded an end to global suffering, asserting that humankind-for the first time-has the resources and technology to eradicate poverty.” (Amazon.com)
Strength to Love by Dr. Martin Luther King
Martin’s Big Words: The Life of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Be a King: Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s Dream and You
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