Monday, January 15, 2024

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. por Xánath Caraza

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. por Xánath Caraza

 


El Doctor Martin Luther King, Jr. es honrado en enero de cada año. Este 2024 lo recordamos el día de hoy, lunes 15 de enero.  Hoy 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.”

(Note from Nobelprize.org: This biography uses the word “Negro”. Even though this word today is considered inappropriate, the biography is published in its original version in view of keeping it as a historical document.)

 


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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