Monthly Archives: January 2013
Remembering London – Part 4: Nationalism and Cheese
At the northeast end of Hyde Park is Speakers’ Corner where on Sunday afternoons an assortment of crazies and true believers hold forth in exercises of free speech. The British cherish these as symbols of their democracy, even as they … Continue reading
MLK Jr: Conquering Racism, Militarism, and Economic Exploitation
On April 4, 1967, Martin Luther King, Jr. delivered a speech at New York’s famous Riverside Church. Giving it the title “Beyond Vietnam—Breaking Silence,” King called for “radical departures from the destruction of Vietnam.” He had been moving towards this speech for two years, “[M]oved,” he … Continue reading
MLK Jr – Why I Oppose the War
Below, a song composed of MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR.’s voice, Dan Guzman’s music, and Richard Guzman’s sampling. The samples come from “Why I Oppose the War in Vietnam,” perhaps King’s most controversial sermon. Though miles away from “I Have A … Continue reading