I know not what to say. My heart aches.

Your treatise reminds me of the recent dialogue. There is much a President cannot and will not do. There is more that the nation’s leader might ignore or will not know of. This lack of awareness may be intentional or because the realities are so alien to the President, they do not think to imagine or inform themselves.

We, the people, have the power. Often it is misused. Each of us must be cognizant of when we follow, when we lead, and when we speak as an individual. Our chosen actions demonstrate that we decide for ourselves the manner in wish we wish to stand up for self and society.

A demagogue cannot conduct a nonviolent movement. Nonviolent movements are not “his” movements, because when you are lying on the ground being beaten like the Klan beat Hartford you do not endure that beating for a “his.” Nonviolence by its very nature transcends the easy categories we have for leaders and the sometimes simplistic ways we view leadership. The story of Dr. King and the Civil Rights Movement is much more complex than the platitudes that flow too easily on this day . . .

The names of other courageous African Americans, some forgotten, some remembered, lie in the Sovereignty Commission files along with the name of Dr. King. We do them and Dr. King a disservice by failing to also recognize them. The Grenada Movement involved an estimated 700 people at its height. As Hartford points out, it resulted in no major legislation; it only changed a community, a state and a nation forever. All of those involved taught us that with each generation, each community, and, yes, each election we must continue to fight for true equality, for a true level playing field.

I thank you liberalamerican, as always well done!