A stunning moment from MLK Jr’s speech to the American Psychological Association Sept 1967. He anti-war, anti-capitalist, was beaten and imprisoned, spied on, assassinated. Never ever let them distort his radical legacy or how the majority of America was opposed to him.

“…we have deluded ourselves into believing the myth that capitalism grew & prospered out of the Protestant ethic of hard work & sacrifices. Capitalism was built on the exploitation of black slaves & continues to thrive on the exploitation of the poor, both black & white, both here and abroad.” #MLK

“We know through painful experience that freedom is never voluntarily given by the oppressor; it must be demanded by the oppressed.”

#MLK

"The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy."

#MLK #martinlutherking

The Peace of Wild Things by Wendell Berry: a great poem for troubled time...