What is today?
45th anniversary of the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Who was he?
a champion for freedom, civil rights and justice.
Why were people upset with him?
opposition to the war in Vietnam
What was he suffering from?
migraine headache
What had he accomplished?
the Voting Rights Act, the Civil Rights Act
how long had he suffered?
four days
Where was the staff meeting?
church study
When?
Saturday morning
Where was he about to go?
Memphis
What did someone tell him?
not to talk that way
What did he answer?
"Don't say peace when there is no peace."
Why were people upset with him?
his position on the war in Vietnam
Why?
There are those who want me to confine my morality to the war on poverty and overlook the war in Vietnam
What was his response?
had to do what was right.
How did the war affect home?
the bombs in Vietnam ultimately explode at home because of poverty."
What did he contemplate?
fasting
For how long?
near the point of death
What did he want America to deal with?
the issue of poverty.
Who would come to his bed?
"those who disagree with me