[sotd] Remember Segregation [January 21, 2008]
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Site of the Day for Monday, January 21, 2008
Celebrating Martin Luther King, Jr. Day in America
Remember Segregation
In keeping with America's remembrance of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.,
today's site, from DDB Worldwide Communications Group Inc. (Seattle),
offers an evocative presentation on the realities of life in many states
fifty years ago. Many Gentle Subscribers may be shocked by the
matter-of-fact tone and words of the opening web pages.
"Chances are what you have just read disturbed you or made you feel more
than a little uncomfortable. ... But not more than 50 years ago, unsettling
words like those were the norm. And racism was more than just condoned, but
an everyday reality. Segregated schools, buses, lunch counters, and even
drinking fountains were disturbingly commonplace, often enforceable by law.
... We find segregation offensive today. That is due in no small part to
the leadership, teachings and influence of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr." -
from the website
The site features essential timelines of the salient years of the civil
rights movement, along biographical information about Dr. King. No exhibit
on segregation and Dr. King would be complete without an audio segment
highlighting parts of his most famous speeches in his own inimitable
cadences; thus brief excerpts from "I Have a Dream " and "I've Been to the
Mountaintop" have been included, along with downloadable PDF files of the
speeches. A stirring photo gallery and links to additional resources have
also been provided.
March to the site for a moving exhibit on segregation at:
http://www.remembersegregation.org
A.M. Holm
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