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For my sociology class, we had to go to the newly opened Museum of Tolerance in LA and do a report based on their Martin Luther King Jr. exhibit. 1/
It was a pretty impressive multimedia exhibit with a series of installations. A deep dive into King's work and the focus of it, the thing that left a deep impression on me, was the WORK he did. It presented his famous speeches and letters in context. 2/
So you saw not just the things that made him famous, but the things that led up to them.
I was a kid and King had always been presented as this titanic figure. Almost mythological. But this presentation showed him as a person, like you or me. 3/
I was a kid and King had always been presented as this titanic figure. Almost mythological. But this presentation showed him as a person, like you or me. 3/
It showed how hard he worked. It showed that conviction and hard work could affect change. That he inspired people, built a coalition, through hard, hard work and effort coupled with a deep moral conviction and what seemed to me like a lot of compassion. 4/
He didn't work miracles, he just worked hard and changed the world.
Anyway, it changed me, and stuck with me. It still inspires me. MLK Jr. day is an official MCDM holiday.
Anyway, it changed me, and stuck with me. It still inspires me. MLK Jr. day is an official MCDM holiday.
