Martin Luther King’s Dream

 

The Reverend King espoused nonviolence.

 

An eloquent and charismatic man,

he championed civil disobedience

through boycotts. As a speaker he began

to rise to prominence, despite the threats

and bombings by the racist malcontents.

 

But lack of progress frequently begets

impatience. Looting, fire, and violence

became the norm. Yet King had great success

with voting rights and urban poverty,

and now he turned to Vietnam, to stress

the senselessness and immorality

of war. A call to justice could redeem

a troubled nation. This was Martin's dream.