> "There are many people being murdered in the U.S. every day. Is that
> anything unusual?"
>
> When was the last time you heard of a U.S. citizen on American soil
> being murdered for advocating freedom or democratic ideals?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martin_Luther_King,_Jr.
Martin Luther King, Jr. (January 15, 1929 – April 4, 1968) was one of
the pivotal leaders of the American civil rights movement. King was a
Baptist minister, one of the few leadership roles available to black
men at the time. He became a civil rights activist early in his
career. He led the Montgomery Bus Boycott (1955–1956) and helped found
the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (1957), serving as its
first president. His efforts led to the 1963 March on Washington,
where King delivered his “I Have a Dream” speech. Here he raised
public consciousness of the civil rights movement and established
himself as one of the greatest orators in U.S. history. In 1964, King
became the youngest person to receive the Nobel Peace Prize for his
efforts to end segregation and racial discrimination through civil
disobedience and other non-violent means.
King was assassinated on April 4, 1968, in Memphis, Tennessee. He was
posthumously awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom by President
Jimmy Carter in 1977. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day was established as a
national holiday in the United States in 1986. In 2004, King was
posthumously awarded a Congressional Gold Medal.[1]
The Black Panther Party (originally called the Black Panther Party for
Self-Defense) was an African-American organization established to
promote civil rights and self-defense. It was active in the United
States from the mid-1960s into the 1970s.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Panther_Party
Founded in Oakland, California, by Huey P. Newton and Bobby Seale in
October 1966, the organization initially espoused a doctrine calling
for the protection of the African American neighborhoods from police
brutality, in the interest of African-American justice.[1] Over time,
its objectives and philosophy changed radically during the party's
existence. While the organization's leaders passionately espoused
socialist doctrine, the party's black nationalist reputation attracted
an ideologically diverse membership.[2] Ideological consensus within
the party was difficult to achieve. Some members openly disagreed with
the views of the leaders.
