You Cannot Be Afraid To

To Question The Legitimacy Of The Next United States President, You Know, And You're Worried About A Tweet That Says, Hey, Why Don't You Get Back To Work Instead Of Questioning My Legitimacy? Too Bad.

When I Was A Student, I Studied Philosophy And Religion. I Talked About Being Patient. Some People Say I Was Too Hopeful, Too Optimistic, But You Have To Be Optimistic Just In Keeping With The Philosophy Of Non-violence.

Many Of Us In Nashville Accepted Nonviolence As A Way Of Life, A Way Of Living, Not Simply As A Technique Or A Tactic.

Medgar Evers Was Assassinated In His Driveway Retuning From An Naacp Meeting In Downtown Jackson. And Then You Go Back There Years Later, And The Blood Is Still On The Driveway. They Cannot Wash It Away.

If Someone Had Told Me In 1963 That One Day I Would Be In Congress, I Would Have Said, 'you're Crazy. You Don't Know What You're Talking About.'