It may be that casual conversation takes the same road in other countries as you have mentioned it here. But stating, and restating, that he was in fact murdered is also a historical fact and is evidence that remembering history helps, just as learning of it helps. As this day is beginning with a hope and yearning for justice, that fact that is April 4th stands a little taller
I have always stated that Rev. Dr. King was assassinated, and have never thought of it any other way. His assassination has been connected in my mind and consciousness from a relatively early age (in ways that have been more complicated, as I am White), as I was born exactly a year later, April 4, 1969. May God bless Dr. King's memory and bring his (and the prophet Amos') words to fuller reality.
It may be that casual conversation takes the same road in other countries as you have mentioned it here. But stating, and restating, that he was in fact murdered is also a historical fact and is evidence that remembering history helps, just as learning of it helps. As this day is beginning with a hope and yearning for justice, that fact that is April 4th stands a little taller
I have always stated that Rev. Dr. King was assassinated, and have never thought of it any other way. His assassination has been connected in my mind and consciousness from a relatively early age (in ways that have been more complicated, as I am White), as I was born exactly a year later, April 4, 1969. May God bless Dr. King's memory and bring his (and the prophet Amos') words to fuller reality.