King’s speech, not surprisingly, was the most memorable part of the weekend. At the time, he was upset at the violent race riots underway in Newark and Detroit. I remember him thundering, “Therefore I tell you, not ‘burn, baby, burn’ but ‘build, baby, build!’” and I carried those words with me into college.
Tag Archives: Civll Rights Movement
Remembering the Freedom Riders
Posted in Uncategorized Also tagged "Freedom Rider:Washout", James Emmanuel, Martin Luther King, racism Comments closed