[dfwgator]

Booker T. Washington was much more eloquent.

[Ohioan]

Booker T. Washington was not only eloquent, he understood & accepted the basic American values that then, as in the beginning, depended upon a maximum degree of personal responsibility. King's record--and his speech was in pursuit of that same Socialist quest--showed a consistent advocacy of Socialist measures, as the answer to economic & social problems. The very idea of the Civil Rights Law, was to take away the freedom of contract from American businesses and landlords.

In contrast, Booker T. Washington appealed to a common history, common interests between the races, in a classic address that showed a deep understanding of how America had always worked best. In place of King's platitudes & calls for intrusive Government, Washington cited the experiences of his listeners as to what would work to common advantage. (See Booker T. Washington Address.)

Under Washington's leadership, Black America turned a corner socially--the crime rate began to fall, as did the percentage of out-of-wedlock births. These phenomena were reversed under the corrupting influence of the New Deal, with an acceleration of the breakdown, with the success of King & the Civil Rights Movement.

That is history; however some may deny it. We should bear witness to the tragedy involved in this; but the media keeps ignoring what has actually followed the Socialistic influences they continue to glorify.

William Flax