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Charlton Heston, who shined a bit brighter than the rest of the Hollywood crowd. He was taller than the others...he’d played Moses in the movies... Heston had campaigned in 1956 for Stevenson and in 1960 for Kennedy. That was safe enough. But for those who made their living in the motion picture industry, the anti-communist congressional hearings in Washington and the purge of suspected party members in Hollywood had a deterrent effect on the political activities of filmmakers and actors. Yet at the very same time, a great movement was building in the late 1950s and into the early 1960s—and...

A mistake has been made in the Oval Office makeover that goes beyond the beige. President Obama's new presidential rug seemed beyond reproach, with quotations from Abraham Lincoln, Theodore Roosevelt, Franklin Roosevelt, John F. Kennedy and the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. woven along its curved edge. "The arc of the moral universe is long, but it bends toward justice." According media reports, this quote keeping Obama company on his wheat-colored carpet is from King. Except it's not a King quote. The words belong to a long-gone Bostonian champion of social progress. His roots in the republic ran so deep...

Is This Dr. King's Dream for Black America? Rev. Peterson Says Barack Obama is no M.L.K. Ermias Alemayehu 213 804-1872 LOS ANGELES, Aug. 28 /Christian Newswire/ -- On Wednesday the Democratic Party made it official by nominating Sen. Barack Obama as their presidential candidate. Barack Obama is scheduled to give his formal acceptance speech tonight. His address coincides with the 45th anniversary of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s "I have a dream" speech. Radio talk show host and social commentator Rev. Jesse Lee Peterson says no amount of phony Hollywood theatrics can hide the fact that Sen. Obama's agenda is...

I am sure that all of you have at one time or another heard how Jefferson is accused of having had sex with a slave, how Washington had feelings for another woman, how Lincoln was not all he was made out to be. Well, what do we know factually about Dr. King? He has been made into a saint of sorts. There can be no question that his impact is a good and positive one. That he did for blacks what was long over due. But say a bad word about him and you are a hateful racist. However, bash...

Democratic presidential hopeful Wesley Clark bows his head in a moment of silence as he faces the balcony at the Lorraine Motel where civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated in Memphis, Tenn., Wednesday, Feb. 4, 2004. Tuesday night's Oklahoma win gave Clark his first-ever election win and breathed new life into the retired general's campaign for the Democratic presidential nomination. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)

It seems ancient history now, as I recall the controversy of a quarter-century ago as to whether or not the birthday of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King should be a national holiday. Well, it is ... and we’re all the better for it. Its annual celebration allows us to recall his “dream” of freedom, respect for the dignity of every human being, and his hope for a society where justice prevails. Last January, I remember being so moved by the stirring words of Sr. Anita Baird at the Cathedral, as she applied the teachings of the Rev. King to...

It's time to do justice to the memory of Dr King and all of the other courageous activists who continue to work for positive change in our society. Just as we recognized the injustice of celebrating the memory of only two presidents, Washington and Lincoln, and established "Presidents Day" (so that we could honor Jackson, Kennedy, Nixon and Clinton as well), it is now time to honor all activists, and hereby declare the second Monday in January, "Activists Day". Activists Day could celebrate, in addition to Dr. King, Susan B. Anthony, Cesar Chavez, Jane Fonda, Rachel Corrie (the bulldozer girl),...

<p>Furman University's loss last week of a chance to host a nationally televised Democratic presidential debate is part of the fallout from the Greenville County Council's refusal to OK a Martin Luther King Jr. holiday, and more is coming, holiday backers warn. Opponents of a holiday for the slain civil right leader scoff.</p>

When Did Martin Luther King Become The Most Important Person In American History? By Lowell Phillips Toogood Reports January 20, 2003 Asking is akin to blasphemy? Actually it's worse than that. Posing the question might draw more serious condemnation than standing on the steps of the Vatican and screaming, "There is no G-d!!" Come to mention it, it is far more likely and acceptable for someone to critically examine the Pope, Jesus and the Almighty himself than Martin Luther King. Considering he was a Christian leader, as well as a civil rights leader, he certainly would think this odd. Wondering...

1. 1964 Civil Rights Act was passed with Republican support, almost filibustered by Leftists. Gore’s father was one of those who was vehemently against it yet they escape judgment on their actions. It was passed against their vote. 2. If the same type of things were said/written about Byrd... how would the Leftists react? Why are you... selectively choosing our "candidate"? 3. Congress has worked with Lott for decades, why haven't they been exposed to consistent racial characteristics by Lott in the past? 4. Why has Thurmond remained silent? 5. What effects do Welfare and education have on segregation and...