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MLK III to Edwards: "Keep Fighting. My Father Would Be Proud."

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Martin Luther King, III Praises Edwards For Leading The Fight For Economic Justice In America.

Following a meeting at the King Center in Atlanta on the afternoon of Saturday, January 19th, 2008, Martin Luther King, III sent John Edwards a letter praising Edwards' commitment to fighting poverty and speaking out for those without a voice. King, the first son of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and the President and CEO of Realizing the Dream, said his father was a fighter and urged Edwards to continue the fight for justice and equality. He also urged the other candidates to follow Edwards' lead.

So, I urge you: keep going. Ignore the pundits, who think this is a horserace, not a fight for justice. My dad was a fighter. As a friend and a believer in my father's words that injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere, I say to you: keep going. Keep fighting. My father would be proud.

Sincerely,

Martin L. King, III

Here's the full letter:

January 20, 2008

The Honorable John R. Edwards
410 Market Street
Suite 400
Chapel Hill, NC 27516

Dear Senator Edwards:

It was good meeting with you yesterday and discussing my father's legacy. On the day when the nation will honor my father, I wanted to follow up with a personal note.

There has been, and will continue to be, a lot of back and forth in the political arena over my father's legacy. It is a commentary on the breadth and depth of his impact that so many people want to claim his legacy. I am concerned that we do not blur the lines and obscure the truth about what he stood for: speaking up for justice for those who have no voice.
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4 comments

Gregg Gordon

That'll teach Bill to fall asleep during MLK III's speech at the King Day ceremonies.

by Gregg Gordon (26 articles, 47 quicklinks, 15 diaries, 199 comments) on Saturday, Jan 26, 2008 at 1:44:17 PM

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Gregory Reece

Wake up people

Edwards is our best candidate and the most electable. He has very well laid out plans on health care and how to pay for it. People are NOT looking at billary's senate record or Obama. Both are dismissal. They are talking about things they would if elected. Why haven't they done these things while in Senate.

by Gregory Reece (0 articles, 0 quicklinks, 0 diaries, 2 comments) on Sunday, Jan 27, 2008 at 10:41:22 AM

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Martin Luther King Jr.

Martin Luther King Jr is rolling over in his grave. He would be ashamed that his son is supporting a warmonger, civil rights hating fascist.

by Ty (0 articles, 0 quicklinks, 0 diaries, 888 comments [2 recommended, 0 rejected]) on Tuesday, Jan 29, 2008 at 3:02:33 PM

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Josh Medeiros

Reply: Or more likely

he would be ashamed at comments like yours. There is one candidate who has been bringing poverty and social justice to the forefront and this presidential campaign and that is John Edwards.

by Josh Medeiros (6 articles, 0 quicklinks, 3 diaries, 12 comments) on Wednesday, Jan 30, 2008 at 11:14:54 AM

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