I will continue to condemn riots, and continue to say to my brothers and sisters that this is not the way, and continue to affirm that there is another way. But at the same time, it is as necessary for me to be as vigorous in condemning the conditions which caused person to feel that they must engage in riotous activities as it is for me to condemn riots. I think America must see that riots do not develop out of thin air. Certain conditions continue to exist in our society which must be condemned as vigorously as we condemn riots. In the final analysis a riot is the language of the unheard. And what is it that america has failed to hear? It has failed to hear that the plight of the negro poor has worsened … it has failed to hear that the promises of freedom of justice have not been met, it has failed to hear that large segments of white society are more concerned about tranquility and the status quo than about justice equality and humanity … Our nation’s summers of riots are caused by our nation’s winters of delay, and as long as America postpone justice we stand in the position of having the riots over and over again.
Posted on: Thu, 22 Jan 2015 04:24:42 +0000
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