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In response to a comment that Dr. King is primarily remembered in the media for his "I have a dream" speech, I am saddened. For me, Martin Luther King was a transformational figure in America's political, spiritual and social development. He went beyond racial equality and justice and for this he was assassinated. It is seldom mentioned in our public commemorations of Dr. King that toward the end of his life, he expanded beyond racial issues and began to speak out against the Vietnam War. He started criticizing U.S. complicity in injustices around the world through our government's support of repressive regimes to further our own political and economic self-interest. He spoke out for the need or our government to change our foreign policies to support the disenfranchised, not only in this country, but worldwide. Because of this stand, I believe, he was assassinated. My hope is that incoming President Obama's Administration will begin to change our disastrous foreign policies now in place and a more peaceful world may have a chance to emerge.

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