Hi Alan

Martin Luther King learned a lot from Gandhi and put to good use his philosophy of Non-violent Direct Action. His resistance to retaliate dis-empowered the oppressors.
I think the events surrounding MLK and the speeches should be taught in school. Not as something to behold, but as a tool for learning about non-violence and equality.
"We hold these truths to be self-evident: that all men are created equal.
I have a dream that my four children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the colour of their skin but by the content of their character." MLK

Andrede