James Earl Jones reads excerpts of Martin Luther King, Jr.’s "Letter from Birmingham Jail"
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- James Earl Jones reads an excerpt of Martin Luther King, Jr.'s "Letter from Birmingham Jail" on January 18, 1988 at the 92nd Street Y.
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Lord Vader will not stand for such inequality, all must suffer equally under the Empire.
Beautiful voice to match important and fantastic writing, thanks for posting
There should be a note in the description about why he wrote the letter. Many religious figures of the 60s had criticized King for his tactics. An amazing document and wonderful reading...!
God Blessed Us All
Equality, Prosperity, Unity, Love, Peace and Freedom to all mankind… God have mercy on Us, Amen
I recognize that voice.
It's Mufasa!
And James Earl Jones was also in Welcome Home Roscoe Jenkins as Papa Jenkins.
Excellent. Thank you for uploading this video of James Earl Jones.
He has been my very favorite actor of all time.
Plus, I like his bass voice very much.
Darth Vader as a civil rights leader.
Hearing Darth Vader say the n word is amazing
move over Morgan Freeman.
They are both legendary.
How much of a gap would today's "Me Too" movement allow between the public and private lives of MLK? He was a relentless pursuer of women, while holding himself a paragon of virtue. Was he simply a product of his times, when there were no women willing to speak to his indiscretions? Does he get a pass, while sermonizing without fear of confrontation?
MeToo is about victimization of women by men wielding power. There's never been any accusation nor evidence of that concerning MLK. And he did NOT hold himself as a paragon of virtue. The accusations by the FBI of perverse sexual behaviors have rightly been debunked as the irrational perverted ravings of an unbalanced, too-powerful J. Edgar Hoover. The at-the-time reliable accounts of MLK's infidelities described superstar-and-groupie type encounters. While that behavior is widely considered unacceptable, especially to conservative religious groups, nevertheless it's a subjective value, one that many Americans don't hold. MLK's infidelity was an issue between him and his wife; and until the day she died, she chose not to make it a public issue. The many other people who knew at the time, including the women he engaged with, also chose not to make it a public issue. The fact he had personal failings in no way diminishes who he was as the leader of the civil rights movement. Yeah, it would be fabulous if he had been perfect. But who is?
All that he spoke didn't change shit..there is no equality in America when it in the black and white version..women's rights has changed and immigrants rights have changed but the overall black community still lacks resources...everyone one has gained from the civil Rights movement except black people..if I fight for gay rights that stiil does not change that attack of black people as a whole..everything we fight for as a whole gets shoved to the side...what about black people that are not Mexican or gay..what about black people rights as a whole ...they pass bills that only benefit certain groups of people all the while ignoring the big picture of blacks in a whole..so basically if I want civil rights I have become gay or become a femist or deniy my identity in this big ass circus called America to be considered human...black men and women who stand by marriage an want to be be treated fairly fairly get a big scoop of shit and continue to barely survive in this country..we are sick and tired of being sick and tired ...ain't no way in my beautiful black life some racist white punk hit me upside my head and I don't strike back.. who keep getting struck but don't never strike? We only violent to ourselves from the oppressor manipulating strategy's..if you believe that you are inferior and that that the oppressor is supreme.. you become a bully to the weak..if a black mans wrongs us we quick to confront him...your manager at yo job mistreat you all you do is complain to a co worker and except his excuses without ever applying pressure to the one who need you to elevate his empire..finest brainwashing at ✋
@@donaclements4621 only Jesus who MLK followed
@@b.c.thefoodscientician3646 :'( Too true