I FEAR I AM INTEGRATING MY PEOPLE INTO A BURNING HOUSE.
Dr. King 1967
One of the most profound speeches that we are all so familiar with is I have a dream. Dr. King gave that speech in Washington, D.C at the Lincoln Memorial in August on the 28th day of 1963. Which King put away his notes and told the crowd about his dream. Mahalia Jackson yelled ” Tell em about the dream, Martin!” and that became the day of the I have a dream speech. Now Dr. King was already on the FBI’s watch ( Director J. Edgar Hoover) list since the Montgomery Bus Boycott. With that speech it worsened the outlook on the civil rights leader. From what I’ve read in books, other writings, and documentaries that is when they coined him as the most dangerous Negro in the nation from the standpoint of communism (William Sullivan). Shortly before Dr. King’s assassination Harry Belafonte recalls a conversation between them, “I have come upon something that disturbs me deeply. I’ve come to believe we’re integrating into a burning house. I’m afraid America may be losing what moral vision she had, Until we assure the underclass has justice and opportunity, we will continue to perpetuate the anger and violence that tears at the soul of this nation.” This something that do not advertise, write in our history books, or even publish the way that the I have a dream speech is. Do you think Martin Luther King was regretful about integrations and fighting to end segregation? I will end it here with that. Down below there is an interview from Dr. King that I hope you will enjoy.
