MLK Jr. Day

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“To save man from the morass of propaganda, in my opinion, is one of the chief aims of education. Education must enable one to sift and weigh evidence, to discern the true from the false, the real from the unreal, and the facts from the fiction.” 

“Intelligence plus character — that is the goal of true education.” 

“If we are not careful, our colleges will produce a group of close-minded, unscientific, illogical propagandists, consumed with immoral acts. Be careful, brethren! Be careful, teachers!”

—Martin Luther King Jr. (1929-1968), as an 18-year-old student at Morehouse College, writing in the student newspaper, The Maroon, 1947. 
This year marks the 50th anniversary of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.’s assassination, 21 years later.

• Editorial Comment: Intelligence plus character is in woefully short supply these days.

• Related: Peniel E. Joseph, “How Martin Luther King Jr.’s assassination changed America 50 years ago and still affects us today,” The Washington Post, Jan. 15, 2018. 
• MLK Photo Galleries: Time magazine. CBS News.

PeezPix by Ted Pease

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