Sacrifice
I've been looking at the newly-released photos of the MLK assassination over at Life magazine. This is the one that grips me every time I look at it. Here is this black man -- the brother of the owner of the Lorraine Motel -- whose grandchildren and great-grandchildren will have rights he never had. Because of this blood he's cleaning up. It's just chilling. I think I could stare at this photo for a month and still not get all the ramifications of it. I wonder if they can award Pulitzer Prizes this long after a photo has been taken.Labels: MLK
posted by Deana Nall @ 7:56 AM
4 Comments:
At Sat Apr 04, 02:32:00 PM,
Amy Boone said…
As I studied this picture, I thought how poignant it was that the blood was seeping into the crack in the concrete just like MLK's influence does today-- seeps into the cracks of hearts and lives in ways often unacknowledged or recognized.
At Sat Apr 04, 04:34:00 PM,
Anonymous said…
I love how how you are so sensitive to historical and beautiful things. I felt like I was on hallowed ground in MLK's church.I just stood still and imagined I was hearing the "I Have A Dream" speech. Actually I felt he was near. Your children are so blessed to have you as mother...You teach them so much, beginning with our God is an awesome God.
At Mon Apr 06, 02:41:00 PM,
Kelly said…
Sounds cheesy, but I was forever changed after going to the Civil Rights Museum, which is in the former Lorrraine Motel. Powerful place.
At Sat May 20, 02:37:00 AM,
Grilled Cheese Recipes said…
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