The Words of MLK Help An Immigrant

Monday, January 17, 2005

Mark Sides writing at Stones Cry Out points to a moving column (free registration required) at the Wall Street Journal online by an Iranian Immigrant, who began to be reconciled with her new home through the words of Dr. King:

“To tell the story of the Civil Rights Movement is to tell the story of how arrogance was made to give way to justice by none other than a man who advocated peace. Against the grim and infallible image that is painted of America, this will be a truer portrait: colorful and human.”