The Assassination of MLK: Why Do We Accept the 'Easy' Truth
The Assassination of MLK: Why Do We Accept the 'Easy' Truth By: Lauren Fantone It was almost as if the world stopped. We sat huddled at our classroom desks with small speckles of sunlight peeking through the curtains and sprawling across the faces of observant students. As we sat silent, we listened to John Lennon's Imagine and tried to relate to the simple, yet captivating lyrics. The idea that people could live amongst one another in peace, with the ability to be 'one' seemed almost elementary and out of reach. In fact, this simple notion has been something that many people have tried to instill for years, but it always seems to be too far out of reach. I reference this particular moment from my senior year English class as we had been discussing the importance of Martin Luther King Jr. and his continuous fight for equality and peace, which has the unforeseen ability to be related back to the song above. His activism inspired the masses to let go of the gradualis...