It's the 40th anniversary of the assassination of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. in Memphis. There have been a number of good pieces in papers around Tennessee.
http://tennessean.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080404/OPINION01/804040429/1007/OPINION
http://www.timesfreepress.com/news/2008/apr/03/video-dr-martin-luther-king-jr-remembered/
http://www.commercialappeal.com/news/2008/apr/04/storm-has-not-calmed/
GOP presidential hopeful John McCain has been in Memphis today and actually admitted that he was wrong in opposing the King holiday. http://www.commercialappeal.com/news/2008/apr/04/march-begins-festive-mood-under-rainy-skies/
His words are both encouraging and frustrating. He's largely gotten a pass in mainstream media for his opposition to the holiday. And yet his remarks (if more people made them whose past actions were discriminatory) would help move the conversation and hopefully policy forward.
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