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I've seen this twice so far, one said it was on NPR as part of man in the street interviews:

Person recieved the following text message: "Rosa (Parks) sat so Martin Luther King could walk. MLK walked so Obama could run. Obama is running so our children can fly."

The 2nd post simplified it a bit and makes you think about it harder with the subject line form.


Either way, Wow!

...just wish there was attribution...

Date: 2008-10-29 03:59 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] discodj.livejournal.com
and Black people have been sitting "forever", and walking "forever".
Personally (and I'm Caucasian) I think it's perfect.

Date: 2008-10-29 06:49 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] didjiman.livejournal.com
My point is that my limited imagination cannot think of a position, or an act, that involves flying as an accomplishment that can be seen as "greater than..." that Blacks have not done so already.

I mean, to me, the next logical step might be, no one will care evermore about the color of your skin, the bits inside your pant (natural born or otherwise), or ..., but none of that involves flying...

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