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The last line of this article struck me the most, "I still have a piece that is missing in my life because I never got to really know him like I would have wanted to." If this was the start of the article or I had missed something, I would have thought she was talking about a father, a brother, a lover...someone that she would have had a close personal connection with that ended to soon. I certainly would not have expected her to be talking about Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. '''This line, I think, shows how deeply MLK inspired not only African-Americans, but all Americans.''' His assassination was something personal. -- kokeefe | The last line of this article struck me the most, "I still have a piece that is missing in my life because I never got to really know him like I would have wanted to." If this was the start of the article or I had missed something, I would have thought she was talking about a father, a brother, a lover...someone that she would have had a close personal connection with that ended to soon. I certainly would not have expected her to be talking about Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. '''This line, I think, shows how deeply MLK inspired not only African-Americans, but all Americans.''' His assassination was something personal. -- kokeefe | ||
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| + | I also found the last part of this article the most powerful, especially the part where Craig discussed the anger of the black community and how they lashed out against the white community. "Black people were running through the streets, just tearing up everything; they were so mad with everybody"Even as far away as Rhode Island Martin Luther Kings life and ultimately his death had a profound impact on people especially those that had the opportunity to see him. Her statement about the anger of the community as well as her love and admiration of King really articulated the strong range of emotions felt by people after MLK was assassinated. -Emma Peck | ||
This article was really inspiring to me and also showed me the true difference between the North and South, it was not something we just read about, it was a reality. Naomi Craig was scared for her son and daughter's welfare but never stopped them from growing into the people they wanted to be, amongst all the racial differences she let them attend school in the South and travel to a place that appeared to be on a different continent, not states inside the United States. I also wanted to note on the line she stated, "I had never been around so many Blacks before; I thought it was wonderful. I felt they were all so pretty, all different colors." That was the most inspiring line for me, Mrs. Craig saw beyond first appearances she believed color was beautiful why could America not do the same? -Megan W. | This article was really inspiring to me and also showed me the true difference between the North and South, it was not something we just read about, it was a reality. Naomi Craig was scared for her son and daughter's welfare but never stopped them from growing into the people they wanted to be, amongst all the racial differences she let them attend school in the South and travel to a place that appeared to be on a different continent, not states inside the United States. I also wanted to note on the line she stated, "I had never been around so many Blacks before; I thought it was wonderful. I felt they were all so pretty, all different colors." That was the most inspiring line for me, Mrs. Craig saw beyond first appearances she believed color was beautiful why could America not do the same? -Megan W. | ||
