Last night I watched a movie called "Talk to Me." It's a movie that chronicles part of the life of Ralph "Petey" Green. He was a radio personality that was the voice of black people in Washington D.C. He had some brief notoriety and momentary fame, but eventually elected not to pursue it.
Part of his time spent on the airwaves was when Martin Luther King, Jr. was shot and killed. He apparently helped quell the fury and riots as well as helped soothe people during this time of mourning.
While watching this particular part of the movie I was trying to figure out why it always takes a tragedy like this to bring our country together. We have all kinds of divisional boundaries - religion, politics, racial, social, etc.
It seems the only times we truly come together as a country is during times of crisis and mourning. MLK assassination, JFK assassination, the shuttle explosion(s), and 911.
Why is it that for a while we can put aside our hate and prejudice, but not continue to do so?
No comments:
Post a Comment