Tuesday, September 06, 2011

News at Eleven (Back Page): The noted poet and author Maya Angelou

has said the inscription--"I was a drum major for justice, peace, and righteousness"--is a misleading, inaccurate truncation that makes King sound like an "arrogant twit ."

King's sermon was a critique of the individual's instinct to be on top, to lead the parade, to be the "drum major."

from The Washington Post: Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial architect says controversial inscription will stay

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