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It may be the most famous speech of the 20th century.

Millions of American schoolchildren who never experienced Jim Crow or whites-only water fountains know the phrase “I have a dream.”

Our featured dialogue this week comes from an article written by guest columnist Matthew S. Rindge.

In his post, "Stop celebrating Martin Luther King Jr." he writes that racial equality shouldn't be King's only legacy.

Tuesday (Jan. 15) was the birthday of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Dr. King, more than any other person in my lifetime, has challenged our nation to break down the walls between “us” and “them.”
His work was focused on the racial divide between blacks and whites often labeled the Civil Rights Movement.

Each year at this time in honor of the celebration of the Rev.Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s birthday, I air a re-broadcast of Dr. King's speech entitled "Beyond Vietnam". Though most of the focus on  King at this time of the year is on his "I have a Dream" speech, I feel that this is King's most powerful and provocative speech...