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Roving Camera


In light of the 43rd anniversary of the assassination of Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., how do you believe Dr. King would assess the progress of racial and civil rights equality in the United States?

I think Martin Luther King Jr. would say that we are [currently] in a standstill, due to the racial inequality that still exists even though it’s couched in different terms.

 Melody Pearson
Sales
Boston
We’ve advanced a little, but we’re still going around killing each other. Each one should teach one positive.

 Robert Ragin
Hair Designer
Dorchester
In some cases we’ve moved backward instead of forward, even though we think we’re doing better. White conservatism is even more entrenched now.

Charles Montgomery
Retired
Dorchester
I think Dr. King would say all young African Americans should be made to visit the Civil Rights Museum in Memphis to give them better insight to why we have the freedoms we have today.

 Ernest Wells Jr.
Oilman
Dorchester
He would be disappointed. Looking at the legacy he left and now the legacy our young folks are leaving, he would be disappointed because of the negative outcomes that have plagued our young people.

 Mona Bland
Evangelist
Dorchester
There’s still a lot of work but we will still see the mountaintop. If we asked the question ten years ago whether we’d see a black president in our lifetime, the answer would be “no.” But it happened!

 Garth Findlay
Small Businessman
Roxbury