Let Freedom Ring - Bridging the Racial Divide
In his famous "I Have a Dream" speech, Martin Luther King appealed to the American nation to recognize the sins of slavery and racial hatred and to do something tangible to heal the wounds. Five score years ago, a great American, in whose symbolic shadow we stand today, signed the Emancipation Proclamation. This momentous decree came as a great beacon light of hope to millions of Negro slaves who had been seared in the flames of withering injustice… But one hundred years late
Reconciling the Races ‘Under God’ - Part 3
Craig: In America, it seems like we've had cycles where Whites and Blacks have gotten along very well with each other. In the 1920s, during the Harlem Renaissance all things 'Black' were in vogue. We saw the same thing in the 1960s. And today it's the same way. Since the days of slavery, we have seen cycles where the common people have risen up and said, 'Why can't we just get along?' I believe that it is becoming more like that, and will continue to be like that. Michael: I
Reconciling the Races 'Under God' – Part 2
Craig: There has been much progress since Martin Luther King gave his famous 'I Have a Dream' speech, but we still have a long way to go. Michael: Amen. Craig: Where do you see the biggest needs in terms of race relations in the United States? Michael: It's such a huge, stinky issue. I liken it to a porcupine. You don't know where to grab hold of it because every part is sticky. It's very tough and I feel overwhelmed sometimes, even with the E.R.A.C.E. Foundation, like where
Michael Tait: Reconciling the Races ‘Under God’ – Part 1
Craig von Buseck: Your book, 'Under God' is thought-provoking and inspiring. But it is also controversial, because you didn't only show the positive side of the struggle for freedom, you also showed the negative side -- the side where people were wounded or even killed in the fight for freedom. I am grateful to you for your approach because I believe the Church needs to understand where we have done well in race relations and where we have not done so well. Why did you take s
