MLK Day Prelude

Here's an interesting piece on an AP-Ipsos poll about progress on racial issues as we approach the Martin Luther King holiday on Monday. There's quite a bit of information here, although none of it is particularly surprising.

The thing that caught my attention was the connection between the Civil Rights movement and Republican domination of the national political scene today. Although I'm certainly aware of the "Southern Strategy" adopted by Republicans, I never really thought of it directly as a backlash to the movement. It's certainly hard to argue with the idea.

For more inspiration, True Majority has collected audio clips and transcripts of MLK speeches