It was a bizarre event in a bizarre political period ( the early -mid 70s) where to a lot of us not much that was happening seemed quite real.

Conspiracy theories were *everywhere*. As was undiagnosed mental illness.... which appears in this case to be the culprit. (Note: I said APPEARS.)

The most bizarre aspect though is the virtual complete rewrite of this woman and the manner of her death from MSM and thus from the collective history.

We can't trust (purported) History

and/or

Main Stream Media

Somehow, in my youth, I evidently didn't make a note of it.

And that (heretofore) I would've been obtuse to this news and such.

The amount of ill will in the world and the tragedies many - overwhelms.

That family has paid so much and done so much.

Even now, as the nation’s attention focuses on the new generation of activists fighting against police brutality and hate crimes, it’s women who are often left out. The silence has subtle but lasting consequences. Historical omission points toward a culture’s subconscious beliefs that some people matter less than others. When female stories are muted, we are teaching our kids that their dignity is second class and the historical accounts of their lives is less relevant. This lowered value carries over when women face sexual objectification and systemic brutalization from inside and outside the community. When we can’t see ourselves in our history, we begin to think that we are disconnected and suffering alone. Historical ignorance always precedes cultural imbalances and individual despair. Too many lives are still lived in the blank space, too many march for racial equality while subjugating their gender and even sexual orientation.

I argue with many - all the time - about who invented what, when, where;

and how the smart thieves - mostly Caucasian - rip off directly at the patent office...

even to this very day!

Women getting credit, are (most often) at the bottom of the ladder (just above LGBT)

I would have been five at the time, but I cannot believe I have made it another 41 years without knowing this.

Just FYI, 30 June 1974 was a Sunday.

But I cannot help but find this a little ironic

"The King family has laid a tremendous amount of sacrifice ..."

right after this

Martin's brother (Alfred Daniel Williams King) drowning in his own pool."

HIS OWN POOL. It's 1969 and this pastor has a home - with a swimming pool. That sounds like a life of luxury, and NOT a life of sacrifice.

A black guy has his own home/pool

HENCE

the "assassinations" being a sacrifice -

is IRONIC

---------------------- S H E E S H!

a person, of any race, who has a home - with a POOL, especially in 1969 - that's pretty ritzy.

And it is awful to bury a child, or two, but Martin was killed in the battle for civil rights and against poverty and war. His brother, on the other hand, did not die in that battle. He died in an accident, possibly involving alcohol. Heartbreaking to his parents and siblings and other friends and family, but not really in the same category as Martin's death.

Neither is the death of Martin's mom. She was not assassinated, like Martin, by somebody who wanted to keep black people, and poor people, in their place. Rather, she was murdered by somebody who thought he was advancing the cause of black people.

And in some way, he seems to have had a point, not that that justifies his method, but it does seem that perhaps black pastors (like white pastors) for all the good they may do, and uplifting sermons they preach, some of them also seem to fleece their flock and live in luxury not enjoyed by much of the rest of the community. Shouldn't a Christian perhaps help the poor before their get a pool for themself?

But, I do know that a big part of our voyage through life, is our evolution. May we all continue to evolve.

I did not remember it, but it should be remembered.

the King's and his assassination... FBI notes and more......

Even the ongoing battle of legal rights on treasures.

This item - absolutely - blew me away...

Please post a link to your article on the execution of the mentally ill. I would love to read it. It's not a big forefront topic right now, so don't disparage your writing abilities.

I believe the death penalty is wrong, especially in cases of mentally ill and intellectually disabled, apparently America overwhelmingly agrees:

"PUBLIC OPINION ON EXECUTING INDIVIDUALS WITH MENTAL ILLNESS

In November of 2014, as a response to the then-impending execution of Scott Panetti in Texas, Public Policy Research conducted a nationwide poll of registered voters on their thoughts on the use of the death penalty on the mentally ill. The poll found that Americans did not favor using the death penalty on mentally ill individuals by a 2-to-1 margin. Furthermore, this poll found that the sentiment was present across both genders, all political affiliations, and all geographic regions.

Professor Robert Smith, an assistant professor of law at the University of North Carolina who commissioned the poll, said, "Today's important polling is part of significant new research which clearly shows an emerging consensus against using capital punishment in cases where the defendant is mentally ill. ... Combining this public polling, sentencing practices, and the recommendations of the mental health medical community, it's clear that a consensus is emerging against the execution of a person like Scott Panetti, who suffers from a debilitating (mental) illness ...." Opposition to the execution of people with mental illness was strong across lines of race, gender, geographic region, political affiliation, and education. Democrats (62%), Republicans (59%) and Independents (51%) all opposed the practice."

http://www.deathpenaltyinfo.org/mental-illness-and-death-penalty

In fact, I still have some of the news articles that I clipped at the time.

Cool that someone noticed....

It's the sort of thing Smith & Wesson, Colt and the NRA don't want discussed.

It was much easier to get a gun - back then!

an African American nutcase with a gun. It doesn't fit into the big narrative very well. Nowadays it does fit into the narrative of gun violence in general and the mentally ill that don't get treatment but do get access to guns.