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Fostering Interethnic Inclusiveness: Lessons from Martin Luther King Jr.'s Legacy

This piece reflects on the pivotal August 28, 1963, speech by Martin Luther King Jr. at the Lincoln Memorial, highlighting the importance of interethnic inclusiveness as a foundation for national progress. It advocates for the mainstreaming of individual dreams through the "Let Freedom Ring" approach. Best practice guidelines for inspiring interethnic harmony are outlined, emphasizing the need for collaborative dialogue among diverse groups. Attention is given to specific geographic implementations across states and the proposed use of national hymns and spirituals to unify communities.

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Fostering Interethnic Inclusiveness: Lessons from Martin Luther King Jr.'s Legacy

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  1. Mainstreaming Interethnic Inclusiveness Martin Luther King Jr. 28 August 1963 Lincoln Memorial Washington D.C.

  2. Track record on interethnic inclusiveness

  3. Best practice guidelines for the inspirational approach to interethnic inclusiveness • Mainstreaming Individual Dreams • Let Freedom Ring (LFR) approach • Proposed list of musical sources for inspirational approach

  4. Geographic implementation of Let Freedom Ring (LFR) best practices : • New Hampshire. • New York. • Pennsylvania. • Colorado. • California. • Stone Mountain of Georgia. • Lookout Mountain of Tennessee. • every hill of Mississippi

  5. Geographic overview of planned best practice implementation

  6. Operationalizing best practices • Nation’s creed should be implemented more inclusively • Descendants of former slaves and of former slave owners should synchronize sitting at same table • Primary evaluation criterion for children should be content of character

  7. Proposed list of musical sources for inspirational approach : • National hymns, e.g. “My country ‘tis of thee” • Old Negro spirituals: e.g. “Free at last”

  8. Ethnic groups to which inclusively mainstreamedbest practices should apply: • black men • white men • Jews • Gentiles • Protestants • Catholics • all of God's children

  9. Main points going forward • Interethnic inclusiveness necessary condition for national development • Gap between best practice and implementation needs to be urgently addressed • Coordination among interethnic actors needs to be improved

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