Today is the 60th anniversary of the publication of Martin Luther King’s “Letter from Birmingham Jail”. It was arguably the most influential document by a political prisoner in modern times.
In these sobering days when fascism in the U.S. is again on the rise, that letter should be required reading in America’s public schools. For one thing, it would show schoolchildren what a well reasoned political argument truly looks like.
Of course that can’t happen in Florida, where even suggesting such a thing in a classroom can now get you arrested. The last thing a fascist like Ron DeSantis wants is for our future citizens to have the skills or the opportunity to think for themselves.
It’s scary what’s happening in that state. I wonder how long the creepy governor in Tallahassee will wait before he decides to grow a little mustache.