Speaker Discusses Exploitation of Martin Luther King' s Dreams
Danielle C. Hollister
Staff Writer
In honor of The Rev. Dr. Martin Luther
King Jr.'s birthday Monday, Jan. 16, PSII
guest speaker Valeria Harvell praised King's
dreams and reminded the audience that noth
ing has been more exploited by the mass media
and politicians than those dreams.
As one example of this exploitation,
Harvell referred to the excerpt from his "1
Have A Dream" speech that talks about little
white children and little black children hold
ing hands. She said she heard that same
excerpt three times already on the MLK holi
day.
Harvell told the audience of more than 50
students and faculty members that there was
more to King's dream than that excerpt.
"Integration in its truest dimension is
shared power," explained Harvell, who is an
instructor in black studies and director of the
summer bridge educational opportunity pro
gram at the Penn State Ogontz campus. Harvell
is currently a doctoral student in the African
American Studies department at Temple Uni
versity.
Five months before his death, King's
dream had turned into a nightmare as he saw‘
the nation doing nothing to change the cycle of
poverty, she said.
"I saw my dream turn into a nightmare as
I watched the war in Vietnam escalate," Han ell
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said, quoting King. "Yes, I am personally the
victim of a deferred dream and blasted hopes."
Harvell said King appeared on the cover
of Time magazine in 1%5 as Man of the Year,
but by 1967 he was not included in the 10 most
admired people.
She asked what caused this downward
spiral, answering that "King repeated with
recurring frequency something is wrong
with the economic system of our country.
Something is wrong with capitalism."
"Why do people have to pay a water bill
in a country that is two thirds water?" Harvell
asked, quoting King's question.
According to Harvell, in King's "A Time
to Break Silence" speech in 1967, he con
demned involvement in the Vietnam war and
accused the govenunent of making jobs at
home by waging war abroad.
She said he also accused Congress of
being the most racist body in all of America.
After these accusations, calls from King were
no longer accepted at the Oval Office.
Shortly after his relationship with the
oovenunent
deteriorated and his popularity decreased, he
was assassinated.
Harwell talked about his ethical beliefs
and emphasized that he advocated non-violent
resistance. She said being nonviolent was the
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only sane approach.
In discussing King's nonviolent protests,
Harvell repeated something that was said to
King: "A Negro man can't demonstrate with
us because, if attacked, he will strike back."
Then she focused on the audience, telling
them to think about how they would have
responded to that statement, but not to dismay
because racial problems are not over.
"The fastest growing KKK membership
is right here in Pennsylvania," Harvell said.
"All of you will have the opportunity to show
what it is you would do."
As further evidence that the struggle is
not over, she explained that unemployment is
higher now than it was in 1963, and she said
half of all black babies are born into poverty
today.
In addition, Harwell, focused some of her
speech on a sen on Dr. King gave titled 'The
Drum Majoi Instinct."
Gloria Young, president of the Black Stu
dent Union, explained when introducing
Harwell that, "After studying Dr. King's life, I
found that his 'I Have A Dream' speech was
not his best speech."
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in which King is discussing how he wants to be
remembered: - If you want to say that I was a
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justice; say that I was a drum major for peace;
say that I was a drum major for righteousness."
Harvell explained that what people usu
ally know about King is some part of the
message from his "I Have A Dream" speech or
that he was a Nobel Peace prize winner. So she
likes to discuss some of the many other aspects
of his life.
"He entered college at the tender age of 15
and he acquired a Ph.D by the age of 26,"
Harvell said. "Yes indeedy, I do admire this
man!"
Although her speech was intensely seri
ous, she managed to get a chuckle out of the
crowd as she was reviewing King's grades in
college and she said, "He got C's in public
speaking."
She continued to commend King's
achievements, highlighting that entering col
lege with an eighth grade reading ability, did
not prevent him from attaining his goals.
"King had an excessive drive for excel
lence," Harvell said.
Harvell ended her speech with an excerpt
from "Remaining Awake through a Great
Revolution." In reference to the young people
today, she said they wind up sleeping through
a great revolution.
Harvell's final advice was to — Take a look
at ourselves and decide what it is we can
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Young and Tanya Salmon, vice president
of the Black Student Union, organized the
discussion to commemorate Dr. King's birth
day. Their goal is to hold a Martin Luther King
convocation annually.
"Although the university does not offi
cially commemorate Dr. King's birthday, we
think it is important," Young said.
As Harvell emphasized the significance
of this holiday in her
speech, she said, "After nearly 400 years, we
have a national holiday for one African Ameri
can leader. There are many more black heroes
and heroines whose words and deeds are wor
thy of a national holiday."
She listed several other African Ameri
cans who have made an impact on society
including, W.E.B. Deßois, Booker T. Wash
ington, Rosa Parks and Malcolm X.
"Let us recall Malcolm X, a street-talking
hoodlum who came to be spokesperson for
African Americans," Harvell said. "And on
this day, let us say, I will expand my intellec
tual horizon by any means necessary."
The crowd broke into applause as Harvell
said, "Let us pause on this only day assigned to
one lone African American... and say thank
you for a job well done!"
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