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Almost five decades ago, two giants—one of politics and the other of civil rights—were gunned down in their prime because they had the audacity to challenge and try to change the status quo. Both men were flawed yet God used them for a greater purpose. Martin Luther King’s central message was love and Bobbie Kennedy’s core belief was that Americans have to get beyond race and fight for our common humanity. When Martin Luther King was assassinated, Bobbie traveled to Indianapolis and gave a speech that gave comfort to an audience that needed it the most.

While almost every major city burned as riots inspired by MLK’s murder ravaged across America, Indianapolis remained peaceful. Such is the power of love. Two months later, Bobbie was gunned down as well. They killed the messengers, but their message lives on. If we have any hope of bending the long arc of history towards justice, we must emulate MLK and RFK and disavow the malice of the assassins and their backers who took their lives. Below is the full speech that Bobbie Kennedy gave at Indianapolis the day Martin Luther King was shot; I cannot go through the speech without shedding tears for what our nation and the world could have become if only they were allowed to fulfill their potential...continued...

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