Monday, January 19, 1987 Daily Nebraskan
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The Philosophy of Martin Luther
King, Jr., a class started after a poll
indicated students were interested in
Spire: We should honor Dr. King
by carrying on his quest
By LeAnne Lovings
Staff Reporter
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. would be
deeply disappointed if he were to see
how little his dream of equality for all
has progressed in the world today, said
Nebraska's attorney general.
Attorney General Robert Spire spoke
Sunday at the Malone Community
Center, 2032 U Street, as part of a
Martin Luther King, Jr. Commemoration.
"The best way to honor Dr. King is to
ask ourselves, 'How would Dr. King
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the subject, begins its ninth year as a
UNL-offered class this semester.
Philosophy professor Robert Ander
son, who is teaching the course, said
the Martin Luther King class was
among four or five ideas suggested by
students in a 1977 poll. The philosophy
of "Star Trek," "M.A.S.H." and Woody
Allen were other classes suggested.
The class was first offered in the spring
of 1978.
Philosophy 146 is a one credit mini
course that begins March 31.
Anderson said philosophy mini
courses are offered to help students
"get a feel for what philosophy really
is."
The course is divided into two
sections. The first half concentrates on
King's background. Students become
acquainted with the trends in theology
from the past century, and attention is
focused on the doctrines that influenced
King. Walter Rauschenbush and
Mahatma Gandhi's non-violent philoso
phy gain discussion because of their
want us to honor him?' " Spire said.
Spire suggested that King would want
a celebration through carrying on his
quest for equal rights.
Spire said there is a need not just to
reflect upon King the man but also
King's movement and to act upon that
movement.
Certain actions such as the federal
government holding back on declaring
an obvious means of forced civil rights,
serve as symbols that Martin Luther
King, Jr.'s "dream" is unimportant,
said Spire.
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influence on King's actions and beliefs.
In the second half of the course,
students look at King's formulations,
terminology and his accomplishments
toward desegregation both the
immediate effects in the 1950s and
'60s, and the longer-lasting influences
and effects.
"The course is important because of
the man King was," Anderson said. "He
did not receive his great power and
support from an election, but accom
plished these qualities by greater things
of a moral kind." The course attracts
students because of King's statements
as a moral leader and the non-violent
technique that he used, he said.
King's famous non violent campaign
won him the Nobel Peace Prize in 1964.
King also established the Southern
Christian Leadership Conference
(SCLC), which was responsible for
most of the movements against segre
gation. King was born January 15, 1929,
and was assassinated by James Earl
Ray on April 4, 1968.
"This to me is disappointing, as I'm
sure it would be to Dr. King," said
Spire.
Proclamations from the mayor and
the governor declaring Monday as Martin
Luther King, Jr. Day in Lincoln and
Nebraska were read, and Duane Harriott,
14, received a standing ovation for his
reciting of King's "I Have a Dream"
speech entirely from memory.
"Martin Luther King was a man of
God and truly a man of peace," Spire
said.
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