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“When the slaves get together, that’s the beginning of getting out of slavery.”—Martin Luther King, Jr. I'd be surprised if many people would recognize that quote coming from MLK. If they knew it was Dr, King, they probably would not recognize that it came from the famous speech he gave, the evening before he was murdered in Memphis, TN almost 49 years ago to the day, the "Mountaintop" speech. The most quoted line is, "We, as a people, will get to the promised land! I'm glad I reread this speech as I was migrating Dr. King's web page. We are misdirected with the focus nonviolent aspect of King's message. But King was keen on using economic power to win justice for Black folks. “And so, as a result of this, we are asking you tonight, to go out and tell your neighbors not to buy Coca-Cola in Memphis.” It was pretty clear from the speech that King knew his life was in serious danger but he did not let up. Calling for a boycott of Coke in the south probably signed his death warrant. Coke does not have to worry about Negros boycotting them today, or anything else for that matter because we are not prepared to give up anything--even if it would advance our cause. Read or listen to the entire speech--especially if you have heard it before.