“We can’t help but wonder: Would Martin Luther King, Jr. have become a vegan at some point in his later life? It’s certainly conceivable (and morally consistent) to think that he would have. His son Dexter Scott King — President of the Martin Luther King Jr. Center for Non-violent Social Change — has been vegan for more than 20 years, and once said that a plant-based diet is the logical extension of his father’s philosophy regarding non-violence.  Martin’s wife, Coretta Scott King — a tireless activist for social justice, was also a vegan for more than ten years before her death in 2006 … And so we must wonder: If his wife and son both saw the obvious link between animal agriculture and unjust violence, it’s not hard to imagine that Dr. King would have perceived this connection at some point as well.  After all, writing from the Birmingham jail in 1963, he did make the Truth-full point that “Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere” … Coretta Scott King also wrote that, while we remember Dr. King himself today, it must also be a day that commemorates ‘the timeless values he taught us through his example — the values of courage, truth, justice, compassion, dignity, humility and service.’  As such, it is a commitment to veganism that fully honors the principles that were at the core of Dr. King’s work, and it is a commitment to veganism that best honors him on this and every day.  Indeed, the only way for us to truly honor Dr. King — the only way for any of us to truly “Let Freedom Ring” — is to have the courage to stand up and demand freedom for ALL those who are currently being imprisoned, and demand Justice for ALL those who are currently being oppressed … Amen… Let it be so!” ~ inspired by Virginia Messina

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