There are quite a few articles and television programs honoring the assassination anniversary of Martin Luther King, Jr. this weekend. Many speculative articles are coming out asking "what would have happened if he had lived?" The more appropriate question is "what happened because he died?"
First, let me say that I truly believe MLK was a great man. Free of flaws? No, he was human like us all, but I am an admirer. The negative impact of his death on blacks and America in general almost can't be measured. His death opened the door to race-baiting jerks like Jesse Jackson and Al Sharpton. It opened the door to preachers like Jeremiah Wright that profess anger, lies, divisiveness, hate and a focus on the past; rather than peace, equality, unity and a focus on the future.
I have to believe that the lack of King's influence these past decades contributed to the decay of black culture and society. Unwed teenage mothers are practically an epidemic in the black community. Black leaders encourage an entitlement system that made blacks slaves again - slaves to government handouts and reverse discrimination, destroying ambition and pride.
Whether King's assassination was the work of one man or a conspiracy, it has had far reaching effects. Blacks lost their spiritual, moral and political captain, and they've been adrift every since, to their detriment and America's.
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