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Has the Martin Luther King “Dream” Been Forgotten in Chicago?

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Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. must surely be rolling over in his grave with dismay at the behavior of some AfricanAmericans with regard to the February 22, 2011 Mayoral election in a hrefhttpcanadafreepress.comindex.phparticle31615 targetblankChicagoa.As reported at the reference, some black members of the community are highly distressed over the fact that the race for mayor might be won by a hrefhttpcanadafreepress.comindex.phparticle31615 targetblankRahm Emanuela or one of the other two nonAfrican American candidates.Danny Davis and Carol Moseley Braun, the two prominent AfricanAmerican candidates, have even met to discuss strategies for assuring that the strongest AfricanAmerican is left standing to do battle on a hrefhttpcanadafreepress.comindex.phparticle31615 targetblankelection daya.blockquoteThat may mean that one of the two will withdraw from the race and throw his or her support to the other.The Rev. Jesse Jackson entered the fray by stating that There must eventually be just a single black candidate who appeals to voters of all races if there is to be any hope ofelecting a black mayor.The Reverend Jackson also admonished former President Bill Clinton to call off his plans to campaign for Emanuel next month, a request also voiced by Candidate Davis.Which makes one wonder if Martin Luther Kings Dream Speech from August 28, 1963 resonates at all in the Windy CityblockquoteThe applicable quote from that speech isblockquoteemI have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character. emblockquotestrongHave you forgotten, Chicago strong