I decided tot post something about going to this play because I fond it interesting tat Lincoln doesn't appear much in the 1960's movements even though I think that since he was all about freedom, there would be a connection between him and the social movements of the 1960s like that of Martin Luther king. However, the guest speaker Scott R. Irelan pointed out Lincoln reappears in times of crisis and America doens;t hold on to the image of Lincoln or other deceased because we have people making changes that are alive during those times .
That makes sense since we did have a high level of activism, for example an amazing speake- Martin Luther king JR., but Lincoln is still reaping in the shadow of Obama ( literally in a drawing my brother pointed out to me) today. I mean clearly we are in a time of crisis, but does this mean that we don;t have people now in day grabbing on to these ideas?
I think we do have lots of examples not only in politic, but also in the media tat are making a change and advocating for the poor, unwanted, and depressed citizens of America.
Aslo, there was discussion about whether freedom needs religion and religion needs freedom. I think they do need each other , but others disagree.
What do you guys think? I'm very interested in knowing what arguments others can come up for or against this idea.
Well, the 1963 March on Washington was set in front of the Lincoln Monument, so I guess that at least some people did see then some important symbolism between Lincoln and the ideal of freedom in the United States. And I think that at least one of the reasons why Obama wants to stress an association for himself with Lincoln is that he also sees and appreciates that symbolism, and wants us to see it too.
ReplyDeleteTrue, but I don't think it's Obama stressing the association, but rather the media surounding him.
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