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Related: About this forumAbraham, Martin and John
I'm sure this has been posted here many times, but never often enough.
And here is the Wikipedia page for the man who wrote this beautiful song.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dick_Holler
http://www.dickholler.com/
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Abraham, Martin and John (Original Post)
Sophia4
Jan 2018
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Chasstev365
(5,191 posts)1. So sad and appalling where this country wound up.
Sophia4
(3,515 posts)4. I love this song. And it seems to fitting to listen to it and remember it as
we move into the 2018 election season.
montana_hazeleyes
(3,424 posts)2. This is a great song. And Dion sang it beautifully.
Whenever I hear this I'm brought right back to those times. I was 14 when JFK was murdered so I experienced it all. Except Abraham of course. It will be 50 years ago this year since we lost Martin and Bobby.
Oh, what could have been.
Sophia4
(3,515 posts)5. Thanks for sharing your memories. Such a beautiful song.
tomhagen
(3,604 posts)3. No you can't post this enough.
Sophia4
(3,515 posts)6. It should be our themesong for the 2018 election.
Violence on the right has robbed us of so much that was really valuable, really meaningful.