# 50 years after MLK's death

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**Created:** [April 4, 2018, 2:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/50-years-after-mlks-death/811806 "2018-04-04T14:00:30Z")\
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**Post date:** [April 4, 2018, 2:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/50-years-after-mlks-death/811806/1 "2018-04-04T14:00:30Z")

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CNN has an interesting but bittersweet piece on what Dr. King might have done, had he lived: [https://www.cnn.com/2018/04/03/us/mlk-memphis-what-if/index.html](https://www.cnn.com/2018/04/03/us/mlk-memphis-what-if/index.html)

And here’s a beautiful song for the occasion: [Up to the Mountain - Patty Griffin - YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j3_UaW7TFZQ)

> **[Up to the Mountain (MLK Song)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Up_to_the_Mountain_(MLK_Song))**
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> "Up to the Mountain (MLK Song)" is a contemporary folk song written by Patty Griffin. The song touches upon emotions surrounding Martin Luther King Jr.'s famous 1968 "I've Been to the Mountaintop" speech, given the day before his assassination in Memphis, Tennessee. Originally recorded by Solomon Burke in 2006 and Griffin herself in 2007, it has found greater prominence in performances and recordings since then by Kelly Clarkson and Jeff Beck, Susan Boyle, Crystal Bowersox, and Kree Harrison.
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**Post date:** [April 5, 2018, 2:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/50-years-after-mlks-death/811806/2 "2018-04-05T14:19:29Z")

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> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#):
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> CNN has an interesting but bittersweet piece on what Dr. King might have done, had he lived: [https://www.cnn.com/2018/04/03/us/mlk-memphis-what-if/index.html](https://www.cnn.com/2018/04/03/us/mlk-memphis-what-if/index.html)
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> And here’s a beautiful song for the occasion: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j3\_UaW7TFZQ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j3_UaW7TFZQ)
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> [Up to the Mountain (MLK Song) - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Up_to_the_Mountain_(MLK_Song))

Thank you for the article and the song. Here is a nice cover of the [U2 song “MLK”](https://youtu.be/8oEuI9wu4rs).

I was able to watch some of the live stream yesterday from the National Civil Rights museum (on the Lorraine Motel site) and caught some of Jesse Jackson’s words. [Here’s NBC’s coverage.](https://www.nbcnews.com/video/martin-luther-king-jr-50th-anniversary-rev-jesse-jackson-honors-him-in-speech-1202887235940)