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What Would King Say About Brown, Garner Cases?
The third Monday in January is a federal holiday in the United States, marking the birthday of renowned civil rights activist Martin Luther King Jr. This year, the holiday has special meaning for many, after the events of recent months in Ferguson, Missouri, and New York.
If King were alive today, they wonder, what would he say about the deaths of Michael Brown in Ferguson and of Eric Garner in New York City — both unarmed and killed in confrontations with police — and about the anger and demonstrations that have followed?
King’s famous "I have a dream" speech, delivered during the 1963 March on Washington, was an iconic event in the struggle to end racial segregation and establish equal rights for all citizens of the United States.
Last month there was another "March on Washington." Tens of Thousands of demonstrators in the nation’s capital called for justice in the deaths of Brown and Garner.
This demonstration was peaceful. And King's niece Alveda King — whose father, A.D. King, was also a civil rights activist — suggested the violent protests that occurred in Ferguson after a grand jury did not indict the police officer involved in Brown’s death were not the right approach.
She called the Ferguson protest slogan — "No justice, no peace" — aggressive and said that only peaceful protest can lead to any positive results
Alveda King recalled the day in 1963 that her own home was bombed.
“People wanted to do just what they did in Ferguson," she said. "They were trying to turn over police cars, throw stones. They were trying to be very violent. And I remember Daddy was standing on the car with a megaphone, and he was saying: 'Don’t riot! Don’t be violent! My family and I are OK. Please, go home and pray.' "
Some critics of the protests suggest the demonstrations have created animosity towards police, and that they may have led to the killing of two New York City police officers, Rafael Ramos and Wenjian Liu. But one of the positive things to emerge is a peaceful discussion about racial discrimination that’s taking place in social media.
"When I see #BlackLivesMatter, I believe that black lives — from conception and to the moment of natural death, the sick, the elderly, the young, the old, the educated, those who need things in communities — all black lives and all human lives matter," she said.
In honor of the holiday, parades are organized in many cities, and hymns are sung in churches across the country. Americans, including President Barack Obama and his family, take part in community projects aimed at bringing Americans together.
Alveda King said that this was her uncle's dream: to see this nation peaceful and united.
词汇解析
victim
难度：4星核心词汇，属常用3000词
英汉解释
n.受害者；受骗者；牺牲
参考例句
用作名词 (n.)
She fell an easy victim to his temptation.
她经不起他的诱惑，轻易地被骗了。
He was the victim of injustice.
他是不公平的牺牲者。
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trial
难度：4星核心词汇，属常用3000词
英汉解释
n.审讯；试验；试用；尝试；预赛或选拔赛；讨厌的事；惹麻烦的人
v.测试
参考例句
用作名词 (n.)
He went through hell during the trial.
审讯期间他吃尽了苦头。
They succeeded in the experiment on the fifteenth trial.
他们在第十五次尝试时获得了成功。
The child was a trial to his parents.
那孩子真让他父母烦得够呛。
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slogan
难度：3星常用词汇，属常用6000词
英汉解释
n.口号；标语
参考例句
用作名词 (n.)
The advertising slogan was a play on words.
那条广告口号是双关语。
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protest
难度：4星核心词汇，属常用3000词
英汉解释
n.抗议；反对
v.抗议；反对；申明；断言
参考例句
用作名词 (n.)
Half a million people held a mass protest against racism last night.
昨晚50万人举行了大规模的抗议活动反对种族歧视。
用作动词 (v.)
They protested to the mayor that the taxes were too high.
他们向市长提出抗议说税款过高。
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aggressive
难度：4星核心词汇，属常用3000词
英汉解释
adj.侵略的；进攻性的；好斗的；有进取心的
参考例句
用作形容词 (adj.)
His style of argument in meetings is not so much aggressive as pertinacious.
他在会议上的辩论态度并非锋芒逼人而是坚持己见。
But what impresses most is that they are aggressive in their career and responsible to their families and respectful to females.
但最印象深刻的,上海男人在事业上有进取心,对家庭有很强的责任感,而且尊重女性。
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discrimination
难度：2星扩展词汇，属常用10000词
英汉解释
n.歧视；鉴赏力；辨别
参考例句
用作名词 (n.)
He is passionately opposed to racial discrimination.
他极端反对种族歧视。
The furnishings in their house showed taste and discrimination.
他们家的室内陈设显示了主人的审美力和鉴赏力。
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emerge
难度：4星核心词汇，属常用3000词
英汉解释
vi.浮现；(由某种状态)脱出；(事实)显现出来
参考例句
用作不及物动词 (vi.)
A wonderful idea emerged in my mind.
我的脑海里浮现出一个极妙的想法。
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