40 years today

“It is from numberless diverse acts of courage and belief that human history is shaped. Each time a man stands up for an ideal, or acts to improve the lot of others, or strikes out against injustice, he sends forth a tiny ripple of hope.”

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“Progress is a nice word. But change is its motivator. And change has its enemies.”

-- Sen. Robert Francis Kennedy

Photo: AP - In this June 5, 1968 file photo, presidential hopeful Sen. Robert F. Kennedy holds two fingers up in a victory sign as he talks to campaign workers at the Ambassador Hotel in Los Angeles, prior to his assassination.

For a great resource on RFK's visit through our region as part of his poverty tour, I highly suggest checking out the Robert F. Kennedy Performance Project at www.rfkineky.org.

Great video of the '68 campaign trail, including what many consider to be his finest hour - the Indianapolis speech following Martin Luther King's assassination: