Am I one of those "gullible

blacks" to whom she referred? Is all of this newly discovered information

proof of a widespread, systemic media "whitewash" (no pun intended)

of the facts surrounding King's rise to prominence? Ultimately, only history

and the Good Lord will judge King if the charges leveled against him by

Ms. Wanzer are true.

Ms. Wanzer's letter did have

one perhaps unintended consequence, at least as relates to me. It made

me more proud than ever to be an American and grateful to live in the

greatest country in the world.

For, you see, only in America

does there exist a First Amendment right of free speech which has no corresponding

literacy requirement. Only in America can opinion represented as fact

represented as opinion be lobbed into the public domain like a shotgun

blast which doesn't kill but nonetheless injures us all a little.

Finally, in America we can

demonstrate our contempt for a national holiday by the strongest means

at our disposal: We can get up that day and go to work anyway.

Yes, I'm proud to be an American

and I fervently believe that God has and will continue to bless America

(and Ms. Wanzer, too!).

John Lewis, Jr.

Peachtree City

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