The Arts | phillytrib.com: More than a half century ago, on April 3, 1968, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. took the stage at Mason Temple, a Black church in Memphis, Tennessee, to deliver what was to become his final speech.
His historic “I’ve Been to the Mountaintop” speech, which touched on his own mortality and how the Civil Rights Movement would go on without him, proved to be prophetic.
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This article highlights an incredibly powerful story told through Arden Theatre’s “The Mountaintop”. Though fictional, it paints the reality of Martin Luther King Jr.’s message and humanity in his final moments at the Lorraine Motel in Memphis. The Pulitzer-winning play depicts the morality of Martin Luther King Jr. as he unknowingly navigates his final moments after his historically infamous “I’ve Been to the Mountaintop” speech. As a testament to political violence, I couldn’t help but draw parellels to the stories we see today and Martin Luther King Jr.’s. As do many other stories at this moment, this play feels incredibly relevant with its message against acts of political violence, especially murder. To paint the humanity of the victims, no matter their views, is a cruicial stance this play takes. Martin Luther King Jr. himself was always an advocate for non-violent civil political engagement, and his message still holds true more than ever today.
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