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The Deeply Rooted American Dream

“I have a dream. It is a dream deeply rooted in the American dream. I have a dream that one day this nation will rise up, live out the true meaning of its creed: “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal.”

By Noelle Dodge | October 12, 2026 | A World of Wonder Press

In Part 1 of this series, we ended with a 39-year-old minister preaching nonviolence who had been closely monitored by the FBI and CIA through surveillance; wiretaps, hotel bugs, and a written order to “neutralize”. They said they feared King’s peaceful protests because it could become a violent revolution. Yet, they kept releasing Charles Manson who was actually doing that very thing.

The Nightmare Outlived the Dream

MLK was such a threat that there were over 240,000 pages of FBI surveillance files sealed by court order since 1977.

President Trump released these files July 21, 2025 which included wiretaps, hotel bugs, informant reports, COINTELPRO material; originally locked until 2027; DOJ asked a judge to lift it early.

King’s children, Martin III and Bernice opposed the release; calling the surveillance “illegal and predatory,” designed not to monitor but to discredit and destroy King and the movement.
They asked the files be read with historical context and restraint. 58 years after his death and his family still feels threatened and fear his movement is still a threat to the government. Personally, I feel they were released to expose the truth, not to humiliate. The files on JFK were also released.

Meanwhile, we see the violent protests in our streets today that reflect the very reason or excuse they gave for the surveillance back then. Was it because he was black? Was it because he was a Christian? Was it because he was trying to keep the family unit together or because he was teaching civilians how to be civil in our society? Maybe it was all of it.

The Dream to Rise Up, Gets Torn Down.

Nearly six decades after his death, the violence and street burnings that the government claimed to be afraid of back then is now worse than anything anyone could have imagined.

As recently as this week, Philadelphia October 7th Anniversary Demonstrations (October 7, 2026): Pro-Palestine demonstrators marched through Center City and stopped near Philadelphia City Hall, while pro-Israel counter-protesters gathered in Rittenhouse Square. The protest has been classified as intense or highly disruptive and in some accounts, a “guerrilla mob teetering on violence”. This stems from aggressive behavioral tactics, extreme rhetoric, and direct physical confrontations.

On October 9, 2026 fierce protests erupted in New York City when local Democrats and activists condemned the shooting of an undocumented 28-year-old man Oscar Belgal in a car with a five-year-old child present, by a federal ICE agent. The Department of Homeland Security officials defended the action.

Saturday morning, October 10, 2026. In Northeast Salem, Oregon 30 protesters surrounded ICE agents’ vehicles and blocked them in with cars; agents answered with tear gas and drove off. No arrests, but several 911 calls for breathing trouble; Salem police say they had no prior knowledge and didn’t coordinate with ICE. Rep. Andrea Salinas called it reckless, alleging pepper spray and pepper balls were used near the elderly and children.

The Deaths That Contradicted The Message

Much like MLK, a faith based family man debating students with scripture and family values was silenced with a single shot to the neck. Charlie Kirk was assassinated while debating college students on a campus.

Tyler James Robinson, 23, was arrested by authorities on September 12, 2025, and has pleaded not guilty. His attorneys are fighting to remove the death penalty from the case, so far unsuccessfully.

September 10, 2025 the day before the 24th anniversary of the 9/11 attack, Tyler James Robinson silenced the man who could have taught us how to disagree without killing each other. The day before the anniversary of the terrorist attack that was a clash in religious views and the catalyst for cancel culture, just triggered fear to speak proudly and freely about our country, faith, and Christian views. The country founded on freedom of speech and religion is being silenced.

Across TikTok, Facebook and YouTube progressive creators, routinely hold Kirk as the textbook example of a misogynist white Christian male. The same views that reflect the “I have a dream” speech delivered 63 years prior by Rev. Martin Luther King in Washington DC. A black man with a Bible peacefully protesting locking arms.

Both men became martyrs to their movement overnight. Both deaths forced a national reckoning with political violence. The aftermath of their deaths contradicted their unified message.

The Flipped Script

Same government, two tiers of scrutiny. That’s the parallel that makes us question is this intentionally manufactured? Depending on which political party you support, determines who people believe the agitators are that is creating more division and confusion among the United States. Is it the federal ICE agents who are supported by the Homeland Security or the protesters? Who’s rhetoric fuels the actual violence? Either way it’s a fraction of the surveillance that was put on Reverend Martin Luther King. They deployed the full surveillance machine against a peaceful minister while today, protestors are burning the streets. We are not seeing anyone locking arms in peaceful protest, like a black man with the Bible.

Black Lives Matter protests were burning down cities. When the fires went out, black-owned businesses in black neighborhoods were among the ashes. Whatever the cause claimed to fight for, the people closest to home paid the highest price. The people they said mattered weren’t being considered.

The government and mental health system knows from Charles Manson what happens to the human mind when a child is exposed to extreme trauma and is institutionalized at an early age. I can’t prove anyone sat in a room and planned it, but look at the outcomes: they studied the monster and they surveilled the minister. Now, today’s streets look more like a photo negative of the nightmare they feared King’s dream would cost. And children are being medicated and institutionalized.

A fatherless white criminal goes unchecked and black Reverend with family values is monitored like HE is the criminal. What transpired next was a government program that gave black women incentives to push black men out of homes in exchange for government funded financial assistance. Margaret Sanger founded Planned Parenthood in 1939 opening predominantly in black neighborhoods. Keeping the black culture at a minority rate. A heavily scrutinized 1939 letter where she wrote, “We do not want word to go out that we want to exterminate the Negro population,”.

Martin Luther King understood the importance of keeping the family together and keeping their race from being exterminated. Many social media debates focus on the surface level of their views while failing to recognize the racism behind the programs they support. It was first birth control to limit the black population. Then, it was remove the fathers from homes of black families. The statistics reflected everything we know about fatherless homes. Black neighborhoods became notorious for high crime. Crimes reflecting the behaviors and mindset similar to Charles Manson.

Today, Planned Parenthood goes beyond birth control and beyond black neighborhoods. That was just a test run. It’s the glorifying and promoting of pregnancy termination and shaming of anyone who dare to threaten that choice that has created a chaotic view toward Christian values. According to the US census, Bureau nearly 19 million children today live in fatherless homes. No biological or stepfather in the home. Completely fatherless. This makes little girls especially vulnerable. These core beliefs systems and lifestyles are impacting every race and socioeconomic group in America.

It is now the white Christian men who are being targeted as dangerous and misogynistic. They are the ones being gunned down.

Part 3 of this series will explore the welfare system that failed Laquan McDonald and how it mirrored what Charles Manson himself warned everyone about when boys are institutionalized and abused. It will touch again on how fathers were removed from the home and dive in deeper on how religious attacks on women pushed women away from God.

Stay with us, it’s getting deep.

References

1. Associated Press via PBS NewsHour, July 21, 2025 — Trump administration releases 240,000+ pages of FBI surveillance records on MLK over family objections. https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/trump-administration-releases-fbi-records-on-mlk-jr-despite-his-familys-opposition

2. Stanford King Institute — FBI surveillance of Martin Luther King Jr. https://kinginstitute.stanford.edu/federal-bureau-investigation-fbi

3. ACLU, January 16, 2012 — “The FBI’s War Against Dr. King, Revisited.” https://www.aclu.org/news/national-security/fbis-war-against-dr-king-revisited

4. QNC News, October 2026 — Philadelphia Jewish groups condemn Rittenhouse Square demonstration timed to Oct 7 anniversary (NBC10 confirmed pro-Palestinian and pro-Israel demonstrators gathered). https://qncnews.com/philadelphia-jewish-groups-condemn-rittenhouse-square-demonstration-timed-to-oct-7-anniversary/

5. New York Post, October 9, 2026 — Oscar Belgal, 28, shot by ICE agent in the Bronx on Oct 8; five-year-old child in the car. https://nypost.com/2026/10/09/us-news/oscar-belgal-accelerated-car-at-ice-in-nyc-shooting-feds-insist/

6. Fox 5 Vegas via KPTV/Gray News, October 10, 2026 — Federal agents used tear gas on ~30 protesters blocking ICE vehicles in Salem, Oregon. https://www.fox5vegas.com/2026/10/11/agents-tear-gas-protesters-after-group-blocks-ice-vehicles/

7. Associated Press via CNN, September 25, 2026 — Charlie Kirk assassinated September 10, 2025, while debating students at Utah Valley University; after-action report on security failures. https://www.cnn.com/2026/09/25/us/charlie-kirk-shooting-security-report

8. NBC News, September 1, 2026 (updated September 2, 2026) — Judge rules Tyler Robinson’s trial in Charlie Kirk’s killing can proceed; charged with aggravated murder, eligible for the death penalty; pleaded not guilty to all counts. https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/judge-decide-whether-tyler-robinson-will-stand-trial-charlie-kirks-ass-rcna595489

9. The Sun-Times — Mick Dumke and Tim Novak, “$1 million per shot — how Laquan McDonald settlement unfolded after that initial demand,” Dec. 19, 2015 (reported from the attorneys’ own negotiation letters). Full link included in the file.

10. The courthouse record — Judge Susan Coleman’s probate distribution order, Aug. 26, 2015 (the 45/55 split, the fees, the $2,821/month). One flag: I couldn’t find a separate Courthouse News Service article on the distribution, so I cited the Cook County probate record itself, as reported by the Sun-Times. If you meant a specific CNS piece, tell me later and I’ll swap it.