Yes, He Could
November, 2008
THE IANUARY1969 ISSUE OF PLAYBOY FEATURED A TESTAMENT OF HOPE BY MARTIN LUTHER KING JR., THE LAST PIECE HE WROTE FOR PUBLICATION BEFORE HIS DEATH. IN THE FOLLOWING EXCERPT, KING ELABORATES ON HIS HOPE FOR THE FUTURE.eople are often surprised to 1 learn that I am an optimist.They know how often I have been jailed, how frequently the days and nights have been filled with frustration and sorrow, how bitter and dangerous are my adversaries. They expect these experiences to harden me into a grim a...
