The controversy in Greenville, South Carolina, resulting from the county’s failure to enact an official Martin Luther King Jr. holiday has been correctly described as a “cultural clash.” Although media have used this term, the deeper significance of its meaning has not been adequately addressed. To put the Greenville controversy into perspective, the first point to be made is that Greenville has a history of amicable race relations; the conflict-free desegregation of its facilities offered quite a contrast to the turmoil that occurred in other municipalities. But Greenville citizens are sharply divided on the issue of an official King holiday … Continue reading Enough Holidays