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Via: newsone.com Martin Luther King, Jr. was a great preacher, orator and writer. He knew the power of words to challenge and inspire individuals and society. Words lead to actions, and in King’s case, words provided a pathway to racial reconciliation and the cornerstones for building a more just American society. These familiar quotes are […]
This ceremony will be the culmination of a week of events, inspired by the establishment of a permanent honor to one of our nation’s greatest citizen leaders. From Harry Johnson Sr., President & CEO, Washington, DC, Martin Luther King, Jr. National Memorial Project Foundation, Inc
Via: bing.com Hotels With a Past: Lorraine Hotel, Memphis, Tenn. This Memphis hotel was where the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. stayed during the sanitation workers’ strike in 1968 — and where he was assassinated on April 4 while standing on the balcony of room 306.
Who originated the idea of a national holiday in honor of MLK? Via: infoplease.com It took 15 years to create the federal Martin Luther King, Jr., holiday. Congressman John Conyers, Democrat from Michigan, first introduced legislation for a commemorative holiday four days after King was assassinated in 1968.
Via: kansascity.com Personal prayer and public prayer were equally significant in the life of Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., according to author Lewis Baldwin. The late Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. has long been hailed as a civil rights leader, but religious studies professor Lewis Baldwin said one aspect of his life has often been […]
