MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. January 15, 1929 – April 4, 1968
Let us turn our thoughts today to Martin Luther King
Dr. King - Husband and Father
Dr. King and his wife, Coretta Scott King
Dr. King’s mother and his sons, Martin Luther, III and Dexter Scott
Dr. King – Minister and Activist
“I am mindful that only yesterday in Birmingham, Alabama, our children, crying out for brotherhood, were answered with fire hoses, snarling dogs and even death”
Rosa Parks and the Montgomery Bus Boycott
“As we walk, we must make the pledge that we shall march ahead. We cannot turn back.”
“We must forever conduct our struggle on the high plane of dignity and discipline. We must not allow our creative protest to degenerate into physical violence.”
“I Have a Dream…” Lincoln Memorial, Washington D.C. August 28,1963
“…that one day this nation will rise up and live out the true meaning of its creed: "We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal."
“…that one day…the sons of former slaves and the sons of former slave owners will be able to sit down together at the table of brotherhood.”
“…that one day even the state of Mississippi…will be transformed into an oasis of freedom and justice.”
“…that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character.”
“I have a dream today!”
Time Magazine “Man of the Year” 1964
On October 14, 1964, Dr. King became the youngest recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize
Dr. King - A Life Cut Short
Jesse Jackson, Martin Luther King Jr., and the Rev. Ralph David Abernathy on the balcony of the Lorraine Motel, Memphis, Tenn., a day before King's assassination on April 3, 1968
Funeral Procession
Remembering Martin Luther King, Jr.
The Civil Rights Memorial Montgomery, Alabama
"... until justice rolls down like waters and righteousness like a mighty stream." Book of Amos
Cascading water invites visitors to touch the Memorial.
Seattle, Washington
San Francisco, California
Columbia, Missouri
“Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that.” Martin Luther King, Jr.
“The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy.” Martin Luther King, Jr.
MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. January 15, 1929 – April 4, 1968
MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. January 15, 1929 – April 4, 1968