Martin Luther King, Jr. was born in Atlanta, Georgia on January 15, 1929. A rousing orator, pastor, and the chief spokesman for non-violent civil disobedience in the Civil Rights Movement during the 1950’s and 60’s. He was an outstanding leader for racial equality. He embraced the poor, both black and white. He was a […]
A thank you letter from MLK
What a treasure to find this draft for Mr. Hunter’s thank you letter. It speaks volumes in a few short lines about Martin Luther King Jr. who was definitely “his brother’s keeper.” Here he stands, hand-in-hand with the crowd in the midst of the March on Washington, 1963. Martin Luther King, Jr. would have turned 89 […]
Occupy the Dream
January 16, 2012 Today we commemorate Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s birthday. His words, his dream of a better world with an end to poverty and racism, and his belief in non-violent protest even in the face of violence -all of these are as alive today as they were in the 1960’s! The “Poor People’s […]