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 40th Anniversary

of the Death of Dr Martin Luther King, Jr (4/4/08)

 

 

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“What we know of in our history books is nothing—NOTHING—compared to seeing with our own eyes. Watching a movie or DVD pales in comparison to standing in the same places where our ancestors walked, fought and yes, died. 
“Memphis was a battle-ground in this war against Jim Crow and the vestiges of slavery. Birmingham was a battleground in this war. Selma and Montgomery were battlegrounds in this war. And just like the Civil War, it may have been won, but the lingering feelings about the out-comes continue. 
 “Just do the math. From the first time a slave landed on this ground in 1619 to the present day, African Americans have only truly been free from racial oppression 38 (as-suming 1970 as the start-ing point) out of 389 years.

“Now it's time for this generation to stand on the front lines and say, ‘It's our time to fight. It's our time to lead.’"
 --Roland Martin, Editorial, 3-7-08 
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Above: Bernice and Martin Luther King III are hanging

a wreath on the motel balcony where MLK was killed. 

Al Sharpton and someone else are to their right.

 

 

 

Below: The crowd is standing outside the Lorraine Motel,

what is now the National Civil Rights Museum/

Lorraine Motel.