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The magnanimous Martin Luther King, Jr.

King, who was assassinated 50 years ago on April 4, has been gone from the public stage for longer than the time he commanded it. But the transformational impact he has had on civil rights and racial equality continues to shape every new generation. King’s work as a preacher and advocate for social justice is enduring because his causes transcended race and the social norms of the times. His was a human ministry that saw the common dignity of man as an overwhelming force for peace and justice.
Photo illustration for Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day. Times Archive
Photo illustration for Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day. Times Archive
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Published Jan. 15, 2018|Updated Jan. 15, 2018
An undated file photograph of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s birthplace is shown at 501 Auburn Avenue N.E. in Atlanta, Ga. Dr. King was born here on January 15, 1929. AP
An undated file photograph of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s birthplace is shown at 501 Auburn Avenue N.E. in Atlanta, Ga. Dr. King was born here on January 15, 1929. AP
Martin Luther King, with wife Coretta and daughter Yolanda. National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution 1956
Martin Luther King, with wife Coretta and daughter Yolanda. National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution 1956
President President Meets With Negro Leaders President Eisenhower poses in his office today with Negro leaders with whom he discussed civil rights issues. Left to right: Dr. Martin Luther King jr. of Montgomery, Ala., president of the Southern Leadership Conference; E. Frederic Morrow, White House administrative officer; Eisenhower, A. Philip Randolph, AFL - CIO vice president and head of the International Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters; Attorney General William Rogers, and Roy Wilkins, executive secretary of the National Association for the Advacement of Colored People. The callers told Eisenhower that court - ordered suspension of school integration at Little Rock, Ark., "has shocked and outraged Negro citizens and millions of their fellow Americans." Times Archive 1958
President President Meets With Negro Leaders President Eisenhower poses in his office today with Negro leaders with whom he discussed civil rights issues. Left to right: Dr. Martin Luther King jr. of Montgomery, Ala., president of the Southern Leadership Conference; E. Frederic Morrow, White House administrative officer; Eisenhower, A. Philip Randolph, AFL - CIO vice president and head of the International Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters; Attorney General William Rogers, and Roy Wilkins, executive secretary of the National Association for the Advacement of Colored People. The callers told Eisenhower that court - ordered suspension of school integration at Little Rock, Ark., "has shocked and outraged Negro citizens and millions of their fellow Americans." Times Archive 1958
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. addresses a crowd in Tampa after the passage of the civil rights bill. Times Archive
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. addresses a crowd in Tampa after the passage of the civil rights bill. Times Archive
Martin Luther King Jr., American civil rights leader, left, receives the Nobel Peace Prize from the hands of Gunnar Jahn, Chairman of the Nobel Committee, in Oslo, Norway,in this Dec. 10, 1964. AP
Martin Luther King Jr., American civil rights leader, left, receives the Nobel Peace Prize from the hands of Gunnar Jahn, Chairman of the Nobel Committee, in Oslo, Norway,in this Dec. 10, 1964. AP
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and his wife, Coretta Scott King, sit with three of their four children in their Atlanta, Ga, home, in this March 17, 1963. From left are: Martin Luther King III, 5, Dexter Scott, 2, and Yolanda Denise, 7. AP
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and his wife, Coretta Scott King, sit with three of their four children in their Atlanta, Ga, home, in this March 17, 1963. From left are: Martin Luther King III, 5, Dexter Scott, 2, and Yolanda Denise, 7. AP
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., attends a news conference in Birmingham, Ala. May 9, 1963. AP
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., attends a news conference in Birmingham, Ala. May 9, 1963. AP
Sen. Robert F. Kennedy, and Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., are shown on White House grounds in Washington in June, 1963. Times Archives
Sen. Robert F. Kennedy, and Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., are shown on White House grounds in Washington in June, 1963. Times Archives
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. acknowledges the crowd at the Lincoln Memorial for his "I Have a Dream" speech during the March on Washington, D.C. Aug. 28, 1963. AP
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. acknowledges the crowd at the Lincoln Memorial for his "I Have a Dream" speech during the March on Washington, D.C. Aug. 28, 1963. AP


Jan. 18, 1964, U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson, right, talks with civil rights leaders in his White House office in Washington. The black leaders, from left, are, Roy Wilkins, executive secretary of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP); James Farmer, national director of the Committee on Racial Equality; Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., head of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference; and Whitney Young, executive director of the Urban League. AP
Jan. 18, 1964, U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson, right, talks with civil rights leaders in his White House office in Washington. The black leaders, from left, are, Roy Wilkins, executive secretary of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP); James Farmer, national director of the Committee on Racial Equality; Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., head of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference; and Whitney Young, executive director of the Urban League. AP
The Big Efforts For the Next Days "The beginning of a massive assault on segregation" was announced June 11, 1964 by Dr. Martin Luther King, center, as he returned to St. Augustine. King hailed the cloture vote in the Senate as "the dawn of new hope for the Negro" and said, "We are here to stay in St. Augustine." King also said he would ask President Johnson to send federal troops to the embattled Florida City if necessary to break down segregation barriers. Flanking King at a conference were Dr. R.B. Hayling, left, and Dr. Ralph Abernathy. AP
The Big Efforts For the Next Days "The beginning of a massive assault on segregation" was announced June 11, 1964 by Dr. Martin Luther King, center, as he returned to St. Augustine. King hailed the cloture vote in the Senate as "the dawn of new hope for the Negro" and said, "We are here to stay in St. Augustine." King also said he would ask President Johnson to send federal troops to the embattled Florida City if necessary to break down segregation barriers. Flanking King at a conference were Dr. R.B. Hayling, left, and Dr. Ralph Abernathy. AP
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. sits in a patrol car with police dog after being arrested on June 11, 1964 after trying to integrate a segregated restaurant in St. Augustine Florida. When attempts were made to integrate the beaches of Anastasia Island, just east of St. Augustine, Florida, demonstrators were beaten and driven into the water by segregationists. Some of the protesters could not swim and had to be saved from possible drowning by other demonstrators. This brought unwanted world-wide attention to the pristine tourist area. St. Augustine was the only place in Florida where Dr. Martin Luther King was arrested, on June 11, 1964 on the steps of the Monson motel restaurant. He wrote a "Letter from the St. Augustine Jail" to his old friend, Rabbi Israel Dresner, in New Jersey, urging him to recruit rabbis to come to St. Augustine and take part in the movement. The result was the largest mass arrest of rabbis in American history on June 18, 1964 at the Monson motel. When attempts were made to integrate the beaches of Anastasia Island, demonstrators were beaten and driven into the water by segregationists. Some of the protesters could not swim and had to be saved from possible drowning by other demonstrators. St. Augustine was the only place in Florida where Dr. Martin Luther King was arrested, on June 11, 1964 on the steps of the Monson motel restaurant. He wrote a "Letter from the St. Augustine Jail" to his old friend, Rabbi Israel Dresner, in New Jersey, urging him to recruit rabbis to come to St. Augustine and take part in the movement. The result was the largest mass arrest of rabbis in American history on June 18, 1964 at the Monson motel. Times Archives
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. sits in a patrol car with police dog after being arrested on June 11, 1964 after trying to integrate a segregated restaurant in St. Augustine Florida. When attempts were made to integrate the beaches of Anastasia Island, just east of St. Augustine, Florida, demonstrators were beaten and driven into the water by segregationists. Some of the protesters could not swim and had to be saved from possible drowning by other demonstrators. This brought unwanted world-wide attention to the pristine tourist area. St. Augustine was the only place in Florida where Dr. Martin Luther King was arrested, on June 11, 1964 on the steps of the Monson motel restaurant. He wrote a "Letter from the St. Augustine Jail" to his old friend, Rabbi Israel Dresner, in New Jersey, urging him to recruit rabbis to come to St. Augustine and take part in the movement. The result was the largest mass arrest of rabbis in American history on June 18, 1964 at the Monson motel. When attempts were made to integrate the beaches of Anastasia Island, demonstrators were beaten and driven into the water by segregationists. Some of the protesters could not swim and had to be saved from possible drowning by other demonstrators. St. Augustine was the only place in Florida where Dr. Martin Luther King was arrested, on June 11, 1964 on the steps of the Monson motel restaurant. He wrote a "Letter from the St. Augustine Jail" to his old friend, Rabbi Israel Dresner, in New Jersey, urging him to recruit rabbis to come to St. Augustine and take part in the movement. The result was the largest mass arrest of rabbis in American history on June 18, 1964 at the Monson motel. Times Archives
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. displays his 1964 Nobel Peace Prize medal in Oslo, Norway, December 10, 1964. The 35-year-old Dr. King was honored for promoting the principle of non-violence in the U.S. civil rights movement. Saturday, April 4, 1998, marks the 30th anniversary of King's assassination. AP
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. displays his 1964 Nobel Peace Prize medal in Oslo, Norway, December 10, 1964. The 35-year-old Dr. King was honored for promoting the principle of non-violence in the U.S. civil rights movement. Saturday, April 4, 1998, marks the 30th anniversary of King's assassination. AP
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., joins hands with other African American leaders singing "We Shall Overcome" at a church rally in Selma, Ala. March 9, 1965. AP
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., joins hands with other African American leaders singing "We Shall Overcome" at a church rally in Selma, Ala. March 9, 1965. AP
Demonstrators, including Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., stream over an Alabama River bridge at the city limits of Selma, Ala., in this March 10, 1965 file photo, during a voter rights march. AP
Demonstrators, including Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., stream over an Alabama River bridge at the city limits of Selma, Ala., in this March 10, 1965 file photo, during a voter rights march. AP
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., and his wife, Coretta Scott King, lead off the final lap to the state capitol at Montgomery, Ala., on March 25, 1965. Thousands of civil rights marchers joined in the walk, which began in Selma, Ala., on March 21, demanding voter registration rights for blacks. Rev. D.F. Reese, of Selma, is at right. AP
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., and his wife, Coretta Scott King, lead off the final lap to the state capitol at Montgomery, Ala., on March 25, 1965. Thousands of civil rights marchers joined in the walk, which began in Selma, Ala., on March 21, demanding voter registration rights for blacks. Rev. D.F. Reese, of Selma, is at right. AP
Thousands of demonstrators march to the Montgomery, Ala. courthouse on March 17, 1965, behind Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. to protest treatment of demonstrators by police during an attempted march. At foreground center in white shirt is Andrew Young. AP
Thousands of demonstrators march to the Montgomery, Ala. courthouse on March 17, 1965, behind Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. to protest treatment of demonstrators by police during an attempted march. At foreground center in white shirt is Andrew Young. AP
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. uses a megaphone to address demonstrators assembled at the courthouse in Montgomery, Ala. March 17, 1965 , after a meeting with Sheriff Mac Butler, left, and other public officials. AP
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. uses a megaphone to address demonstrators assembled at the courthouse in Montgomery, Ala. March 17, 1965 , after a meeting with Sheriff Mac Butler, left, and other public officials. AP
Dr. Martin Luther Kind Jr., is completely surrounded as he leads a civil rights march in Boston today enroute to historic Boston Common where he will address a crowd on April 24 1965,. Kind came to Boston to lead the demonstration to protest segregation in schools, jobs and housing. To his right is his aid Rev. Ralph Albernathy. Times Archives
Dr. Martin Luther Kind Jr., is completely surrounded as he leads a civil rights march in Boston today enroute to historic Boston Common where he will address a crowd on April 24 1965,. Kind came to Boston to lead the demonstration to protest segregation in schools, jobs and housing. To his right is his aid Rev. Ralph Albernathy. Times Archives
A Polish refugee Jozef Mlot-Mroz of Salem, Mass., showed up at the originating point of a civil rights march led by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., carrying a sign denouncing King in Boston, April 23, 1965. Assistant parade marshals gathered around him arm-in-arm and quickly isolated Mroz. Times Archives
A Polish refugee Jozef Mlot-Mroz of Salem, Mass., showed up at the originating point of a civil rights march led by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., carrying a sign denouncing King in Boston, April 23, 1965. Assistant parade marshals gathered around him arm-in-arm and quickly isolated Mroz. Times Archives
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., co-pastor with his father of the Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta, Ga., speaks in Eutaw, Alabama, in June 1965. King is head of the Southern Christian Leadership Coalition and a Nobel Peace Prize winner. AP
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., co-pastor with his father of the Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta, Ga., speaks in Eutaw, Alabama, in June 1965. King is head of the Southern Christian Leadership Coalition and a Nobel Peace Prize winner. AP
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., president of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, chats with his wife, Coretta, left, and civil rights champion Constance Baker Motley before the start of an S.C.L.C. banquet in this Aug. 9, 1965 file photo in Birmingham, Ala. Motley, a federal judge who as a young lawyer represented Martin Luther King Jr. and played a pivotal role in reducing racial injustice in America in the 1960s, has died. She was 84. Motley died Tuesday, Sept. 27, 2005, after a career that in its early days found her fighting blatant racism in many of the nation's landmark segregation cases. AP
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., president of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, chats with his wife, Coretta, left, and civil rights champion Constance Baker Motley before the start of an S.C.L.C. banquet in this Aug. 9, 1965 file photo in Birmingham, Ala. Motley, a federal judge who as a young lawyer represented Martin Luther King Jr. and played a pivotal role in reducing racial injustice in America in the 1960s, has died. She was 84. Motley died Tuesday, Sept. 27, 2005, after a career that in its early days found her fighting blatant racism in many of the nation's landmark segregation cases. AP
Aug. 16, 1965, the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., tells a Miami, Fla. news conference, that he will go to Los Angeles to meet with black and white leaders and help create "a community of love" in the violence torn city. Monday Jan. 19, 2004 marks the observance of King's birthday. AP
Aug. 16, 1965, the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., tells a Miami, Fla. news conference, that he will go to Los Angeles to meet with black and white leaders and help create "a community of love" in the violence torn city. Monday Jan. 19, 2004 marks the observance of King's birthday. AP
Led by civil rights leaders, including Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., left, accompanied by his wife, thousands march late July 10, 1966, north on downtown state street on their way from a rally at soldier field to city hall. Times Archives
Led by civil rights leaders, including Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., left, accompanied by his wife, thousands march late July 10, 1966, north on downtown state street on their way from a rally at soldier field to city hall. Times Archives
Open Housing Discussed At Closed Meeting July 10, 1966. Chicago's Mayor Richard Daley, right, foreground, sits across room from Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and an aide, Al Raby, top left, today in Chicago. They met in closed session to discuss open housing demanded by Dr. King, who heads civil right drive. Chicago Conference on Religion and Race called conference ion offices of Episcopal cathedral. Times Archives
Open Housing Discussed At Closed Meeting July 10, 1966. Chicago's Mayor Richard Daley, right, foreground, sits across room from Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and an aide, Al Raby, top left, today in Chicago. They met in closed session to discuss open housing demanded by Dr. King, who heads civil right drive. Chicago Conference on Religion and Race called conference ion offices of Episcopal cathedral. Times Archives
Kind Struck By Rock -- Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. holds his head after being struck by a rock as he was leading about 600 demonstrators on a civil rights march through a South Side Chicago, Illinois neighborhood today. Times Archives 1966
Kind Struck By Rock -- Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. holds his head after being struck by a rock as he was leading about 600 demonstrators on a civil rights march through a South Side Chicago, Illinois neighborhood today. Times Archives 1966
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., left, and his wife, joined pickets yesterday during a tour of Atlanta slum areas which King described as "appalling." The sigh-carrying pickets were protesting the arrest of Hector Black, identified as an ant-poverty volunteer worker. He was charged with trespassing while handing out blankets at an apartment in the area. Times Archives 1966 Segregation: U.S. Georgia
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., left, and his wife, joined pickets yesterday during a tour of Atlanta slum areas which King described as "appalling." The sigh-carrying pickets were protesting the arrest of Hector Black, identified as an ant-poverty volunteer worker. He was charged with trespassing while handing out blankets at an apartment in the area. Times Archives 1966 Segregation: U.S. Georgia
The Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. with his family in December 1966, a little more than a year before he was assassinated. Standing, from left, are Dexter Scott, Yolanda and Martin Luther King 3d. Coretta Scott King held Bernice Albertine. The New York Times
The Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. with his family in December 1966, a little more than a year before he was assassinated. Standing, from left, are Dexter Scott, Yolanda and Martin Luther King 3d. Coretta Scott King held Bernice Albertine. The New York Times
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. shown in March of 1968, 2-weeks before his assassination. Times Archives 1968
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. shown in March of 1968, 2-weeks before his assassination. Times Archives 1968
Martin Luther King Jr. and Rev. Ralph Abernathy, right, lead a march on behalf of striking Memphis sanitation workers March 28, 1968. The dignity of the march soon gave way to disorder as a group of about 200 youths began breaking windows and looting. King agonized over what had happened. Within a week, King was dead, killed by an assassin's bullet at Memphis' Lorraine Motel. AP
Martin Luther King Jr. and Rev. Ralph Abernathy, right, lead a march on behalf of striking Memphis sanitation workers March 28, 1968. The dignity of the march soon gave way to disorder as a group of about 200 youths began breaking windows and looting. King agonized over what had happened. Within a week, King was dead, killed by an assassin's bullet at Memphis' Lorraine Motel. AP
A police officer uses his nightstick on a youth reportedly involved in the looting that followed the breakup of a march led by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. March 28, 1968, in Memphis, Tenn. Black leaders accused the police of brutality while police officers said they did what was necessary to restore order. In the wake of the violence, a curfew was imposed and more than 3,800 National Guardsmen were rushed to the city. A week later, King was assassinated at Memphis' Lorraine Motel. AP
A police officer uses his nightstick on a youth reportedly involved in the looting that followed the breakup of a march led by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. March 28, 1968, in Memphis, Tenn. Black leaders accused the police of brutality while police officers said they did what was necessary to restore order. In the wake of the violence, a curfew was imposed and more than 3,800 National Guardsmen were rushed to the city. A week later, King was assassinated at Memphis' Lorraine Motel. AP
Martin Luther King Jr. is seen on the balcony of the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, Tenn., on April 3, 1968, the day before he was assassinated there. From left are, Hosea Williams, Jesse Jackson, King, and Ralph Abernathy. AP
Martin Luther King Jr. is seen on the balcony of the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, Tenn., on April 3, 1968, the day before he was assassinated there. From left are, Hosea Williams, Jesse Jackson, King, and Ralph Abernathy. AP
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. makes his last public appearance at the Mason Temple in Memphis, Tenn., in this April 3, 1968 AP
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. makes his last public appearance at the Mason Temple in Memphis, Tenn., in this April 3, 1968 AP
Aides to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. pointing to where they think King's assassin fired from in Memphis. Times Archives 1968
Aides to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. pointing to where they think King's assassin fired from in Memphis. Times Archives 1968
Coretta Scott King and her daughter Bernice, 5, are shown April 9, 1968, attending the funeral of her husband, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., in Atlanta. AP
Coretta Scott King and her daughter Bernice, 5, are shown April 9, 1968, attending the funeral of her husband, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., in Atlanta. AP
Mourners waiting to view the body of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. queue up outside the Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta just after dawn in this April 9, 1968. AP
Mourners waiting to view the body of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. queue up outside the Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta just after dawn in this April 9, 1968. AP
Among dignitaries attending the funeral of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. in Atlanta, April 9, 1968, were (front row) Michigan Gov. and Mrs. George Romney, (back row) Sen. Eugene McCarthy, D-Minn. GOP presidential candidate Richard Nixon and Sen. Edward Kennedy, D-Mass. Times Archives
Among dignitaries attending the funeral of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. in Atlanta, April 9, 1968, were (front row) Michigan Gov. and Mrs. George Romney, (back row) Sen. Eugene McCarthy, D-Minn. GOP presidential candidate Richard Nixon and Sen. Edward Kennedy, D-Mass. Times Archives
From left, at the funeral for the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.: his father, the Rev. Martin Luther King Sr.; his mother, Alberta Williams King; his wife, Coretta Scott King; his brother, the Rev. A.D. King; and the singer Harry Belafonte, in Atlanta, Georgia, April 9, 1968. The New York Times
From left, at the funeral for the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.: his father, the Rev. Martin Luther King Sr.; his mother, Alberta Williams King; his wife, Coretta Scott King; his brother, the Rev. A.D. King; and the singer Harry Belafonte, in Atlanta, Georgia, April 9, 1968. The New York Times
Family Members Of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Gather At The Tomb OF The Slain Civil Rights Leader In Atlanta April 4, 1981. Times Archives
Family Members Of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Gather At The Tomb OF The Slain Civil Rights Leader In Atlanta April 4, 1981. Times Archives
Thursday, Oct. 24, 1985, Coretta Scott King, center, wife of slain civil rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., and members of Congress and others hold a news conference on Capitol Hill, Washington, D.C. to discuss plans for the first annual holiday honoring King. From left are, Sen. Edward Kennedy, D-Mass.; Rep. Mickey Leland, D-Texas; King; Sen. Charles McCurdy Mathias, Jr., R-Md.; Sen. Robert Dole, R-Kan. AP
Thursday, Oct. 24, 1985, Coretta Scott King, center, wife of slain civil rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., and members of Congress and others hold a news conference on Capitol Hill, Washington, D.C. to discuss plans for the first annual holiday honoring King. From left are, Sen. Edward Kennedy, D-Mass.; Rep. Mickey Leland, D-Texas; King; Sen. Charles McCurdy Mathias, Jr., R-Md.; Sen. Robert Dole, R-Kan. AP
Dexter Scott King, youngest son of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., gets a hug from his mother, Coretta Scott King, at a news conference, Jan. 14, 1989, in Atlanta. AP
Dexter Scott King, youngest son of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., gets a hug from his mother, Coretta Scott King, at a news conference, Jan. 14, 1989, in Atlanta. AP
The children of Dr Martin Luther King Jr., Martin Luther King III, Bernice King and Yolanda King, wait for the beginning of a groundbreaking ceremony for a national memorial to honor America's staunchest advocate of civil rights, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., in Washington, D.C., November 13, 2006. MCT
The children of Dr Martin Luther King Jr., Martin Luther King III, Bernice King and Yolanda King, wait for the beginning of a groundbreaking ceremony for a national memorial to honor America's staunchest advocate of civil rights, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., in Washington, D.C., November 13, 2006. MCT
Standing beneath an image of her brother behind her, Dr. Christine King Farris speaks at the dedication of his memorial, the Martin Luther King, Jr., Memorial, in Washington, Sunday, Oct. 16, 2012. AP
Standing beneath an image of her brother behind her, Dr. Christine King Farris speaks at the dedication of his memorial, the Martin Luther King, Jr., Memorial, in Washington, Sunday, Oct. 16, 2012. AP
The statue of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. is seen unveiled from scaffolding during the soft opening of the Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial in Washington, Monday, Aug. 22, 2011. The memorial will be dedicated Sunday, Aug. 28. The Washington Monument is at right. AP
The statue of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. is seen unveiled from scaffolding during the soft opening of the Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial in Washington, Monday, Aug. 22, 2011. The memorial will be dedicated Sunday, Aug. 28. The Washington Monument is at right. AP
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