King was born in 1929, and assassinated in 1968, on April 4th at the age of 39.
When he was killed, someone asked “what kind of nation are we?”
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4 thoughts on “Happy Birthday Martin Luther King Jr.”
One of my aunts went to Washington D.C.to see/hear him speak in 1963. She took a picture of him on steps surrounded by friends and fans. I used to send it with my sons to school on MLK day to show the class. After about 4 or 5 years, one of the teachers suggested that it might be too valuable to send so casually with young children…something I had not ever considered…
It’s happened before…..
One of my aunts went to Washington D.C.to see/hear him speak in 1963. She took a picture of him on steps surrounded by friends and fans. I used to send it with my sons to school on MLK day to show the class. After about 4 or 5 years, one of the teachers suggested that it might be too valuable to send so casually with young children…something I had not ever considered…
Insecure defensive racist much?
sad moment