Happy Birthday Martin Luther King Jr.

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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It's happened before.....

By Charles Sullivan (not verified) on 14 Jan 2011 #permalink

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?