Saturday, April 4, was the day of the assassination of one of our peaceful Grand Leader Martin Luther King. He was assassinated on year 1968 in Memphis on the balcony of his hotel room.
He was only 39 years old, his actions and his ideals are not in vain and must continue.
Pastor Martin Luther King and Malcolm X. One advocating non-violence, the other muscular resistance. In fact, they were very close.
This image of the black community parading in Beale Street and its surroundings in February and March 1968 in support of the garbage collectors' strike. This is a defining moment in the history of the city and the country.
March for the civil rights of black Americans on August 28, 1963 in Washington, organized by Martin Luther King.
Dr. King liying on the ground, the witnesses show the location of the fatal shot.
FBI wanted notice for James Earl Ray, assassin of Martin Luther King.
Martin Luther King's funeral in Atlanta, Georgia April 9, 1968: the coffin is followed by a mourning and silent crowd.
The key phrase of the Reverend's last speech on the door of the National Civil Rights Museum.
I may not get there with you but I want you to know that we as a people will get to the Promised Land.
Let us not forget the story which is sacred.
May the Lord keep you.
Sources
Le Temps
Le Figaro
Rolling Stone
