Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
January 15, 1929-April 4, 1968
"I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character."
Martin Luther King, Jr.
"I Have a Dream" delivered August 28 1963, at the Lincoln Memorial, Washington D.C.
Edited to add: A few of my Flickr photos were requested by a Canadian photo site...if you would like to see more photos from around the nation related to Dr. King's Day, please click here.
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Images from the Lorraine Motel/National Civil Rights Museum...
Memorial at the site of the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King...
The older, original Hotel building of the Lorraine...
Another view of the memorial site. The interior of the room has been left exactly as it was the day of the assassination.
The Lorraine, Motel side...
The gate (incorporating one of his famous quotes) that leads to the gift shop and building from which James Earl Ray committed the assassination.
"I may not get there with you, but I want you to know that we, as a people, will get to the Promised Land."
Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Mountaintop speech, April 3, 1968, Memphis
