MLK Center Starts Non-Violence Program
Library of Congress. New York World-Telegram
Less than 24 hours after giving his famous “I’ve been to the mountaintop” speech, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was fatally shot at the Lorraine Motel, in Memphis.
On Thursday, the King Center, the National Park Service and other groups are observing the anniversary with a wreath-laying event in front of the Ebenezer Baptist Church, in downtown Atlanta.
“The wreath will be placed on the exact spot where a wreath was placed the day after Doctor King was assassinated,” says King Center spokesman Steve Klein.
One hour after that ceremony the “50 Days of Nonviolence” campaign will begin. Klein hopes this helps promote Doctor King’s push for peace with the country’s youth.
“We’re just calling on them to, you know, have a dialogue on non-violence, and to do what they can to prevent violence in their communities, their schools and homes.”
This August marks the 50th anniversary of the Great March on Washington. Ceremonies are scheduled for both Atlanta and nation’s capital.
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