Personal Thoughts from Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s Friends and Daughter, 46 Years After His Death

Dr. Bernice King, CEO of the King Center and daughter of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., makes a point to an audience of elementary and middle school students during a conversation at the King Center on April 4, 2014
Dr. Bernice King, CEO of the King Center and daughter of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., makes a point to an audience of elementary and middle school students during a conversation at the King Center on April 4, 2014. – CREDIT DENIS O’HAYER / WABE NEWS

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was assassinated in Memphis, TN on April 4, 1968.  On the same date 46 years later, King family members from several generations, including daughter Dr. Bernice King, joined civil rights movement veterans for a talk to an audience of elementary and middle school students.  WABE’s Denis O’Hayer, who moderated the conversation, reported on some of the messages they sent to the next generation.