On March 7, 1965, some 600 civil rights activists marched in Selma, Alabama, demanding an end to racial discrimination. The demonstration was… — Martin Luther King III Copy Share Image
The seminal right of the modern civil rights movement was the right to vote. My father fought so diligently for it. Certainly… — Martin Luther King III Copy Share Image
Anyway, in 1966, Daddy had started to attack Lyndon Johnson on the war in Vietnam. Lyndon Johnson was a good man. Even… — Martin Luther King III Copy Share Image
My father's approach to the most brutal and unambiguous social injustices during the civil rights struggle was rooted in nonviolence as a… — Martin Luther King III Copy Share Image
Because when we look at the modern civil rights movement under the leadership of my father and the team that he developed,… — Martin Luther King III Copy Share Image
My father's leadership was about more than civil rights. He was deeply concerned with human rights and world peace, and he said… — Martin Luther King III Copy Share Image
That's why I don't generally talk about endorsements because I don't believe we have to tell people who to vote for. — Martin Luther King III Copy Share
And I think that, at some point, I am, as John Lewis and many others, are a bridge-builder. The goal is to bring America… — Martin Luther King III Copy Share
If I woke up every day attempting to be my father, I would fail miserably. I think he was anointed. He was chosen by… — Martin Luther King III Copy Share
I just think we have to create the climate so that people will come out on election day and vote. — Martin Luther King III Copy Share
I think we have got to do a better job explaining to people why their vote does count. I think people feel disconnected from… — Martin Luther King III Copy Share
There is more racial integration in American life and many more people of color serving as elected officials and corporate leaders than there were… — Martin Luther King III Copy Share
Our family has always drawn on the power from above to comfort us in times of despair and stress. — Martin Luther King III Copy Share
I was told that Daddy was murdered by a white man. I could have adopted an attitude of hating whites. But then in 1974… — Martin Luther King III Copy Share
Many feel that in today's climate some of those in authority are exercising, in effect, a self-serving, 'ends justify the means' mindset as well,… — Martin Luther King III Copy Share
African Americans are not going to be fooled by any group supported by industrial polluters. They know climate change is real and that we… — Martin Luther King III Copy Share
There's something wrong in a nation where six million black men are not allowed to vote because they were convicted of felonies. They've paid… — Martin Luther King III Copy Share
Our challenge is to mobilize a new coalition of conscience to restore the Voting Rights Act, strengthen voting rights and broaden voter access in… — Martin Luther King III Copy Share
You know, when you've idolized something, you put it on a shelf, lift it up, and when King Day comes out, you pull it… — Martin Luther King III Copy Share
The March on Washington was a defining moment in the history of this country and a great example of our nation truly living up… — Martin Luther King III Copy Share
On March 7, 1965, some 600 civil rights activists marched in Selma, Alabama, demanding an end to racial discrimination. The demonstration was led by… — Martin Luther King III Copy Share
