The King Center in Atlanta specializes in educating people about my father's life, work and teachings, and we have resources and programs… — Martin Luther King III Copy Share Image
I would assume my father would support anything that lifted up and created opportunities for 'the least of these.' — Martin Luther King III Copy Share Image
Dad had a way of disarming people because he never really directly attacked them. He might attack a principle, but he never… — Martin Luther King III Copy Share Image
It's clear to me that millions of young people understand and value my father's legacy of social change through nonviolence. — 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
I was 10 years old when my father was assassinated in 1968. Then, I had some sense of the sacrifices and hardships… — Martin Luther King III Copy Share Image
And what my father represented, my mother represented through her life, what I hope that I'm always trying to do is always… — Martin Luther King III Copy Share Image
My siblings and I were watching the evening news and we saw it flashed across the screen that our father had been… — Martin Luther King III Copy Share Image
It is disingenuous to imply that my father was a Republican. He never endorsed any presidential candidate, and there is certainly no… — Martin Luther King III Copy Share Image
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
America has an obligation to secure its borders, but it is wrong to pass laws that treat human beings as something less… — Martin Luther King III Copy Share Image
If I woke up every day attempting to be my father, I would fail miserably. I think he was anointed. He was… — Martin Luther King III Copy Share Image
There is more racial integration in American life and many more people of color serving as elected officials and corporate leaders than… — Martin Luther King III Copy Share Image
My father would be very concerned about the environment. He'd be disappointed that we have hundreds of thousands and maybe even millions… — Martin Luther King III Copy Share Image
But my father also supported human rights, freedom and self-determination for all people, including Latino agricultural workers, Native Americans, and the millions… — Martin Luther King III Copy Share Image
President Obama certainly has an impressive gift for eloquence, and he has a global vision, as did my father. He doesn't rattle… — 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
My dad was not a tall man, but he always made me feel like he was a giant. I was never afraid… — Martin Luther King III Copy Share Image
But there is just no way to adequately prepare a 10-year old for the sudden loss of a much-loved father. It was… — Martin Luther King III Copy Share Image
I'm proud of my father, but my pride cannot be fully measured by that snapshot in history. Because contrary to first glance,… — Martin Luther King III Copy Share Image
I'm sure my father would applaud the explosion of youth activism that has emerged in response to the gun violence pandemic. I'm… — Martin Luther King III Copy Share Image
The vision preached by my father a half-century ago was that his four little children would no longer live in a nation… — 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
