60 years after Martin Luther King delivered his iconic speech in Washington DC, the US civil rights activist s words still have an incomparable impact today.
MEMPHIS, Tenn. Each third Monday of January, the United States celebrates a civil rights icon whose activism changed the lives of millions and shifted the trajectory of American history.
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. is now honored with a federal holiday, a monument on the National Mall, The King Center in Atlanta, Georgia, and countless other memorials.
Many of us drive along streets and boulevards named in his honor each day. Now there is a movement to preserve another space bearing a significant mark on both his legacy and an integral part of the country s civil rights journey: Clayborn Temple in Memphis, Tennessee.