Today, April 4th, marks the 43rd anniversary of the assassination of civil rights leader, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
I was a young girl living in Jamaica when it happened and I still recall being afraid, even though I was 1,500 miles away. We had heard Dr. King’s message of peace and were saddened to learn of his assassination.
I’m proud to say that Jamaica honored Dr. King posthumously with a Marcus Garvey Prize for Human Rights in 1968.
I’ve often wondered what impact Dr. King would have had had he lived another 10 or 20 years. We can only speculate.
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You’re welcome, Tony. Yes, they did.
I’ve never heard that before, thanks for sharing that.