King the Martyr: 50 Years After Dr. MLK, Jr's Death

Published: April 4, 2018, 7:47 p.m.

b"Fifty years ago while standing on the balcony of the Lorraine Hotel in Memphis, TN, Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr was killed by an assassin's bullet. Dr. King's legacy has not gone unnoticed over the last 50 years. It was carried on by his wife and children and extended family and friends through the King Foundation and acknowledged with both a federal holiday and a monument and now a National Park on the National Mall. Today, I discuss elements of his final speech and it's prophetic message that lingers to this day."