Crowds mark anniversary of King’s death

[struggle4progress]

The Associated Press
Updated: 7:16 p.m. ET April 2, 2005

ATLANTA - The voice of Martin Luther King Jr. boomed again from the pulpit of Ebenezer Baptist Church on Saturday as dozens of people gathered to commemorate the 37th anniversary of the civil rights leader’s assassination. <snip>

http://msnbc.msn.com/id/7368624/

[globalvillage]

1. God Bless You, Rev King

Thanks for making a difference.
O8) :grouphug:

[Sannum]

2. We need him now just as much as we needed him then

:cry:

[Maccagirl]

3. We need him more...

This country has regressed in all aspects of civil rights. Yes, the 60's were painful, but there was a real sense of hope-and people WERE listening and acting in a progressive way. No more.

:cry:

[maddezmom]

4. “We Shall Overcome.”

We Shall Overcome
~snip~

1.
We shall overcome
We shall overcome
We shall overcome some day

CHORUS:
Oh, deep in my heart
I do believe
We shall overcome some day

2.
We'll walk hand in hand
We'll walk hand in hand
We'll walk hand in hand some day

CHORUS

3.
We shall all be free
We shall all be free
We shall all be free some day

CHORUS

4.
We are not afraid
We are not afraid
We are not afraid some day

CHORUS

5.
We are not alone
We are not alone
We are not alone some day

CHORUS

6.
The whole wide world around
The whole wide world around
The whole wide world around some day

CHORUS

7.
We shall overcome
We shall overcome
We shall overcome some day

http://www.ksu.edu/english/nelp/american.studies.s98/we.shall.overcome.html

God Bless you Martin Luther King O8)