“…By the time you finish skating…by the time you get warmed up, you won’t even feel the cold”, said Matcie Foster, also a member of the “Freedom Skaters”.
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“What would my father say?” asked King, who was frequently interrupted by deafening applause.
“To lift up the courage and commitment that this man demonstrated more so than, I guess, any human being that I ever met”, said Jackson. “People are now seeing the truth, they’re starting to hear about other incidents of racial inequity”.
Emma Pyron, 22, and Corey Lea, 21, two UNC Asheville seniors, were among the throng of marchers, which included people who were black, white and of other races.
Cynthia Wilkerson along with her sons Remy Novack, 4, and his brother Leopold, 7, volunteer their Martin Luther King Jr. holiday planting native trees and shrubs at the Allison Spring Reserve Monday, Jan.18, 2016, near Olympia, Wash.
Daniels said the non-violent King knew the answer for these and other problems: “Overflowing love” among all people.
“We need to do something about that”, Edwards said. “It must start now, today”.
Pastor Boyd says as a leader in Christ, Dr. King has inspired his faith.
Price told the audience his goal was to teach them fifteen things about Dr. King, including Dr. King being born Michael King. “We will not hate you, but we can not in all good conscience obey your unjust laws”. Anne Paden came to the celebration with her daughter Jessica and grandson Jayden. “That was his last fight, and if there’s anything we can learn from that last fight, that it’s not about us”.
Many said we’re seeing the same issues we did in the 1960s, but City Councilman Ron Nirenberg said achieving the dream is not a destination, it’s a process, and it’s nice to know many San Antonians are working toward achieving equality. “The_Name_Jar&sa=D&ust=1453163300297000&usg=AFQjCNFNAXNYMyVFk-U1ntEBwS5WjfhtMw” target=”_blank”>The Name Jar”, a children’s book about a little girl name Unhei who moves to the United States from Korea and considers changing her name because she thinks it will help her better fit in with her classmates.
“We have to actively work to embrace our brothers and sisters”, with all of their different perspectives and experiences, Smith said.
The banquet was held at the Town Center after sunset.
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“We must be the agents of change”, Mitchell said, adding that changing paradigms requires people to stay.
