Civil Rights Pioneers Visit Martin Luther King Jr. National Memorial Site and Vow to Support Memorial

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"Other than the Emancipation Proclamation and President Abraham Lincoln, [Martin Luther King Jr.] may have done more to achieve political, social and racial justice in America than any other person or event in the previous 448 years," said Clarence Jones, Dr. King's former lawyer, advisor and speech writer and a Scholar-in-Residence and Visiting Professor at Stanford University. "This memorial is celebrating the greatest leader that this country has ever had."

On Dec. 3, civil rights pioneers visited the site of the future Washington, D.C., Martin Luther King Jr. National Memorial. From L to R: Rev. Samuel "Billy" [Samuel "Billy" Kyles], Rev. William Lawson, Rose Sanders, Dr. Clayborne Carson, Clarence Jones, [Xernona Clayton], Rev. Otis Moss Jr., Dolores Huerta, Rev. Amos Brown, Rev. Al Sampson.

"This memorial is something that cannot be taken away," noted Rose Sanders, a practicing attorney from Alabama who has kept the memory of the "Bloody Sunday" march alive with an annual reenactment of the march. "This memorial represents hope that we can see, that our children can believe in, and it will be in Washington never to be destroyed."

"Other than the Emancipation Proclamation and President Abraham Lincoln, Martin Luther King Jr. may have done more to achieve political, social and racial justice in America than any other person or event in the previous 448 years," said Clarence Jones, Dr. King's former lawyer, advisor and speech writer and a Scholar-in-Residence and Visiting Professor at Stanford University.

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Civil Rights Pioneers Visit Martin Luther King Jr. National Memorial Site and Vow to Support Memorial

Washington, D.C., Dec. 4, 2008-Civil rights pioneers from across the country gathered in the nation's capital Dec. 2 and 3 for a briefing about the Washington, D.C., Martin Luther King Jr. National Memorial and a tour of the memorial site. They shared personal stories about Dr. King, learned about the mem...

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