On April 4, 1964 on my mothers 11th birthday, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr was assassinated
while standing on a balcony outside his second-floor room at the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, Tennessee. She recalls being so young at the time but remember hearing it on the radio broadcast that he was shot and killed. She recalls everyone in the neighborhood going outside and destroying all the business and rioting. Not only in Augusta, Georgia but all over the world. People were angry, upset, felt hopeless.
Dr Martin Luther King gave black folks hope that one day blacks and whites could go to school together, and shop together. 54 years later a lot of our parents and grandparents who aren't living would be proud to see the progress and everything he went through made a difference. We are still dealing with racism, and injustice today, but because of the strength, and bravery Martin Luther King Jr had, it's the reason I and yourself reading this can live in a country and have equal rights. So today we take the time to honor a man who gave up a wife, and family to make this country a better place. R. I. P We Love You.
"Thank you Dr Martin Luther King Jr for all you have done for us. There has been progress and much more needed but thank you for giving us hope. #MLK" 💙
