As a handful of civil rights leaders and federal officials gathered at the National Mall early Monday to lay a wreath at the foot of the Stone of Hope at the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial, the nation – and much of the world – paused to reflect on King’s legacy, various ways to honor him and to think what it would be like if King was alive today.
“The commemorative national holiday in Dr. King’s honor is a time to reflect on that vision and the path of nonviolence that he chose,” Ralph B. Everett, president and CEO of the Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies, said in a statement. “It is also a time to actively affirm our dedication to building a society where freedom rings and in which every individual is afforded the opportunity to live his or her dreams.”
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