Thank You Dr. King
by COREN BURCH
Filed under Evangelism
This is the day set aside to honor one of our national heroes, Dr. Martin Luther King,Jr. Here are some facts about Dr. King:
Martin Luther King Quick Facts
| Birth | January 15, 1929 |
| Death | April 4, 1968 |
| Place of Birth | Atlanta, Georgia |
| Known for | Leading the civil rights movement in the United States |
| Advocating nonviolent protest against segregation and racial discrimination | |
| Milestones | 1954 Selected as pastor of the Dexter Avenue Baptist Church in Montgomery, Alabama |
| 1955 Received his Ph.D. in systematic theology from Boston University | |
| 1955-1956 Led a successful effort to desegregate Montgomery, Alabama, buses | |
| 1957 Helped found and served as the first president of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) | |
| 1958 Published Stride Toward Freedom: The Montgomery Story | |
| 1963 Wrote ‘Letter from Birmingham Jail,’ arguing that it was his moral responsibility to disobey unjust laws | |
| 1963 Delivered his ‘I Have a Dream’ speech to civil rights marchers at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C. | |
| 1964 Won the Nobel Peace Prize | |
| 1965 Organized a mass march from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama, that created national support for federal voting-rights legislation | |
| 1968 Was assassinated at the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, Tennessee | |
| Quote | ‘I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character.’ August, 1963, in a speech to civil rights supporters at the March on Washington. |
| Did You Know | King’s nonviolent doctrine was strongly influenced by the teachings of Indian leader Mohandas Gandhi. |
| In 1964, King became the first black American to be honored as Time magazine’s Man of the Year. | |
| King’s efforts were not limited to securing civil rights; he also spoke out against poverty and the Vietnam War. |
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Quotes–Famous and Not so Famous:
The church must be reminded that it is not the master or the servant of the state, but rather the conscience of the state. It must be the guide and the critic of the state, and never its tool. If the church does not recapture its prophetic zeal, it will become an irrelevant social club without moral or spiritual authority.
Martin Luther King, Jr., Strength to Love, 1963.
If a man hasn’t discovered something that he will die for, he isn’t fit to live.
Martin Luther King, Jr., speech, Detroit, Michigan, June 23, 1963.
We must combine the toughness of the serpent and the softness of the dove, a tough mind and a tender heart.
Martin Luther King, Jr., Strength to Love, 1963.
Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that. Hate multiplies hate, violence multiplies violence, and toughness multiplies toughness in a descending spiral of destruction….The chain reaction of evil–hate begetting hate, wars producing more wars–must be broken, or we shall be plunged into the dark abyss of annihilation.
Martin Luther King, Jr., Strength To Love, 1963.
It may be true that the law cannot make a man love me, but it can keep him from lynching me, and I think that’s pretty important.
Martin Luther King, Jr., Wall Street Journal, November 13, 1962.
I decided early to give my life to something eternal and absolute. Not to these little gods that are here today and gone tomorrow, but to God who is the same yesterday, today, and forever.
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I love this post and some of the infamous quotes you selected.
It is an awesome thing to be focused and dedicated something greater than oneself. It is much more effective when we consult God for direction in the things that we endeavor. Great post!