On April 4th, 1968, Martin Luther King, Jr., was assassinated while standing on the balcony outside of his motel room. The hotel has been transformed into the National Civil Rights Museum. In the parking lot outside, everyone talked in hush tones, and it was eerily quiet. It's a powerful place, and it made the assassination something real instead of something I'd read about in a book.
This is a stone tablet outside the motel. The quotation is from Genesis 37: 19-20 and reads "They said one to another. Behold, here cometh the dreamer... Let us slay him... And we shall see what will become of his dreams."
This metal door is outside one of the parts of the museum across the street and bears a quote by Dr. King: "I may not get there with you, but I want you to know that we as a people will get to the promised land."
The below graffiti is scrawled on a building wall about a block-and-a-half from the motel.
While some things are in our blood, it doesn't mean we're doomed to make the mistakes of our fathers.
1 comment:
What fun to get a glimpse of not only the highlights of your trip but of your talented writing style at the same time. Write On, Kiddo.
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