GALLERY: Portrait of a King
By Casey Gane-McCalla January 14, 2009 6:55 pm
Given that it is his 80th birthday, here’s photo retrospective on Martin Luther King’s life. See his many defining moments as well as the other great men and women he worked with.
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From this day on President Obama has make us all to believe in the dream that we can’t make it if we just try and believe that we where born to do it. We shall live the great dream of our visionary Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. YES WE CAN’T
Really, my joy reach no bound witnessing the realisation of blackman reaching the height of world politics when an african american for the first will be sworn as the president of united states of America.
I hope what we are seeing in america will extend to europe as well.really,usa you are number one.
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr is smiling and with him is all the people who gave their lives to get where we are today…and tomorrow….our first black president!!! He said he had a dream and that paved a way for us to live his dream!
I am so glad to be African-American it feels so wonderful mainly because of what Martin Luther King Jr, stated and for what is going on in this present time a Black President who is for all no matter what color the skin is.
I am so proud to be a educated, professional, altruistic Black Woman in this era alive to see a Black President in the “White” House. The day I actually read Dr. Martin Luther King’s “I have a Dream” speech in it’s entirety a tear came to my eye. He wanted so much for us…he wanted a better way of life for us because he knew we deserved it and we were worthy. Although he was killed before I was born, I knew as a child that he was someone important to us as a people. As an adult, I feel like my momma and my gramma must have felt for MLK as I feel for Barack Obama today. I was not following the election but when I tuned in I knew he was going to win.
Dwaynehollis2 you said it right when you said “Dr. King was a great man. I wish that he would have been able to see America’s first black president”.
I’m just so Black & Proud and i’m sayin’ it loud:)
Go to Whitehouse.org and see how far we have come as a people when President Obama’s picture is placed as The United States of America’s 44th President.
Michelle Obama my hat goes off to you with a curtsy as well.
The First Black Lady…sheesh and I thought that was my title:) YOU GO MICHELLE!!!!! I AM PROUD TO BE A BLACK WOMAN.
and I LOVE MY RACE BECAUSE WE ARE WINNING!
i feel in my heart that if life after dealth or spirit of DR MARTIN KING would say that the elected president Baraks Obama inaugrated is and will be the best birthday present ever. for Martin LUTHER kING i beleive Martin Luther King would say JOB WELL DONE theresahwll9@yahoo.com
Dr. King was a great man. I wish that he would have been able to see America’s first black president.
I was just in Atlanta from December 31, 2008 – January 6, 2009 and I saw Ebnezer Church, I saw the house MLK live in and also where they have there tomb floating on water. I think that was so amazing to see that gave me chills and drop a tear to think I would of ever seen that I wish I was in ATL today because I know there is a beautiful celebration going on RIP MLK & Coretta and Obama is MLK Dream
nice photos…may he rest in peace. we have come a long way
i really am sad that he’s someone i’ll never get to meet. but may we pull ourselves up and restore the pride in our race and stop lettin tv and corporate america define us and our beauty
Dr. Martin Luther King came,saw and conquered! He left his footprints in the sands of time for generations unborn to follow: that non-violent protests and agitations, constructive dialogue and equitble rights are a sure ways to INSPIRE CHANGE!
See you at the rapture, Dr.!
MLK was a great leader and helped pave the way for African Americans such as myself, without people of his strength and desire to want more where would I be?
My name is Victor Charles Boatman, and I’m African American. My description has a mole like sack on my left side of my head, with a penny slot like birthmark on top of my head. I’m never a man in the strict sense, which’s Messiah. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was an accuser of the brethren. Here’s how: He said that we could never really defeat Satan, but we won’t coincide with his immoral nature. Satan is my description being a man, which’s a strong delusion, that God will send. He said he may not make it there, with you! He was an accuser of the brethren, which’s a demon or a terrorist, until I finally come, from abroad. I will return him back to being mine angel. It’s a terrorist holiday! OBL
WITHOUT THIS MAN WHERE WOULD WE BE TAKE OFF ON THE HOLIDAY..
He was a King in every sense of the word and an instrument of God.
I really wish I could have met him out of anyone else.