Tuesday, January 18, 2000
Carrying on King's lessons
Nation pauses to give respect to civil-rights martyr
The Cincinnati Enquirer and The Associated Press
Keturah Williams (8) and Carlton McGhee (7) listen to speakers on Fountain Square.
(Michael E. Keating photo)
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In towns large and small Monday, Americans paid homage to Martin Luther King Jr., with tributes and marches in the best tradition of the nation's civil rights martyr.
In Cincinnati, more than 3,000 marched from a Fountain Square rally to a celebration at Music Hall in observation of what would have been the 71st birthday of Dr. King, who was assassinated in 1968 in Memphis, Tenn.
The march followed a breakfast address by Ayinde Jean-Baptiste, a Harvard University freshman who was a youth speaker at the Million Man March in 1995. He urged parents to teach their children self-control.
“Unless you become intolerant of the violence, drug proliferation and the demonization of our youth,” he said, “then we will grow to accept the status quo.”
In Atlanta, Vice President Al Gore joined members of Dr. King's family, including his widow, Coretta Scott King, in placing two wreaths at Dr. King's grave.
In Washington, President Clinton helped paint a community computer center in Washington. “Every time you give a little, you always get more back,” Mr. Clinton said. “Let's remember that as Dr. King's enduring legacy.”
In Cleveland, people lined up for blocks for a chance to see a series of free concerts in Dr. King's honor at newly renovated Severance Hall.
In Hamilton, more than 200 marched from Booker T. Washington Community Center to Pilgrim Baptist Church for a community observance in honor of Dr. King.
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