The Meaning of the Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday
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“It’s LOVE that make the world go ’round . . . !”
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If a man is called to be a street sweeper, he should sweep streets even as Michelangelo painted, or Beethoven played music, or Shakespeare wrote poetry. He should sweep streets so well that all the hosts of heaven and earth will pause to say, here lived a great street sweeper who did his job well.
~ Martin Luther King, Jr
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“…whosoever will be great among you shall be your servant; and whosoever among you will be the first shall be the servant of all.”
Mark 9:35
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The Meaning of the Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday
Coretta Scott King
for The King Center
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The Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday celebrates the life and legacy of a man who brought hope and healing to America. We commemorate as well the timeless values he taught us through his example — the values of courage, truth, justice, compassion, dignity, humility and service that so radiantly defined Dr. King’s character and empowered his leadership. On this holiday, we commemorate the universal, unconditional love, forgiveness and nonviolence that empowered his revolutionary spirit.
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Jan 15 2009