How terrible! Dr. King’s family got into an auto accident while leaving a rally marking the 50th anniversary of his famous ‘I Have a Dream’ speech.
Right after Martin Luther King Jr.‘s relatives celebrated the 50th anniversary of the March on Washington on Aug. 28, a bus carrying the family was involved in a crash with another vehicle. Read on for more details about the accident.
Martin Luther King Jr.’s Family In Accident After Mlk Memorial Rally
Eyewitnesses at the scene of the accident say Dr. King’s siblings and grandchildren were on a charter bus returning from a rally at the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial, when a van ran a red light and forced the bus driver to slam on the breaks to avoid hitting the vehicle, according to TMZ.
Dr. King’s sister, Christine King Farris, 85, was on the bus at the time of the crash.
Right after Martin Luther King Jr.‘s relatives celebrated the 50th anniversary of the March on Washington on Aug. 28, a bus carrying the family was involved in a crash with another vehicle. Read on for more details about the accident.
Martin Luther King Jr.’s Family In Accident After Mlk Memorial Rally
Eyewitnesses at the scene of the accident say Dr. King’s siblings and grandchildren were on a charter bus returning from a rally at the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial, when a van ran a red light and forced the bus driver to slam on the breaks to avoid hitting the vehicle, according to TMZ.
Dr. King’s sister, Christine King Farris, 85, was on the bus at the time of the crash.
- 8/29/2013
- by tierneyhl
- HollywoodLife
Every year we honor the strides made in civil rights by Martin Luther King Jr., but the rest of the year that spirit of brotherhood and equal racial dignity seems to elude the actions of so many in this country, reminding us that Dr. King’s is incomplete. His legacy lives on and requires that every new generation be educated on how things were and given an idea of how things could be, and Dr. Christine King Farris’s children’s story March On!: The Day My Brother Martin Changed the World and others like it are the perfect place to start. Scholastic’s latest bundle of DVD storybooks is devoted to African American Heritage and the strong African American men and women who’ve left a lasting impact on this country.
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- 1/30/2013
- by Lex Walker
- JustPressPlay.net
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