The life and legacy of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. have been the subject of ongoing debate ever since his assassination on April 4, 1968.
Those were the kinds of ethics King hoped to fulfill in his own Christian ministry, as is clear in his wishes for what might be said “I’d like somebody to mention that day that Martin Luther King Jr.
tried to give his life serving others,” he said. “I’d like for somebody to say that day that Martin Luther King Jr. tried to love somebody. … I want you to say that I tried to love and serve humanity.”
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