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Show Al6 | } ve Salt} 1Lake I TOU yah NATION si \ugust 24, 2005 King’s son says hard work ahead as ‘dream’turns 40 | Stepping up: Activists celebrate the pivotal March on Washington $y JENNIFER KERR anniversary of the March on Washing The Assocuated Press ton, King’s widow, Coretta Scott King, urged the crowd to follow the peaceful path that her husband preached We must make our hearts instru mentsof peace and nonviolence because when the heart is right, the mind and the bodywill follow,” she said. Coretta Scott King stood on the me morial’s granite steps, looking out over WASHINGTON Forty years after Martin Luther King Jr. eloquently cap tured the struggle of black Americans for equality, civil rights activists called saturday for his dream to finally be realized His visionof a land where little black boys and girls in the South would one the Reflecting Pool, in the same spot day hold hands with little white boys color are still being denied a fair share where her husband delivered his pow erful appeal so many years ago to a throng estimatedat 250,000 Another activist with vivid memo ries of that August day in 1963 was Rep John Lewis, D-Ga., who helped organize the march ‘| was here40 years ago, 23 yearsold, of employment and educational oppor a few pounds lighter, with all of my tunities in our society,” said his son, hair,” he said, as he asked young and old alike to do more. “Too many of us are too complacent, too satisfied. We need to make a little noise.” Other speakers spoke against racial profiling, the death penalty and the Iraq war Before the speeches, participants ind girls was remembered bythousands of people who gathered on a warm sum mer day to celebrate King’s “I Have a Dream” speech “Despite the progress we've made during the last four decades, people of Thousands gatherin front of the Lincoln Memorial in Washington on Saturday to observe the coming 40th anniversary of Martin Luther King Jr's “| Have a Dream” speech and the historic March on Washingtonin 1963. took shelter from the bright sun under a series of teach-ins. The panel discussions varied from education, economic justice and jobs to voter education and empowerment whichwasoneofthe central themes of the weekend remembrance The coalition of about 100 diverse about a half dozen whitetents set up for groups who organized the rally used the event to kick off a 15-month voter mobilization campaign. Saturday’s teach-ins and speeches culminated a two-daycelebration ofthe march in which King issued his famous demandfor justice for all, delivered on the younger generationof20- to 30-year olds, and manyof them turnedout. JimmyPrude, 20, a senior at Howard University, said he came to the rally to understand a little more about eco- Aug. 28, 1963. Organizers reached out this year to people be able themselves.” nomic empowerment. “I just want to see to help better for your HoME AWAY FROM HOME Located near Salt Lake City, Beautiful Starvation Lake, the Uintah Mountain Range, Ashley National Forest, Lakes, and Ski Resorts, Fishing, Hunting, Camping, Boating, Snowmobiling, and Wildlife. “Gorgeous viewsof five different mountain ranges.” Look in today’s Comics for fantastic deals on portraits for: HiGH SCHOOL SENIORS ENGAGEMENT WEDDING FAMILY JUST FOR FUN! @ 2.5 acre lot $17,950 minimum value © 34x 24 all wood ranch style structure with high vaulted ceiling and 8x12 covered porch : PangLgeans the (OveRIOOK @ 2 bedrooms,loft, kitchen, bath,living area, carpet, vinyl, completely finished @ Additional porches, decks,fireplaces, etc. also available PHOTOGRAPHY STUDIOS. INC (801) 487-4151 qszZ or Toll Free 866-JAYLYNN “Weekend Retreat or Retiremeat Home” Shown by Appointment Only Cail -7 days a week 9-6 pm 3689 So. Highland Drive, Salt Lake City (435)738-6000 The Next Stage® Havingall your accounts in one place saves TIME AND MONEY. [ anew We } \ 1 ve ) ery u produ Uf it ) produ f Y ina sin banking and credit Cards to Payroll ] i nav ed hm under ys } ( 4 everything one roof and one comt statement for all your Checking ana vings t account ust sit GOW help y t ) 1 t \fter a { t hecking id our business { the most. services ana Merchant ~~ SSCS CSE ESSE EES ESSE EEE SEES EEE EEE EEE EEESS EES HEHEHEHEHEEEEEHEEEEEHESHEEEEEESHEEEHEEHEEEEOEEEE Martin LutherKing III Speaking to a few thousand people vathered onthe steps of the Lincoln Me morial, Kingsaid it was a day to honor the hard work of all those behind the 1963 march. It also represented, he said, a moment of realization that much work lies ahead To mark 10th the coming Susan Wausu/The Associated Press } Vex of financial success tor 150 years. Come nand talk to or call a Wells Fargo banker today Clair Sorensen at 801-246-7478 Roger Bennett at 801-246-171 |
