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A bit delayed due to all the Harvey coverage, but better late, than never!
Last Monday (8/25/2017), after 3 years, an 8 foot bronze statue of Martin Luther King Jr. was unveiled on the Georgia Capitol grounds to a crowd of about 800 people that included Georgia Governor Nathan Deal, members of the King family, and other state officials. The unveiling came just in time for the 54th anniversary of Dr. King's "I Have A Dream" speech. Dr. King's daughter, Reverend Bernice King, who greeted those attending the unveiling by saying, "It's about time," also had this to say about her father and what the day meant, "Forty nine years ago when my father was assassinated, he was the most hated man in America. Today, he is one of the most loved men in the world. Today, we as the sons and daughters of former slaves and former slave owners are here to witness the unveiling of that statue. It is a glorious and grand day in the state of Georgia and in the United States of America and all over the world." She also had this to say about the current climate of the country, "This statue being unveiled today, I believe, also provides a sense of hope to a nation that is in turmoil once again, as many people around this nation are removing and taking down Confederate monuments." Brief thought: More statues needs to be erected for people that that worked to bring this country together and that's all that needs to be said and done.
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