Congressman Cohen to Commemorate 58th Anniversary of the King Assassination in Memphis
Dr. King was in Memphis supporting striking sanitation workers
MEMPHIS – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-9) will commemorate the 58th anniversary of the death of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. on Saturday with a solemn reflection on what might have been, and made the following statement:
“Memphis will always be remembered as the scene of one of America’s worst crimes. Fifty-eight years after Dr. King was shot on the balcony of the Lorraine Motel, the nation continues to mourn his loss and dreams of what might have been. Yet, his vision of what America could be still inspires and motivates us to continue the long work of creating a more equal and just nation.
“The night before he died, he told the crowd at Mason Temple that he might not make it with them but that they, as a people, would get to the promised land. We never forget that goal and, in these dark days, we must strive even harder to make that promised land our reality.”
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