(April 04) Today we're celebrating . . . Victims of Violence Holy Day
Friday, April 4th, 2008
Victims of Violence Holy Day
The 2nd of three annual Emancipation Days of Respect which honors the memory of Martin Luther King, Jr. by promoting unity, respect and remembrance.
The Emancipation Days of Respect are Humanitarian Day (January 15th - MLK’s Birthday), Victims of Violence Holy Day (April 4th - Anniversary of MLK’s death) and Dream Day Quest and Jubilee (August 28th - Anniversary of King’s “I Have a Dream” speech)
Today’s is the 40th anniversary of Martin Luther King, Jr.’s assassination.
Martin Luther King Jr., Day on the Net
photo credit: beckerpecker via flickr
Forty years ago tomorrow, April 04 2008, Civil Rights leader Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. was standing on the balcony of the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, Tennessee, when he was struck down by an assassin’s bullet. He was 39 year old.


