Martin Luther King Jr.’s Daughter Embraces His Hope for the Future
During another polarizing period in America’s history, Bernice A. King lays out three actions that she thinks her father would offer today.
Editor’s Note: Read The Atlantic’s special coverage of Martin Luther King Jr.’s legacy.
Bernice A. King, the youngest child of Martin Luther King Jr. and Coretta Scott King, was 5 years old when her father was assassinated. A mediator, orator, and minister, she has been the CEO of the Martin Luther King Jr. Center for Nonviolent Social Change, in Atlanta, since 2010.
marks the 50th anniversary of the day my father, Martin Luther King Jr., was assassinated. Many, we are concerned that humanity is widening the chasms that divide us, instead of building bridges that can move us ahead. This is why the theme for our commemoration of this anniversary is “: Together We Win, With Love for Humanity.”
