Wiping Away The Tears
A Day of Infamy, 54 Years Ago Today
Atlanta and the Assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr.
Martin Luther King
Sisters Chapel, Spelman Campus
April 7, 1968
by Heather Gray (1996)
The line moved in unison up the stairs and through the chapel door.
No one spoke.
I could barely lift my feet.
It was April, the onset of Spring.
I was shivering.
His body was still.
His eyes were closed.
He was peaceful.
His compassionate voice was no more.
I wanted to run.
Yet, so desperately did not want to leave.
What now? I thought. What now?
Preface:
While I have sent out this article in the past, I always think it bears repeating as the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and the circumstances surrounding this tragedy still and always will resonate in the world. And as Dr. King would say, "Where do we go from here?" The fact is that Dr. King helped us with that challenge because he played such an instrumental role in the development of an informed non-violent collective action strategy for justice that is engrained in the soul of millions of Americans and will remain so for generations to come.
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