Martin Luther King, Jr.“And I’ve seen the promised land. I may not get there with you. But I want you to know tonight, that we, as a people, will get to the promised land. And I’m happy, tonight. I’m not worried about anything. I’m not fearing any man. Mine eyes have seen the glory of the coming of the Lord.”

- The Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., April 3, 1968. The next day, forty years ago today, at 6:01 PM, he was assassinated. He would only be 79 years old if he had not been murdered. I was only nine years old when it happened but I remember that day.

If you don’t know much about Reverend King, Wikipedia is a good place to start.