On Oct. 19, 1960, Martin Luther King Jr. and dozens of young protesters were arrested in downtown Atlanta for participating in a sit-in demonstration at Rich’s department store, setting off a series of historic events.
The same FBI that spied on Martin Luther King Jr. apparently thought the best way to celebrate his civil rights legacy on his national holiday was to use the good reverend doctor’s own words in vain.
A Georgia man has been sentenced to five years in prison and 10 years of probation in the death of an acclaimed local sculptor who had been tapped to create a statue of Martin Luther King Jr. at the Georgia State Capitol.
Bernice Jenkins made her routine call to Cora and the rest of her friends in heaven!
