SCLC Leadership Reflects on Martin Luther King, Jr.

The Civil Rights Leader Would Be 93 Years Old This Year

Dr. Bernard LaFayette Chair of the SCLC Board with Rev. C. T. Vivian discussing the future of SCLC with reporter Blaine Alexander. ©2012 Cascade Publishing House

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., the pre-eminent civil rights advocate of the 20th century, was gunned down by an assassin 39 years into his extraordinary life. This January 15, 2022, Dr. King would have been 93 years old. This year, the two men charged with pursuing King’s mission for justice and economic parity for all…