Commemorating Martin Luther King — part 3 of 6

In commemoration of Martin Luther King Jr. Day, UNMC Today will feature a series of photos and quotations from the civil rights leader. In today’s excerpt, King addresses perceptions of the ghetto.

In celebration of Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Omaha Police Chief Thomas Warren and his sister, Brenda Council will make a joint presentation Monday, Jan. 17 at UNMC and The Nebraska Medical Center. The free program will be from noon to 1 p.m. in the Storz Pavilion. Free lunch refreshments will be served for the first 250 people in attendance.

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Martin Luther King Jr., wife, Coretta, and daughter, Yolanda.

“Contrary to the myth held by many white Americans, the ghetto is not a monolithic unit of dope addicts, alcoholics, prostitutes and unwed mothers. There are churches in the ghetto as well as bars. There are stable families in the ghetto as well as illegitimacies. Ninety percent of the young people of the ghetto never come in conflict with the law.”

Taken from “The Wisdom of Martin Luther King Jr.: An A to Z Guide to the Ideas and Ideals of the Great Civil Rights Leader.”