January 16, 2012 - Meet Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

[CaliforniaMama]

According to celebrated photojournalist Bill Jones, "Dr. King used to say all the time he would never make 40, and he was killed at 39. We thought he was being melodramatic, but he had an understanding of racism that was a lot deeper than we thought."

Trumpet Awards Foundation founder Xernona Clayton worked closely with King at the SCLC and traveled extensively with his family. In an exclusive interview with the Watts Times, she talked about who King was as a person, also noting how funny he was.

She said, "[the children] liked when he was home. They had gotten accustomed to his big way and when he'd come home they would just flock and holler as if Santa Claus had come. He'd play a game with them. They would climb upon the refrigerator and jump down into his arms. ... He would stand on the floor and hold his arms out (to) catch them."

via LA Beez