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Monday, January 16, 2006 at 11:00 AM EST
Remembering the Dream

Today, the nation honors Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. The slain civil rights leader would have turned 77 on Sunday. Tribute was paid at Riverside Church in New York yesterday.

Riverside has a special place in King’s history. On April 4, 1967, King delivered his famous “Beyond Vietnam” speech from its pulpit.

Yesterday from that same pulpit, senior minister James Forbes Junior delivered a sermon entitled, “The Lake, the Levees, and the Living Dead.” He spoke about King’s legacy, equating it to levees that protect American life.

Here’s an excerpt from his sermon.

Guests:

Rev. Dr. James Forbes, Jr., senior minister at The Riverside Church in New York

 
 

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