Vincent Gray (C) Homme Nike Air Max 97 OG GS Noir Blanche En ligne , mayor of Washington, DC, takes part in a wreath laying ceremony to celebrate the birthday of civil rights leader Martin Luther King, Jr. at the King Memorial in Washington January 20, 2014. [PhotoAgencies] Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed speaks during the Martin Luther King, Jr.46th Annual Commemorative Service at Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta, Georgia January 20, 2014. [PhotoAgencies] The moon sets over the Martin Luther King Homme Nike Air Max 97 KPU TPU Noir Rouge Pas Cher , Jr. Memorial during celebrations of the birthday of the civil rights leader in Washington January 20, 2014. [PhotoAgencies] Stanley Green (L-R), Linda Jordan, Deleice Drane and Imara Canady hold hands during the final song of "We Shall Overcome" during the Martin Luther King, Jr. 46th Annual Commemorative Service at Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta, Georgia January 20, 2014. [PhotoAgencies] Vincent Gray (L), mayor of Washington Homme Nike Air Max 97 KPU TPU Argent Blanche Soldes , DC, takes part in a wreath laying ceremony to celebrate the birthday of civil rights leader Martin Luther King, Jr. at the King Memorial in Washington January 20, 2014. [PhotoAgencies] As the nation remembered and reflected Monday on the legacy of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., leaders and everyday Americans talked about how far the country has come in the past 50 years and how much more is to be done.
At Ebenezer Baptist Church in King's hometown of Atlanta, civil rights leaders and members of King's own family spoke about poverty, violence, health care and voting rights Acheter Homme Nike Air Max 97 Or Jaune Noir , all themes from the civil rights struggle that still resonate to this day.
"There is much work that we must do," King's daughter Bernice King said. "Are we afraid, or are we truly committed to the work that must be done?"
The event in Atlanta featured music, songs and choirs and was one of many celebrations, marches, parades and community service projects held Monday across the nation to honor the slain civil rights leader. It was about 50 years ago today that King had just appeared on the cover of Time magazine as its Man of the Year, and the nation was on the cusp of passing the Civil Rights Act of 1964. King would win the Nobel Peace Prize later that year.
Georgia Gov. Nathan Deal said not many states could boast a native son that merited a national holiday. "But we Georgians can," he told the audience.
Deal said this year he would work with state legislators to find a way to honor King at the Georgia Capitol Boutique Homme Nike Air Max 97 2017 Retro Rouge , which drew a standing ovation. He did not give any specifics, but civil rights leaders have suggested a statue. The only current tribute to King at the state Capitol is a portrait inside the Statehouse.
"I think that more than just saying kind thoughts about him we ought to take action ourselves," said Deal, a Republican. "That's how we embed truth into our words. I think it's time for Georgia's leaders to follow in Dr. King's footsteps and take action, too."
In the fall, a statue of 19th century white supremacist politician and newspaperman Tom Watson was removed from the Capitol.
Deal also touched on criminal justice reforms his administration has tried to make, including drug and mental health courts, saying too many people are not being rehabilitated in prisons.
"Let's build a monument Boutique Homme Nike Air Max 97 KPU Grise , but the monument should inspire us to build a better world," said the Atlanta event's keynote speaker, the Rev. Raphael Warnock. He also said the growing disparities in income, opportunity and health care are indications of a continuing struggle for equality decades after King's death.
The event closed with the choir singing "We Shall Overcome," with visitors singing verses in Spanish, Hebrew and Italian as audience members joined hands and swayed in unison.
President Barack Obama honored King's legacy of service by helping a soup kitchen prepare its daily meals. Obama took his wife, Michelle, and daughters Malia and Sasha to DC Central Kitchen Homme Nike Air Max 97 KPU Noir Pas Cher , which is a few minutes away from the White House.
New York City's new Mayor Bill de Blasio marked the day by talking about economic inequality, saying it was "closing doors for hard-working people in this city and all over this country."
"We have a city sadly divided between those with opportunity, with the means