The Idol and the Republic
Posted: January 15, 2013 at 4:32 a.m.
The Rev. Ralph Abernathy (from left), Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., and Bayard Rustin, leaders of the bus boycott in Montgomery, Ala., in 1956, leave the Montgomery County Courthouse after appearing in court.
It is that time again, mixing mourning and gratitude, to mark the birthday of Martin Luther King Jr. And this year Americans can gather at his still new—and still controversial—memorial in Washington.
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Editorial, Pages 12 on 01/15/2013
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