![]() ![]() Surveying great times in history, including Egypt, the Roman Empire, the Renaissance, and the Civil War, King said he would be happy if God allowed him to live just a few years in the second half of the twentieth century (King, Ive Been, 209).Īs King concluded his speech, he began to reminiscence about his near fatal stabbing in September 1958. He asked Ralph Abernathy to take his place at that nights scheduled mass meeting at Bishop Charles Mason Temple.Īs Abernathy took the podium he could sense the disappointment of the crowd, which had turned out in the hundreds to hear King speak.Ībernathy called King at the hotel and convinced him to brave the bad weather and come down to the temple.Īfter Abernathy introduced King, the 39-year-old leader took the podium and began to speak to the audience extemporaneously. ![]() ![]() Against the advice of his colleagues in the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, King returned to Memphis on 3 April 1968, seeking to restore nonviolence back to the movement in Memphis. ![]()
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