NATION IN BRIEF : GEORGIA : King’s Grave to Be Site of Rival Rallies
The grave of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. in Atlanta, sacred ground to many Americans, will be caught in the middle today when civil rights activist Hosea Williams and white supremacist Richard Barrett stage rival demonstrations. Gov. Joe Frank Harris activated National Guard units to help police surround Barrett’s rally opposite King’s tomb this morning. Williams is expected to be at the tomb at 9 a.m. to pray with supporters before they ride by bus to Forsyth County for a civil rights march. Officials said the effect of the security will be to shut down the King Center, where King is buried, and the adjacent King National Historic Site.
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