Few Attend Rally to Remember King
One year after 4,000 marchers stretched marked the 30th anniversary of the death of Martin Luther King Jr., a scant 15 showed up in Memphis, Tenn., to remember the slain civil rights leader. The 31st anniversary rally, sponsored by the Memphis chapter of the NAACP youth council, featured chants, songs and speeches. The group stood under the balcony of the Lorraine Motel, where King was assassinated in 1968. “Society can be reborn again if we can stop violence and stop the hate,” said 15-year-old Aren Cowan, the council’s vice president. She noted this was the first year the anniversary has fallen on Easter.
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