Commentary: Marching to honor King the least we can do

While King’s “I Have a Dream” speech is inspiring, the work to acquire this dream...

People march in honor of Martin Luther King Jr. in 2018. The march returns to in-person this year. While King’s “I Have a Dream” speech is inspiring, the work to acquire this dream calls us to more. That’s why we march.Josiah Royce, the 20th-century philosopher-theologian and founder of the Fellowship of Reconciliation, coined the phrase “the beloved community” in 1913. While at Boston University’s School of Theology, Martin Luther King Jr.

When we join together for San Antonio’s 36th annual Martin Luther King Jr. March on Monday, we remember this aspect of King’s legacy. While King’s “I Have a Dream” speech is inspiring, the work to acquire this dream calls us to more. I’ve always attended what many affectionately call “The March.” Yes, I was blessed to grow up in a civically engaged home. My parents supplemented my public school education with Black history lessons. We attended, and continue to attend, a community-minded, civically engaged church. My parents ensured my sister and I were part of civically minded extracurricular activities. And every year we attended “The March.

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