SURE THE CHEMICALS ARE NOT A
DANGER TO OTHERS NEARBY.
DANGER TO OTHERS NEARBY.
KIM?
KIM?
>> Kim: AMERICANS ACROSS THE
>> Kim: AMERICANS ACROSS THE
COUNTRY ARE TAKING TIME TO HONOR
COUNTRY ARE TAKING TIME TO HONOR
THE LIFE OF MARTIN LUTHER KING,
THE LIFE OF MARTIN LUTHER KING,
JR., INCLUDING HERE IN DETROIT
JR., INCLUDING HERE IN DETROIT
WHERE STUDENTS AT THE HIGH
WHERE STUDENTS AT THE HIGH
SCHOOL BEARING HIS NAME
SCHOOL BEARING HIS NAME
ORGANIZED A MARCH HONORING HIS
ORGANIZED A MARCH HONORING HIS
LEGACY AND THE WORK TO BE DONE.
LEGACY AND THE WORK TO BE DONE.
KIMBERLY GILL TALKS TO STUDENTS
KIMBERLY GILL TALKS TO STUDENTS
WHO EXPLAINED WHY THIS DAY IS SO
WHO EXPLAINED WHY THIS DAY IS SO
IMPORTANT.
IMPORTANT.
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>> Kim: THERE WERE DRUMS...
>> Kim: THERE WERE DRUMS...
CHANTS... AND CHEERS, AS
CHANTS... AND CHEERS, AS
STUDENTS FROM MARTIN LUTHER
STUDENTS FROM MARTIN LUTHER
KING, JR., HIGH SCHOOL AND OTHER
KING, JR., HIGH SCHOOL AND OTHER
COMMUNITY MEMBERS MARCHED IN THE
COMMUNITY MEMBERS MARCHED IN THE
11th ANNUAL LEGACY MARCH.
11th ANNUAL LEGACY MARCH.
>> TODAY WE HAVE SORORITIES,
>> TODAY WE HAVE SORORITIES,
FRATERNITIES, WE HAVE THE
FRATERNITIES, WE HAVE THE
PRINCIPALS, THE PEOPLE FROM UAW
PRINCIPALS, THE PEOPLE FROM UAW
HERE TO SUPPORT US.
HERE TO SUPPORT US.
>> Kim: THE MARCH HAD THIS FLOAT
>> Kim: THE MARCH HAD THIS FLOAT
FROM AMERICA’S THANKSGIVING
FROM AMERICA’S THANKSGIVING
PARADE TO JOIN THEM AS WELL.
PARADE TO JOIN THEM AS WELL.
AS THEY MARCHED DOWN EAST
AS THEY MARCHED DOWN EAST
LAFAYETTE AND AROUND THE SCHOOL,
LAFAYETTE AND AROUND THE SCHOOL,
THEY SHARED WHY A DAY TO
THEY SHARED WHY A DAY TO
REMEMBER THE CIVIL RIGHTS
REMEMBER THE CIVIL RIGHTS
ACTIVIST IS SO IMPORTANT.
ACTIVIST IS SO IMPORTANT.
>> LIVING UP TO THE TRUE MEANING
>> LIVING UP TO THE TRUE MEANING
OF WHAT HE STOOD FOR IS HOW WE
OF WHAT HE STOOD FOR IS HOW WE
GIVE BACK TO DR. KING AND THANK
GIVE BACK TO DR. KING AND THANK
>> FOR FOLKS WHO COULDN’T DO
>> FOR FOLKS WHO COULDN’T DO
THIS, FOR MY GRANDPARENTS, AND
THIS, FOR MY GRANDPARENTS, AND
YOUNGER GENERATION AND REPRESENT
YOUNGER GENERATION AND REPRESENT
SYMBOLICALLY WHAT THEY DID BACK
SYMBOLICALLY WHAT THEY DID BACK
IN THE ’60s.
IN THE ’60s.
>> Kim: THEY GOT TO LEARN ABOUT
>> Kim: THEY GOT TO LEARN ABOUT
AFRICAN-AMERICAN HISTORY THROUGH
AFRICAN-AMERICAN HISTORY THROUGH
INTERACTIVE TOURS INSIDE OF THE
INTERACTIVE TOURS INSIDE OF THE
SCHOOL EARLIER IN THE DAY.
SCHOOL EARLIER IN THE DAY.
>> WE HAD THE VOTING SECTION,
>> WE HAD THE VOTING SECTION,
THE SLAVERY SESSION, AND COURT
THE SLAVERY SESSION, AND COURT
SESSION.
SESSION.
>> Kim: AND HOW MUCH OF A
>> Kim: AND HOW MUCH OF A
DIFFERENCEMAKER DR. KING WAS.
DIFFERENCEMAKER DR. KING WAS.
>> HE WENT THROUGH A LOT OF
>> HE WENT THROUGH A LOT OF
THINGS FOR BLACK PEOPLE TO GET
THINGS FOR BLACK PEOPLE TO GET
THE RIGHTS THEY DESERVE AND HE
THE RIGHTS THEY DESERVE AND HE
HELPED A LOT OF PEOPLE AND HE
HELPED A LOT OF PEOPLE AND HE
CARED ABOUT PEACE AND NOT
CARED ABOUT PEACE AND NOT
VIOLENCE.
VIOLENCE.
OTHER PEOPLE WANTED VIOLENCE BUT
OTHER PEOPLE WANTED VIOLENCE BUT
HE WANTED PEACE.
HE WANTED PEACE.
>> Kim: MANY STUDENTS REFER TO
>> Kim: MANY STUDENTS REFER TO
TODAY AS A DAY ON, A DAY SPENT
TODAY AS A DAY ON, A DAY SPENT
MARCHING IN HONOR OF DR. MARTIN
MARCHING IN HONOR OF DR. MARTIN
LUTHER KING, JR., AND A DAY
LUTHER KING, JR., AND A DAY
GIVING BACK TO THE COMMUNITY,
GIVING BACK TO THE COMMUNITY,
WHICH IS EXACTLY WHAT MARTIN
WHICH IS EXACTLY WHAT MARTIN
LUTHER KING STOOD FOR.
LUTHER KING STOOD FOR.
IN DETROIT, I’M KIM DeGIULIO,
