Today we commemorate the legacy of a man who paved the way for equality.  In 1955, King accepted the leadership of the first black nonviolent demonstration in contemporary times in the United States.  He organized and led a bus boycott that lasted 382 days, eventually leading to the Supreme Court declaring unconstitutional the laws that had allowed segregation on buses.  During the boycott, King was arrested, his home bombed, and he was subjected to personal abuse.  Yet he never resorted to violence and preached against it.

His goal and his dream were civil rights, equality, and unity.  His dream seemed unattainable!  Yet he persevered and succeeded.  He followed his dream and literally marched toward it.