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As I reflect on the legacy of my father, the greatest aspect is his legacy of peace.

Bernice King

Thank God for the efforts of Black Lives Matter – we’ve seen an awakening in this era in a way we didn’t see in Daddy’s era in terms of people coming to grips with white privilege.
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My father provided some very important guidance in how we deal with conflict and polarization.
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At Grinnell College, for the first time in my life, I was in an all-white setting. It was a shocking experience.
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Nonviolence will empower and equip us to bring generations to the table and fuse our knowledge, gifts, and zeal together.
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My father really set the tone for us to be a more moral nation, to take a moral high ground in everything that we do.
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Love is not a weak, spineless emotion; it is a powerful moral force on the side of justice.
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I think the most pressing issue in our community is probably a generational divide.
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When I speak, I want to ensure that there is at least one person in the audience who leaves the room transformed.
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Somehow, we have to realize that what we watch and what we listen to not only often reflects our most violent tendencies but cultivates more violence.
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Choosing nonviolence does not mean that one will never get angry or become upset with others, including the ones we love.
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My first introduction to South Africa’s struggle for freedom came when I was just 17. I had volunteered to speak in my mother’s stead at a United Nations forum on South Africa because she was unable to attend on that occasion.
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In the end, I still have the same hope as my father – that unarmed truth and unconditional love will have the last word.
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I spend a lot of time meditating, which is something that I don’t think most people know about me.
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Often, I am asked, ‘What was your father like?’ or, ‘What would he think?’ These are very difficult questions to answer, as I was so very young when I lost my father.
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Nelson Mandela, a better man, not a bitter man, made our world a better place in which to live. His life and leadership exemplify the highest courage, dignity, and dedication to human liberation.
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I know that the absence of my father in my life had its cost.
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As I reflect on the legacy of my father, the greatest aspect is his legacy of peace.

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