Steve Murray, Alabama Department of Archives and History director, speaks with Fort Rucker Soldiers, civilians and family members at the Celebration of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Luncheon at The Landing on Fort Rucker Jan. 13. Murray spoke about the multiple strands of influence that shaped King as a thinker and as a strategist. He also explained what those sources of influence were and how King combined and pulled from those influences to make gains in what the movement was working toward. “If I could point to one value that Doctor King held that Soldiers could try to emulate, it would be h
Steve Murray, Alabama Department of Archives and History director, speaks with Fort Rucker Soldiers, civilians and family members at the Celebration of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Luncheon at The Landing on Fort Rucker Jan. 13. Murray spoke about the multiple strands of influence that shaped King as a thinker and as a strategist. He also explained what those sources of influence were and how King combined and pulled from those influences to make gains in what the movement was working toward. “If I could point to one value that Doctor King held that Soldiers could try to emulate, it would be his deeply held belief in the value of every human being. That we all are, from his perspective, made in the eye of God and deserving of respect, and deserving of the ability to live a life where we have opportunity, mutual respect and integrity. I think that is at the core of what he thought about the problems facing our society, and in the end no matter what happens between Point A and Point B, we have to end up in a position of respecting the integrity and value of every human being.”
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