Congressman Al Green Speaks at Unveiling of Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial in Houston

(Houston, TX)--On May 24, 2014, Congressman Al Green spoke at the unveiling ceremony for the “Spirit of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr” at Memorial Plaza in MacGregor Park. The ceremony was a culmination of events held over Memorial Day weekend, which included a “March to Victory Parade” and the Pan African/MLK Memorial Festival.

“Events such as these remind us of the struggles and sacrifices of not only Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., but also the countless, faceless, and nameless others, who toiled to make real the noble ideal of: liberty and justice for all,” Congressman Al Green said. “More than 40 years after his assassination, we are still working to ensure that Dr. King's dream of equality will be fully realized by all of the people in our great nation. We must: ‘Keep the dream alive.’”

Congressman Al Green joined local community groups as well as Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee; Dr. Joseph E. Lowery, former President of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC); Martin Luther King, III; and Reverend Derek King.