Paqe 4, Portland Observer, January 13. 1988, Section II j — ■ 1 _.. Why We Honor Martin Luther King Jr Betw een 1955 and 1968, M artin Luther King J r.'s de dica tion to th e Civil R ights M o ve m e n t helped to change A m erica. He b ro u g h t to th e c o u n try 's a tte n tio n th e unfair and unjust tre a m e n t o f oppressed peoples. He had th e help o f m illions o f A m ericans; bu t it w as his stro ng leader ship abilities th a t gave people th e fa ith and courage to w o rk n o n -v io le n tly and to strive fo r understanding and peace. His leadership led to new law s th a t w o u ld help to reaffirm the A m erican ideals o f fre e d o m , ju stice and o p p o r tu n ity fo r all. A m ericans w ill rem em ber, alw ays, th e w o rk o f M artin Luther King J r., born Ja n u a ry 15, 1929. Each year on the th ird M o nday in January w e w ill celebrate his life and co n tin u e to honor "The Dream / / * . '*i v.< *• ? *A ».¿f • . I ?/ .-< /f • i i » K -zi" ’’fei ■i’J tv ’ S’ ' ., r .> ’v '5 <- TO 1 ’■ ■ ’< || % >52 #8 ' «a 3?sa ^4 I -**! • I a «•4 • ■...... • • I .....•.................... ■ 'z - • ■ . ... - • -A'.- y.fiS. ■ 1/i’f •, 'ti».