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H OnOring D r . M ArTin L uTHer K ing , J r .
Additions to the Civil Rights Walk of Fame
F
ootsteps of nine civil rights icons
were added to the International
Civil Rights Walk of Fame during
the 2012 Trumpet Awards events in
Atlanta. Attorney Fred D. Gray, who
served as the lawyer for the
Montgomery bus boycott will be hon-
ored along with: Rev. Willie Bolden, JT
Johnson and the Civil Rights Foot
Soldiers, Rev. Dr. E.T. Caviness, Dosan
Ahn Chang Ho, Constance W. Curry,
Rev. Theodore M. Hesburgh, Charles J.
Ogletree, Jr. and Dr. Walter F. Young.
The footsoldiers were the staff and vol-
unteers from the Southern Christian
Leadership Conference.
The ceremony took place Jan.6 at the
Martin Luther King, Jr. National
Historic Site at the National Park
Service in Atlanta, GA.
The International Civil Rights Walk of
Fame was created in 2004 by Trumpet
Awards founder, Xernona Clayton, to
give recognition to the men and women
who sacrificed and struggled to win
equality under the law. The display has
become one of the most visited tourist
attractions in the city of Atlanta.
“This walk of fame tells a phenomenal
story about the legacy of this nation,”
Clayton said. “It is a permanent testimo-
ny to those who have dedicated them-
selves to progress of our people and to
this nation.
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