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John Lewis: King Center ‘belongs to the ages’
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
U.S. Rep. John Lewis, (R-Ga.) a lieutenant to Dr. Martin Luther King during civil rights struggle, said Sunday that he hopes the King family will transfer the King Center to the federal government.
“It is my belief that the King Center and the work of Dr. and Mrs. King belongs to the ages,� Lewis said after speaking at the Glenn Memorial Methodist Church at Emory University. “The center is bigger than just the birth family. It belongs to America.�
Lewis said he has heard nothing concrete about the future of the center since Coretta Scott King died.
“I hope the children transfer it to the government of America,� Lewis said. “I hope this can be an impetus for moving things along.�
Lewis noted that President Bush and former Presidents Carter and Clinton will attend the Tuesday funeral service. Having the current and several former presidents at a funeral for a non-president “is unheard of,� Lewis said, adding that “at least two planes filled with congressmen� will come to the funeral.
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