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day, and urged people to “Share in the bread of hope, faith, and love.”
While earlier speakers had poignantly noted the differences between “then” and “now,” and praised the progress of reaching Kings’ hopes for equality in our national life, Rogers put special emphasis on the positive by giving credit to those whites who shared Martin Luther King, Jr.’s dreams and vision for a better tomorrow.
“Just look at this mountain hillbilly from Bluefield, Virginia — and a Democrat — who with bipartisan support from both Governor Warner and Senator Allen, became mayor of the fastest growing city in Virginia, with a largely white and Republican majority!,” said Rogers.
“Things are improving and indeed have changed,” he concluded. “Just look over this audience if you doubt that Martin’s dream is not alive and well.”
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