President Joe Biden on Sunday will speak at Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta in honor of the Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday – the place where Dr. King was baptized, became a co-pastor alongside his father and the site of his funeral.
PUBLISHED 4:34 PM EST Jan. 13, 2023President Joe Biden on Sunday will speak at Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta in honor of the Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday – the place where Dr. King was baptized, became a co-pastor alongside his father and the site of his funeral
In a proclamation on the holiday, Biden outlined how King imagined a “different America” than the one that denied Black Americans basic rights, saying the work to ensure rights is not yet finished During that speech, Biden went his furthest yet by calling for changes to Senate rules in order to pass federal protections.
As Bottoms previewed the visit, she said the president’s team had been working on the speech for a couple of weeks and had not yet finished. Members of King’s family are expected to be present on Sunday. For his part, Biden in his proclamation said on Sunday he would “pay my respects and express my gratitude for [King’s] life and legacy by speaking at services.”
On Monday’s holiday, Biden will join Rev. Al Sharpton at the National Action Network’s breakfast, where the president will also speak.
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