On Monday, January 17, the state will observe the birthday of Martin Luther King, Jr. This day offers every Alaskan--from our youngest school children who are just learning about Dr. King's life, to those Alaskans who remember the historic March on Washington in 1963--an opportunity to reflect on the magnanimous life of Dr. King and his message of social change through non-violence.
Let us remember his words: "I have a dream that one day this nation will rise up and live out the true meaning of its creed: 'We hold these truths to be self-evident: that all men are created equal.' I have a dream that one day on the red hills of Georgia the sons of former slaves and the sons of former slaveowners will be able to sit down together at a table of brotherhood. I have a dream that one day even the state of Mississippi, a desert state, sweltering with the heat of injustice and oppression, will be transformed into an oasis of freedom and justice. I have a dream that my four children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character. I have a dream today."
Please enjoy a safe holiday weekend.
Sincerely yours,
Frank H. Murkowski
Governor