Martin Luther King: "If any of you around when I have to meet my day, I don't want a long funeral. And if you get somebody to deliver the eulogy, tell him not to talk too long. Every now and then ...
a tape was played at King's funeral of him speaking about how he wanted to be remembered. “I’d like somebody to mention that day that Martin Luther King, Jr., tried to give his life serving ...
Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday Commission ... In it, he imagined his own funeral and said he wanted to be remembered for serving others, not for his fame or his many accomplishments.
Martin Luther King, Jr. over the decades ... and all the way through the activist's assassination and funeral — you'll hear testimony from his professional colleagues and personal confidants ...