WASHINGTON — Martin Luther King III and other interfaith leaders spoke at the Washington National Cathedral Friday, commemorating his father's 90th birth year.
Martin Luther King III is the oldest son of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., and addressed how to "continue building interfaith coalitions for progressive change," a press release said.
King spoke about his father and the legacy he left in the local community.
"My father delivered his last Sunday morning sermon on Passion Sunday here at the National Cathedral on March 31, 1968," King said. "Just four days before he was assassinated."
The panel of speakers also included Dr. Keith Byrd, a pastor at ZION Baptist Church, Rabbi Holzblatt, Co-senior Rabbi for Adas Israel Congregation of Washington D.C., Imam Talib M. Shareef, President and Imam of Masjid Muhammad D.C., The Nation's Mosque, and Rev. Dr. Paul Smith, former pastor of First Presbyterian Church in Brooklyn, NY.
King mentioned that 51 years later, the ideas his father spoke about are still relevant today.
"In this age of internet, and cellphones and satellite communications, I think we have an unprecedented opportunity to mobilize the forces of peace and reconciliation in every nation," King said.