On May 17, 1957, on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D. C., Dr. King delivered what we now refer to as his “Give Us the Ballot” speech.   May 17, 1957 was 53 years and 7 months ago.  
Let’s put this date in perspective.  Martin Luther King, Jr. was born on January 15, 1929.   This past Saturday would have been his 82nd birthday.  Imagine, May 17, 1957, was before Neil Armstrong walked on the moon.  May 17, 1957, was before the war in Vietnam.  On May 17, 1957, General Dwight David Eisenhower was President of these United States.  On May 17, 1957, Martin Luther King, Jr. was just 28 years old. 

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