Tribute to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and His Nobel Peace Prize
In an article on coca-colajourney.com, Jay Moye and Hannah Nemer write …
Honoring a Native Son: Coca-Cola Exhibit, Panel Pay Tribute to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and His Nobel Peace Prize
ATLANTA – The Coca-Cola Company welcomed members of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s inner circle to its global headquarters this week for a conversation about the civil rights leader’s enduring legacy and the role Coca-Cola played in an Atlanta dinner honoring his 1964 Nobel Peace Prize.
Veteran Atlanta journalist Maria Saporta moderated the panel, which included Dr. Bernice A. King, CEO of The King Center and Dr. King’s youngest daughter; Xernona Clayton, who worked closely with Dr. King and Coretta Scott King in the mid-‘60s through her role at the Southern Christian Leadership Conference; and Janice Blumberg, noted author and speaker on American Jewish history.
After Dr. King accepted the Nobel Prize in Norway, a small group of progressive Atlantans organized an interracial, inter-demoninational dinner to honor his achievement and unite the city’s largely segregated communities. One of those leaders was Ms. Blumberg’s late husband, Rabbi Jacob Rothschild.
Veteran Atlanta journalist Maria Saporta moderated the panel, which included Dr. Bernice A. King, CEO of The King Center and Dr. King’s youngest daughter; Xernona Clayton, who worked closely with Dr. King and Coretta Scott King in the mid-‘60s through her role at the Southern Christian Leadership Conference; and Janice Blumberg, noted author and speaker on American Jewish history.