i'm lookinf for information on bernice king and websites that has her giving speeches(oratory) really just any

Answer 1

Boy, not much to add to nanlwart's research. I went to the same website and found the same information.

Answer 2

Here is an article on Bernice King with excerpts of her words. (sorry, that's all I can find at this time.)

SEATTLE POST-INTELLIGENCER
http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/local/157090_king17.html

King's daughter carries on legacy

Young people urged to give to humanity

Saturday, January 17, 2004

By JOHN IWASAKI
SEATTLE POST-INTELLIGENCER REPORTER

More than 35 years after an assassin ended his life, he remains a civil rights icon and role model for generations of Americans.

But that would be the wrong way to primarily remember the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., his youngest daughter suggested yesterday at the annual King celebration at Mount Zion Baptist Church.

"First and foremost, he was a man of God," said the Rev. Bernice King of Atlanta. "I think he was a prophet who happened to affect civil rights in this nation."

As such, he fulfilled his particular calling, living a life with deep purpose instead of seeking transient rewards, she said to an overflow crowd of about 1,000 students, community members and public servants.

That's why his last public remarks -- the famous "I've been to the mountaintop" speech on April 3, 1968 -- ended not with worries about a shortened life but with confidence that he had finished the course set before him.

" 'Longevity has its place. But I'm not concerned about that now. I just want to do God's will. And he's allowed me to go up to the mountain,' " Bernice King said, quoting some of the final lines.

Rather than trying to raise children to be another Martin Luther King Jr., "let them be whom God has placed them on earth to be," she said.

"Life has less to do with how you live and has more to do with how well you live. It's not the duration but the donation of a person's life. What have you donated to humanity?"

Society focuses too much on trivia and materialism, she said, citing the popularity of reality-based television shows. She described the problem as lack of purpose, not politics.

"The president of the United States is not guilty," King said. "It's every one of us."

Following her speech, she signed copies of her 1996 book, "Hard Questions, Heart Answers."

"Her message was a wake up call to our community," said Winona Hollins-Hauge, holding her signed copy. "It's not about us. It's about what you do to give back."

Alexander Aldrich showed King a photo of himself marching with her father in Selma, Ala., in 1964. At the time, the Saratoga Springs, N.Y., resident was an executive assistant to Gov. Nelson Rockefeller.

Although King invited Rockefeller to the march, the governor didn't want to deflect attention from the reverend, said Aldrich, who is visiting his daughter's family in Seattle. Instead, Rockefeller sent Aldrich.

In the pouring rain, "I looked like a bum," he recalled. "No one knew who I was."

Seattle resident Jerry Lewis, who attended Bernice King's former church in Atlanta, said lasting change comes "through Jesus Christ and him only. A lot of people have gotten thrown off course."

The former Marine said King's speech inspired him to become more involved with the community, especially with youths.

Three students from John Marshall Alternative School in Seattle said Bernice King was "speaking the truth" in describing society's problems and solutions to them.

"Sometimes you can't find your purpose because it's like so much is going on," said Jeanea Caldwell, 18.

Joenia Patterson, also 18, said she liked King's suggestion to press the "restart button" when one's life has strayed.

Bryant Elementary fifth-grader Samantha Quamma asked King what her father would think about America today.

Among other reactions, "he'd have mixed feelings," she replied. "He'd say to us today, 'We're not finished.' "

Akeda Jones, a second-grader at another Seattle school, this one named for Martin Luther King Jr., wondered what was "the biggest obstacle to achieving our dreams."

"If you don't know who you are, others will lead you in the wrong direction," Bernice King answered. "Be careful who you hang with."
MLK EVENTS

For a list of local Martin Luther King Jr. events, go to www.seattlepi.com/local/mlkevents2004.html

P-I reporter John Iwasaki can be reached at 206-448-8096 or [e-mail]

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