On Monday, August 28. 2017, a statue honoring Martin Luther King Jr. was unveiled on the grounds of the Georgia Capitol.

On Monday, August 28. 2017, a statue honoring Martin Luther King Jr. was unveiled on the grounds of the Georgia Capitol. / GPB News

Today on “Political Rewind,” 54 years to the day after Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his “I Have a Dream” speech on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial, a statue honoring him was unveiled this morning on the grounds of the Georgia Capitol. Our panel of insiders looks at the meaning of this historic event.

 

Panel:

Sam Whitehead ­– GPB News reporter

Jim Galloway – AJC political writer

Tharon Johnson – Democratic political consultant

Heath Garrett – Republican insider

Melita Easters – Founder and director, Georgia WIN List

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