Satisfaction and disappointment.
The Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., if he returned today after 45 years, would experience both emotions, said Leo Morton, chancellor of the University of Missouri-Kansas City, who spoke at King holiday observances Saturday in Overland Park.
“I think he would be pleased that an African-American is serving as president, although he might be a little disappointed that it took us so long to do it,” Morton said. Read more…