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Washington,
DC
– U.S.
Senator
Tim
Scott
(R-SC)
released
the
following
statement
in
honor
of
the
50th
anniversary
of
Reverend
Martin
Luther
King,
Jr.’s
death:
“Today
let
us
rejoice
and
celebrate
the
amazing
legacy
of
a
giant
among
men,
a
trailblazer
who
devoted
his
life
to
spreading
the
true
meaning
of
unity,
peace,
and
the
relentless
pursuit
of
brighter
days.
Dr.
King
helped
to
show
us
that
the
insurmountable
power
of
love
has
the
ability
to
conquer
all
evil.
Fifty
years
after
his
death,
his
words
continue
to
inspire
us
to
push
forward
and
defy
all
obstacles…
‘If
you
can’t
fly,
run.
If
you
can’t
run,
walk.
If
you
can’t
walk,
crawl,
but
by
all
means,
keep
moving.’
Dr.
King’s
life
changed
the
futures
of
generations
upon
generations
of
Americans.
It
would
be
impossible
to
put
into
words
the
depth
of
the
impact
he
had
and
continues
to
have
on
so
many
people,
so
I
will
leave
you
with
a
story.
My
grandfather
was
born
in
1921
in
South
Carolina,
a
very
different
time
for
race
relations
in
our
country.
He
left
school
in
the
3rd
grade
to
pick
cotton,
was
forced
to
use
a
different
water
fountain,
and
had
to
use
a
certain
side
of
the
street.
He
lived
through
Dr.
King’s
remarkable
rise
and
personally
saw
the
incredible
influence
he
had
on
spreading
equality.
In
one
generation,
our
family
went
from
cotton
to
Congress.
My
family’s
story
is
a
reflection
of
Dr.
King’s
determination
and
shows
the
progress
he
helped
achieve.
While
there
is
still
much
work
to
do,
we
live
in
a
far
different
place
from
the
1960’s
and
that
is
something
we
should
celebrate
and
rejoice.
Dr.
King
should
inspire
us
all
and
give
us
peace
in
knowing
that
the
‘promised
land’
is
possible
and
we
will
get
there
together
as
the
American
family.”
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