The Associated Press
The Macon Telegraph
January 14, 2010
ATLANTA -- Gov. Sonny Perdue and state lawmakers are kicking off the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.'s 81st birthday festivities in the halls of the Capitol.
Perdue was joined by Martin Luther King III and other members of the King family, as well as Lt. Gov. Casey Cagle, House Speaker David Ralston, Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed and members of the Georgia Legislative Black Caucus.
King's eldest son urged the audience to support victims of the Haitian earthquake in remembrance of his father.
Ralston encouraged lawmakers to espouse King's ideals of civility, fairness and respect during this year's session.
Former Georgia Supreme Court Justice Leah Ward Sears delivered the keynote address to a crowd of more than 100 lawmakers, dignitaries and others in attendance.
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