Martin Luther King, Jr., showing his medallion received from Mayor Wagner. Image via wikipedia.org
January 15th marks the spot,
the spot that place the dot
of a man nurtured for a cause.
Colour, power – could not pause
the work he came to do.
To organise Montgomery bus strike
after Rosa Parks’s arrest.
Result: US Supreme Court said
segregation on buses is illegal.
One step ahead for blacks.
Yelhispressing 