Everybody knows the story of Dr. King, but not as many people know that every pastor of that church, his grandfather, Daddy King, led a voting rights campaign in Atlanta in 1935, 30 years before the voting rights law. And that His maternal grandfather, A.D. Williams, led a bond referendum that created the first public high school for black children in Atlanta. And so it's a long legacy of faith and justice. Faith come alive in the public square. Right. And I've tried to live that out in my own way. (03:25–03:35)
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