Voices from the King Center

Tyvian Nalls, 5, Marietta, Ga.; "It's important for us, to help us. It's important for changing the world."

Cameron Holloway, 13. Powder Springs, Ga.; "If he didn't do that it would still be racisim. Stuff like the colored water fountains and restaurants, sitting in the back of the bus."

Nakiah Evans,11, Union City, Ga.; "I probably wouldn't be here. I am mixed race."

Candler Vance, 7, Marietta, Ga.; "If he never was around, black and white people would never get to go to resaurants together and drink out of the same water fountain . . . and do the same stuff. It's important for kids to play together and it doesn't matter what race they are."

Anna Smith, 15, Ellenwood, Ga; "He did change a lot of minds, I wish he was still here so he could change more minds. The youth will agree on making the world a better place."

Forrest Mitchell, 15, Atlanta; "Martin Luther King, he is a hero, if it wasn't for him you probably wouldn't even be interviewing me. He helped us blacks and whites get together and stop all the racism. It's very important, what he did. I wouldn't be at the same school I'm at, it's very important. He changed the world."

Destiny Jones, 7, Riverdale, Ga.; "It was good, it was perfect and it was special."

Jaybonn Hood, 17, Atlanta; "He impacted our lives so greatly. He had many great movements. He had a great influence on our culture. It is good to know where we came from and where we are today and to learn about our history."

Rachael Hwang, 14, Korea; "We can live happily because of Martin Luther King's work and I think it is important."

Savion Hairston, 9; "He fought for civil rights. It allows us to play with friends that are not in our race. It allows you to go to school with other people."