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INTRODUCTORY*
CITY OF BALTIMORE
COUNCIL BILL R
(Resolution)
Introduced by: Councilmembers Harris, Welch
A RESOLUTION ENTITLED
A COUNCIL RESOLUTION concerning
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A Tree for Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. - A Living Memorial to a Fallen Hero
FOR the purpose of calling upon the Mayor and City Council and the citizens of Baltimore City to plant a tree in the newly renovated City Hall Plaza to honor a man whose life is a tribute to the pervasive power of an individual to forever change the landscape of the human condition.
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Elected representatives of Baltimore City have been in the forefront of the movement to honor the life of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. In 1974, Baltimore City representatives to the Maryland General Assembly, after 4 years of heavy caucusing, prevailed upon the legislature to pass a law making Maryland the second state in the nation to declare the birthday of Dr. King an official state holiday. In 1983, the Baltimore City Council enacted Ordinance 901, renaming Harbor City Boulevard, Biddle Street, and Parkbiddle to be Martin Luther King, Jr. Boulevard. And in 1996, Baltimore City state representatives were again successful in spearheading a movement to have a memorial tree planted on the State House lawn in honor of the slain Civil Rights leader.
"Even if I knew that tomorrow the world would go to pieces, I would still plant my apple tree" - Martin Luther King, Jr.- a quote that has been taken literally to give impetuous to greening and conservation movements across the country and the world. One of the 99 memorial ...
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