Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. should have turned 84 years old
today. In his honor, we are sharing some of the moments in his
life that were also key moments in the lives of others. In fact,
these events were important enough that they are included in the
obituaries for these individuals who shared a moment in time
with Dr. King. Portrait of Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. (Photo
by Walter Bennett/Time & Life Pictures/Getty Images) On December
5, 1955, Rosa Parks was arrested for refusing to give up her bus
seat to a white man. That night, the Montgomery Improvement
Association was formed and King was elected president. Alice
Zelma Harris was there: Zelma was one of thousands on the
evening of December 5, 1955 who gathered at the Holt Street
Baptist Church where Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. called for the
protest for the arrest of Mrs. Rosa Parks. Zelma with her 3
young children, participated in the Montgomery Bus Boycott which
lasted for 381 days. In February 1957, King was one of seven
black pastors who formed the