The late Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., left, and President Barack Obama are inextricably connected as the nation's first black president and the leader of the nation's civil rights movement. Obama plans to incorporate the legacy of that movement into his inauguration today.
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Today is fraught with symbolism and meaning. The convergence of Inauguration Day and Martin Luther King Jr. Day has only happened once before, ever. That was in 1997, when President Bill Clinton was sworn into office at the beginning of his second term.
Today, the second time a US president will be inaugurated on Martin Luther King Day, Barack Obama will be sworn in for his second term. Adding to the solemnity and mystique, Obama will take his oath of office using two Bibles - one owned by President Abraham Lincoln and another that was owned by King. Obama will face the Lincoln Memorial, from which ...
