Nonviolence is a powerful and just weapon. Indeed, it is a weapon unique in history, which cuts without wounding and ennobles the man (woman) who wields it. I believe in this method because I think it is the only way to reestablish a broken community. It is the method which seeks to implement the just law by appealing to the conscience of the great decent majority who through blindness, fear, pride, and irrationality have allowed their consciences to sleep. Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Nobel Lecture, December 11, 1964​

In our nation today, the capacity for the powerful to exaggerate and exploit divisions among us, encourage the demonization of one another, and desensitize us to state violence is greater than at any time in history. 

We are at least as divided, if not more so, than we were when Dr. King risked everything to free us from the idolatry of racism and violence. He spoke the truth to us in love, appealed to our higher angels, and empowered ordinary Americans to more fully realize those self-evident truths set out in our Declaration of Independence, that all people are created equal, endowed by their Creator with certain inalienable rights.

On Monday, January 19, we will remember, celebrate, and reaffirm our commitment to carry on Dr. King’s legacy as we gather for the annual MLK Day March in Nashville. 

Join TADP between 8:30 and 9:00 a.m. at Jefferson Street Missionary Baptist Church. Look for a large vertical TADP sign that says, “God does not approve of the death penalty.” That’s us! 

 The walk concludes at TSU’s Gentry Center with a program to follow.  

 We hope to see you then!​

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