On April 4, 1998, four thousand New Yorkers gathered at Columbus Circle near New York’s Central Park in memory of the thirtieth anniversary of the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., who was gunned down in Memphis, Tennessee on April 4, 1968. After an opening prayer, the marchers proceeded to Times Square for a rally featuring, among others, Rev. Al Sharpton, Dr. Franklyn Richardson and Rev. Joong Hyun Pak. The event was organized by a coalition of religious, civic and labor organizations, including the National Action Network, the AFL-CIO and the Unification Church.