Martin Luther King Jr.
Carter is currently undergoing treatment for cancer that has spread to his brain.
His calls for justice and equality were unmistakable.
Inappropriate? Yes. But that didn't stop them.
"He will encourage us not to leave the public square."
WHAT'S HAPPENING
"In an urban community, people say that black men [aren't] valued or there aren't enough black men doing something."
Watch and read the iconic address.
“I've never had a racist bone in my body."
King saved the show in a behind-the-scenes encounter.
