Chief Of Police Henry Whitehorn Feels We Shouldn't Be Remembering Dr. King's Death But Rather His Life Today, Because How He Lived Was Much More Important. The Chief, A Product Of The Civil Rights Movement, Recalls Firsthand Experiences...
Chief Henry Whitehorn Said, " I Remember The Separate Water Coolers. I Remember The Separate Bathrooms. I Remember Having To Go The Backdoor Of A Restaurant To Get A Hamburger As A Child. I Also Remember One Of The Things That Was Said To Me When I Came To Louisiana To Be A Member Of The Louisiana State Police. I Was Told That I Was An Illegal Alien, That I Had No Business In Louisiana And That I Would Never Graduate From The Police Academy. I Remember That To This Day."
But He Obviously Let None Of Those Obstacles Keep Him From Staying Motivated To Reach His Goals, Just Like Dr. King. Chief Whitehorn Also Says He's Brought Many Of The Civil Rights Activist Lessons Along With Him Throughout His Careers.
Whitehorn Said, "He Talked About It's No Longer A Choice Between Violence And Nonviolence. He Said, It's Either Nonviolence Or Nonexistence And I Believe Even Those Words Mean More Today Then Ever Before. Our Young Folk Are Dying Out On The Streets. If They Would Just Reflect Back, On The People That Have Blazed The Trail For Them And Understand The Suffering And Injustices That We Faced, Maybe They Would Change Their Mindset A Little Bit."