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One Atlanta Family Examines King Legacy

Aired January 15, 2001 - 9:05 a.m. ET

THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED.

LEON HARRIS, CNN ANCHOR: The legacy of Martin Luther King, Jr. is that of a nation closer to his vision of racial equality and harmony, but still struggling to make it a reality.

CNN's Brian Cabell examines the King legacy through the eyes of one family and three generations.

(BEGIN VIDEOTAPE)

BRIAN CABELL, CNN CORRESPONDENT (voice-over): The sumptuous Southern food hasn't changed all that much over the years. But for Johnny Barnhart, 63, and his wife Shirley (ph), 62, American society and politics have certainly changed during their lifetimes.

Their 33-year-old daughter Sherry and...

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Hey man.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: What's up?

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Hey.

CABELL: ... her 15-year-old son Rico (ph) have learned about the past from the elder Barnharts. The three generations live under one roof.

For decades now, the family has attended Ebenezer Baptist Church, where Martin Luther King used to preach. They knew King's father; they know King's wife, Coretta. King himself dedicated their son, Scottie, at Ebenezer.

They have much to be thankful for, the Barnharts say, in particular, for Martin Luther King.

JOHNNY BARNHART: He made everybody think, you know, that you all are supposed to be equal, you know, and white go this way, black go that way, but he changed that whole system...

CABELL: ... a system of segregation that victimized the elder Barnharts and other blacks throughout the South. Both Sherry and Rico (ph) have seen the old film of civil rights demonstrations, of jailings and beatings. It's made them think.

SHERRY BARNHART: I appreciate them, you know. I think they had a lot of, you know, courage back then. They were just tired.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: They tried to stay -- I mean, stand up for their rights, so I do admire that.

CABELL: Times have changed for the better. All the Barnharts can see that, in large part because of their former pastor, Martin Luther King. They can witness the remarkable change every Sunday in the new and modern Ebenezer Baptist Church.

S. BARNHART: Just seeing black and white people holding hands, you know, worshiping God together, I think that brings tears to my eyes when I see that.

CABELL: Brian Cabell, CNN, Atlanta.

(END VIDEOTAPE)

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