http://thestory.org/archive/the_story_432_Summer_With_The_King_Family.mp3 Gurdon Brewster witnessed the Civil Rights movement while living with Martin Luther King, Jr.'s father, Daddy King and volunteering at the Ebenezer Baptist Church. Plone 2.0 http://thestory.org/archive/the_story_432_Summer_With_The_King_Family.mp3/logo.jpg http://thestory.org/archive/the_story_432_Summer_With_The_King_Family.mp3 <h4>A Summer with the King Family</h4><p class="imageleft"><img class="image-left" src="resolveuid/029279f827fb51837a66380518e6a962" alt="Gurdon Brewster" height="100" width="100" />Gurdon Brewster - photo: Jeffrey Foote</p><p>Today, more than half a million Americans are beginning "40 Days of Service" - a national event in honor of Dr. Martin Luther King's commitment to service.</p><p>Nearly 50 years ago, Gurdon Brewster witnessed first-hand the King family's dedication to service. In the summer of 1961 when he was a seminary student, Gurdon volunteered to work at the Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta. He stayed with Dr. King's father, Daddy King.<br /> </p><p>As a white northerner in the South, Gurdon struggled with two kinds of discrimination that summer - from both African-American parishioners and his fellow white clergymen. He talks with Dick Gordon about his experiences in the pulpit, and his many one-on-one talks with Daddy King over breakfast - as well as the conversation he had with Dr. King about the art of loving your enemies.</p><img style="float: left;" src="resolveuid/7a5fcb5fdb411dbec642a430e862bd37" alt="Gurdon Brewster and Martin Luther King, Jr." height="148" width="210" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><ul><li>See a <a title="Gurdon Brewster's Gallery" href="resolveuid/73d49aa53678b4c6b623c1f8f3383ad2" target="_self">photo gallery of Gurdon's time with Daddy King</a></li><li>Learn about <a title="Music from the interview with Gurdon Brewster" href="resolveuid/d53ecef6e42ae7877f8cdee8d2db12ed" target="_self">the music played during Gurdon's interview</a></li><li>Learn about <a href="http://www.maryknollmall.org/description.cfm?ISBN=978-1-57075-728-0" target="_self">Gurdon's book, <i>No Turning Back: My Summer with Daddy King</i></a></li><li>See <a href="http://www.gurdonbrewster.com/" target="_self">Gurdon's Sculptures</a></li><li>Visit the <a href="http://www.thekingcenter.org/" target="_self">Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Center</a></li><li>Learn more about the <a href="http://www.historicebenezer.org/History.html" target="_self">Ebenezer Baptist Church</a></li></ul><br /><a class="addbtn" href="http://www.publicradio.org/applications/formbuilder/user/form_display.php?form_code=608cc948ba9b" target="_self">Contact Us</a><a><br /></a> Mon, 21 Jan 2008 05:00:00