A MLK Day faux pas

[Niteshift]

For their annual Martin Luther King Day celebration in 2002, the people of Lauderhill, Florida, invited deep-voiced actor James Earl Jones to be their featured speaker. But an error led to a plaque thinking James Earl RAY "for keeping the dream alive".

OOOOPS!

You can see the whole story here: http://www.snopes.com/inboxer/outrage/mlkday.htm

[RachelR]

Uhh.. that's a little more than a simple faux pas me thinks...

[Niteshift]

You should read the article.....everyone is claiming to not be at fault.

James Earl Jones took it in stride though and said there are more important things to worry about.