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First conceived as an annual celebration to commemorate the King Holiday, Realizing the

Dream has become a national nonprofit organization founded by Martin Luther King III, with
an global vision to carry on the important work embodied in the legacies of his parents, Dr. &
Mrs. Martin Luther King, Jr. Each year, Realizing the Dream holds its annual King Holiday
Commemoration and the Realizing the Dream Awards Celebration.

In 2007, President William Jefferson Clinton received the first Realizing the Dream Award,
which is presented to an individual or group whose exemplary efforts for civil and human
rights and dignity ardently align with the vision and advances the work toward realizing the
dream proclaimed by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

The Realizing the Dream Awards


The Realizing the Dream honors five outstanding individuals, both locally and internationally,
whose lives and work embody Dr. King’s dream of the “Beloved Community”.
2009 Award Recipients
1. Testament of Hope – presented to an outstanding community leader or group striving
to make a difference in their community despite hardships. This honoree is a Realizing the Dream Award – Senator Edward M.Kennedy
testament to the hope that Dr. King’s dream is alive.
Drum Major Award – Congressman John Lewis
Trumpet of Conscience Award – Aung Sang Sui Kyi
2. Trumpet of Conscience – presented to a person or organization whose present work
trumpets the commitment to effecting Dr. King’s dream in communities around the
world.

3. Drum Major – presented to an individual whose life champions the ideals established
Testament of Hope Award – Claude Black
by Dr. Martin Luther King.

4. Beloved Community – presented to a global socially conscious company whose


example supports the principles of the “Beloved Community”

5. Realizing the Dream – the highest amongst the five, presented to an individual or
group whose life’s work most ardently aligns with the vision and advances the work
toward realizing the dream proclaimed by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. 2008 Award Recipient
Realizing the Dream Award – President William Jefferson Clinton

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