A Wine Tasting For The Ages - Dr. King and Fine Wine: A Historic Meeting

On a rainy night in Atlanta, four men met somewhat accidentally in a wine
store with a rear lounge. One was the great Civil Rights leader and Nobel
Peace Prize Laureate, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Another was the
segregationist governor of Georgia. They were joined by the Pulitzer Prize
winning newspaper editor Ralph McGill and the store owner, Jim Sanders, the
foremost wine importer in the South at that time. Sanders, a gifted writer,
recorded the events of that evening, typing everything on his ancient
Underwood typewriter.

As he approached death in 1999, Sanders told me the story and entrusted me
with his manuscript. I promised to share it with the world and to this day
believe it to be one of the most fascinating tales involving wine and its
potential for peacemaking.

I read Sanders' transcript of that historic evening on my Atlanta radio show
and proudly share it as Jim Sanders intended. I hope you join in sharing
this with others. - Doc Lawrence

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[tripmcgill]

A wonderful story!