A 1-mile stretch of Dr. King 's will be named after the civil rights leader . King 's will take place on April 4 , the 44th anniversary of King 's death . It was on this street that A.C. Wharton led a march in support of striking sanitation workers . ` The council proposal was approved earlier this year by a land-use control board . ` We wanted something that had a real nexus to this city , '' says Mayor King .
A 1-mile stretch of Dr. King 's will be named after the civil rights leader . King 's will take place on April 4 , the 44th anniversary of King 's death . It was on this street that A.C. Wharton led a march in support of striking sanitation workers . `` We wanted something that had a real nexus to this city , '' says Mayor King .