Yesterday, Secretary Clinton sent off Martin Luther King, III, U.S. Representative John Lewis, U.S. Representative Spencer Bachus, and Herbie Hancock on their cultural delegation to India. The delegation will commemorate the tour made by the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and his wife, Coretta Scott King, 50 years ago to study the life and works of Mahatma Gandhi. Dr. King and other leaders of the civil rights movement drew on Gandhi’s ideas to transform American society.

Secretary Clinton said: "As we celebrate Black History Month here at home, the 50th Anniversary of Dr. King’s trip to India is a reminder that the struggle for civil rights and justice has always been and continues to be a global mission; it knows no borders. As Dr. King told us, 'Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere.'