The rev.’s grandchild shall lead

MARTIN LUTHER KING Jr.’s granddaughter has a dream, too.

And the 9-year-old confidently took the stage at the March 24 March for Our Lives rally in Washington — not far from where her famous granddad presented his vision of racial equality nearly 55 years ago — to share it with the world.

“My name is Yolanda Renee King, granddaughter of Martin Luther King and Coretta Scott King,” she proudly declared. “My grandfather had a dream that his four little children would not be judged by the color of their skin, but by the content of their character.

“I have a dream that enough is enough, and that this should be a gun-free world,” she told the captivated sea of protesters. “Period.” The progeny of the civil rights icon didn’t need notes to remember her electrifying vision; she knew it cold. She held only a microphone and the hand of Parkland, Fla., shooting survivor Jaclyn Corin, who stood beside her.

The fourth-grader then led the tens of thousands of rally-goers in a passionate call-and-response, invoking her legendary grandfather’s use of the traditional African-American chant.

“Please repeat these words after me,” Yolanda cried. “Spread the word!” After the crowd repeated the phrase, she called out, “Have you heard?” Again the crowd repeated what she said.

“All across the nation!” Yolanda said, as the crowd’s response grew louder.

“We!” she added, the crowd joining in after every short sentence, “Are going to be!… A great generation!”

Motivating the masses wasn’t just a moment that would have made her grandfather proud — it was the unofficial debut of a new generation of King family activism.