Monday celebrates the life and achievements of Martin Luther King Jr. and one US history class got to learn about how influential of an American civil rights leader he was.
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Szakos said her parents took jobs at Tougaloo College, a historically black college in MS, in 1964. “To be honest, I think he would be disgusted”, he said. “Marching is just intentional steps toward wherever you want to go”, Northern says. So how did Martin Luther King Jr.
“Our country is built on the fact that there are differences, but our differences are what make us great”.
Folks gathered at the Frank Johnson Recreation Center Monday morning, and three other spots, where they marched to downtown Macon’s City Hall.
Music filled the south steps of the Texas Capitol, as youth with the Vision of Hope AME Church talked about what Dr. King means to them.
Nine-year-old Isiah Lewis of Phoenix recited Dr. King’s famous “I have a dream speech” from memory.
“Our world, his dream, make freedom happen, nonviolence 365 days”, Ronnie Collins said. “We are together seeing people as people and uniting, and that is what this day has been about – and it has been a blast all day”. Scott’s sister in law Denise Scott, said attending the parade was part of the healing process.
Rountree says while social injustice is still around, Dr. King would be more upset with how African Americans treat one another.
“I think its so encouraging to see young people out here and to see his message isn’t getting lost and that we are the ones who are uplifting it and keeping it going”, Tessa Gonce said.
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“Today is when Dr. Martin Luther King made black and white people be able to sit with each other at restaurants and the same water fountain”, Romerus Sykora said.
