She said she still believes there are race issues today, and the event’s co-chair Martin Byrd agreed.
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This is the first year the walk has ended downtown, and organizers say this great in bringing more*people in the community together. “[That] is one of the goals Dr. King had in mind – give back to your community and watch your community grow”.
Danny Honnoll, a leader of the Arkansas chapter of Sons of Confederate Veterans, said many supporters of keeping the joint holiday admire the legacy of King but also want to honor their “Southern heritage”.
“For the southerners who had resisted the Civil Rights movement, it was something they were quite bitter about”, Jacobs said while speaking about former U.S. Senator Jesse Helms’ opposition to the holiday.
“We are progressing every day and we just got to keep it going and coming together and celebrating is important”, Bowden said.
From reflections on modern inequality, to demonstrations over social justice, to volunteering in the community; various groups across Colorado Springs spent Martin Luther King Jr.
“We are a congregation of nearly 3000 families”, Lustig says.
But Alyssa King, 10, reminded her younger siblings why they were really at the parade.
Honoring Martin Luther King, Jr.in South Carolina Monday, all three Democratic candidates for president used his name to garner support.
Bennie Rountree a civil rights pioneer in the east marched with Dr. King on many occasions. The question: can it become more than an event? “There (King) was very eloquent speaker that was touched by God, and literally called for this”, said Morgan. They wouldn’t understand how and why but we thank God for our grandparents and our forefathers that taught us how to be able to go through the things that we did.
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As King opened the door to a brighter future for many of us, these people are hoping to open the door to a better future for our kids.
