Georgia officials honor Dr. King ahead of holiday
State officials gathered in the Capitol to celebrate Martin Luther King Jr. ahead of the holiday. The Friday ceremony featured tributes by Christine King Farris and Georgia Gov. Nathan Deal, with Ebenezer Baptist Church hosting services in his honor today and Monday.
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Annual MLK Walk in Newberry Monday
Newberry residents will march at 9 30 a.m. starting at Miller Chapel A M E Church and proceed along Caldwell Main and College streets to Bethlehem Baptist Church for a 10 a.m. program. Organizer Travis Reeder, newly elected to the county council, highlights King’s legacy and local accessibility.
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Young speaks at MLK event in Columbia South Carolina
Former United Nations Ambassador Andrew Young spoke at a breakfast in the Russell House Ballroom at the University of South Carolina in Columbia. The event was part of the campus MLK celebrations themed Education: The Pipeline to Equality, marking Young’s role as a former congressman and Atlanta mayor and his ties to Martin Luther King Jr.
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