Large Crowd Marches in Memory of King

Part of the large crowd that joined today's march through Southern Pines in memory of Martin Luther King Jr. Hannah Sharpe

As of Monday, January 17, 2011

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Martin Luther King Day March

The annual Martin Luther King march was held this morning in Southern Pines. Churches, organizations, businesses and individuals were members of the large crowd that traveled through Southern PInes. The four-day celebration ended with a program at the Southern Pines Primary School.

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MLK Day Observance

The Rev. Nathaniel Jackson was the guest speaker at a program held at Sandhills Community College Jan. 14 to celebrate Martin Luther King Day. The program kicked off a four-day celebration that concludes Monday, Jan. 17, with a march through Southern Pines in honor of the slain civil rights leader.

A jam-packed four-day celebration of the life and dreams of Martin Luther King ended today with a large crowd marching through Southern Pines in honor the slain civil rights leader.

The crowd marched up Pennsylvania Ave. on the way to the concluding event held at the Southern Pines Primary School. The program theme was “Youth Speak Out! — Some Killers of the Martin Luther King Jr. Dream.” Presentations by youth were based the theme “MLK Jr. would be proud of me because …”

The celebration began Friday morning with a program featuring a speech from the Rev. Nathaniel Jackson at Owens Auditorium on the Sandhills Community College campus.

The Martin Luther King Jr. memorial breakfast was held Saturday at the Days Inn off U.S. 1 in Southern Pines, featuring keynote speaker Dr. Raymond Washington, of Pinehurst Surgical Center.

The annual Martin Luther King Jr. memorial service was held Sunday in the auditorium at Southern Pines Primary School.

Today's events began with an early-morning gathering in the cafeteria at Academy Heights Elementary School in Taylortown, with the Rev. Charles McKnight as the keynote speaker, followed by the march through Southern Pines.