MLK Day in 2021: Martin Luther King Jr. celebrated before the holiday
Long before Martin Luther King Day was a thing of pageants, speeches and photo ops — long before it was a thing at all — Al Holmes had his own celebration. On that day, Jan. 15, he and his friends would cross Main Street in Asbury Park, going east, into the white section of town. They would head over to Cookman Avenue, and walk into a store. And there, they would … buy something. "They treated us like crap when we came in," Holmes said. "But we didnt object to the treatment. We...
Source: burlingtoncountytimes.com