Local man shares story of his role in establishing MLK Day
Local man shares story of his role in establishing MLK Day Local Rev. Johnson helped push for MLK Day holiday By Kassie Simmons | January 18, 2021 at 7:47 PM EST - Updated January 18 at 8:04 PM PENDER COUNTY, N.C. (WECT) - A local man started following Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. in the 1950s and carried on his legacy after his assassination by pushing for a national holiday in his honor. “I was a student at Shaw University in Raleigh and Dr. Martin Luther King taught a lot of his early workshops training for non-violence for participants,” said Reverend Aaron Johnson. “I had the pr...
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