NAACP president talks of chapter accomplishments, shares thoughts on eve of Martin Luther King Jr. Day
Despite Covid-19 shutting down regular meetings, the Paris Chapter of the NAACP continues its work toward reaching goals civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. established for the nation more than 55 years ago. The nation pauses Monday to celebrate the beloved leader, who, had he lived, would have celebrated his 92nd birthday Jan. 15. He died of an assassinâs bullet April 4, 1968, in Memphis, Tennessee, three years after President Lyndon Baines Johnson pushed through massive civil rights legislation. âThe MLK Holiday gives us a brief opportunity to celebrate the life of an indiv...
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