LOXLEY, Ala. (WKRG) — A march was held down Highway 59 Monday morning to honor and remember Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. “I didn’t want to get out of bed, and I said to myself, ‘Dr. King didn’t want to die for us, but he did. So we have to keep the dream alive,’” Nickie […]
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By John Underwood / john@gulfcoastmedia.com
LOXLEY, Alabama Communities came together for the 2021 Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service on Monday, Jan. 18 for the 16
th annual march and program hosted by the Loxley Area Martin Luther King Group.
Pastor Bennie Richardson II with the Morning Star Missionary Baptist Church in Foley, a resident of Loxley; and Pastor Silvanus Harris Sr. with the Missionary Baptist Church in Daphne, joined Loxley march organizers Gloria Autry and Ronnie McBride, along with about 25 participants, marching from the Loxley Church of God to Loxley Municipal Park, where an outside program of prayer was held.
LOXLEY, Alabama The Loxley Area Martin Luther King Group is moving forward with plans to hold its 16th annual march, but this year, instead of their normal program, they will host a day of …