Showing posts with label martin luther king day. Show all posts
Showing posts with label martin luther king day. Show all posts
"martin luther king... was a friend to the poor."
To celebrate Martin Luther King, the Journal published a story on Lorenzo Kelly. A pastor at a local church who lived in Florida when the South was still segregated.
"It's a horrible feeling to be declared less than human or not equal or told that something is wrong with you because of how you look. To have a champion rise up to finally say this is wrong and that we're all God's children, no matter what color we are or where we come from - this man was a champion not only for black people but for all people."
-Lorenzo Kelly
these images are © 2012 Rapid City Journal and may not be reprinted or used without permission.
a legend.
Rev. Frederick Reese spoke in Rapid City on Sunday. Reese helped organize the Selma, Ala., marches in 1965. The first march, known as “Bloody Sunday” produced some of the infamous images of police brutality. On the third march, Reese stood next to King and his wife, Coretta, as they spent five days walking 51 miles from Selma to the capitol in Montgomery.
these images are © 2011 Rapid City Journal and may not be reprinted or used without permission.
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