Record Crowd At Monday's NAACP March

Jan 16, 2017 at 01:52 pm by Bryan Barrett


Thanks to sunny skies and temps around 72, there was a record turnout for Monday's Martin Luther King, Jr. march from Central Magnet School to the Patterson Park Community Center.

Marchers started at noon, walked down Hancock Street and into the Patterson Community Center for an afternoon of honoring Dr. King.

NewsRadio WGNS asked NAACP President Katie Wilson what she hoped to accomplish as a result of the activities . . .

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The time spent at the Patterson Community Center spotlighted the talent of area youth as well as Dr. King's legacy.

MLK Breakfast Chair Carolyn Cox knew the benefits that were likely to come from this week of honoring Dr. King . . .

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For more information about the Murfreesboro branch of the NAACP, visit FaceBook under NAACP M'boro Branch, or visit their website at NAACP.org.

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