About 30 people attended the vigil at Eastlake Park near 16th and Jefferson streets. It s also a chance for the community to come together in a unified way, he continued, and affirm, you know, each other s inherent worth and dignity, and remind each other that we re, you know, all created equal.
The vigil, he explained, is a demand for protection and peace for the Valley s Black community in the face of the threat of organized white supremacy.
“I cannot forget the for colored only parks,” said Rev. Luther Holland, “where we couldn’t play. We had to go across the city to play.”