On April 18, the Prowers County Historical Society offered a local program to the community surrounding the development of Merchants Park, and all those who have contributed to its success through the years. The program featured community members Carolyn Peyton, LaVoy McCorkle and Scott Crampton. Peyton, whose husband Gary was an integral part of the […]
Martin Luther King Jr. Day 2021
Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
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On August 28, 1963 Martin Luther King, Jr. delivered his “I HAVE A DREAM” speech at the Lincoln Memorial, Washington D.C.
The text of Dr. King’s speech follows:
I am happy to join with you today in what will go down in history as the greatest demonstration for freedom in the history of our nation.
Five score years ago, a great American, in whose symbolic shadow we stand today, signed the Emancipation Proclamation. This momentous decree came as a great beacon light of hope to millions of Negro slaves, who had been seared in the flames of withering injustice. It came as a joyous daybreak to end the long night of their captivity.