THE MIDDLETOWN SCHOLARSHIP COMMITTEE OF GREATER MIDDLETOWN.
THE MIDDLETOWN SCHOLARSHIP COMMITTEE OF GREATER MIDDLETOWN PRESENTS VIRTUAL SERVICE ON ZOOM IN HONOR OF THE REVEREND DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. ON MONDAY, JANUARY 18, 2021 AT 12:30 P.M.
Who was the Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and Why do we honor him with a national holiday? Dr. King was a civil rights leader who championed equal rights for all and that “All men are created equal,” according to the article “Martin Luther King, Jr. Day” from the Department of Defense Education Activity(https://www.dodea.edu/dodeaCelebrates/MLK.cfm) website. He began his quest for civil rights in 1955 with the Montgomery Bus Boycott and continued his path for social justice during the turbulent 1960’s until he was assassinated in 1968 according to the article “Martin Luther King, Jr.” from U.S. History.org.