Local residents gathered Friday to celebrate the legacy of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. with a commemorative ceremony at Mount Triumph Missionary Baptist Church in McAlester.
Mount Nebo Baptist Church of Hartshorne "A Church of Great Expectations" will presents it s 7th Annual Black History Special and Free Soul Food Lunch Saturday, June 18, 2022 at Hartshorne
Staff file photo
Herbert Keith, left, and Primus Moore hope to restore the former LâOuverture School building. They both attended LâOuverture and graduated with the class of 1965, prior to LâOuvertureâs integration with McAlester Public Schools.
ADRIAN O HANLON III | Staff photo
The L Ouverture School Auditorium in McAlester.
ADRIAN O HANLON III | Staff photo
The auditorium can be seen through a broken window at the L Ouverture School building in McAlester
Staff file photo
Primus Moore, a retired McAlester educator shown in this file photo, hopes to restore L Ouverture School.
Staff file photo
ADRIAN O HANLON III | Staff photo
L Ouverture School in McAlester, which was last used as McAlester High School s Key Academy.