The Samford Community Outreach Group hosted the third annual ‘Remembering Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’ day last weekend. Community members and the sanitation workers of Memphis, Tennessee gathered on April 3. The event was hosted by Pastor Carolyn Morton and the Opelika-Auburn Moms Demand Action group. Speakers included Dr. Adia Winfrey from Tallapoosa, Alabama and Dr. Herbert Denmark from Auburn. The Samford Youth Group honored Dr. King by reading poems. Guests included Opelika Fire Department firefighter Roy Collier and Opelika Police Department Capt. Tony Amberson. The group honored Dr. King and sanitation workers from Memphis, Tennessee, with a victory faith unity walk for their humanity work.
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