Martin Luther King Jr. was a Baptist minister and civil rights activist who fought for equality and human rights for everyone during the 1950’s and 1960’s.
He was known for his strategy of fighting injustice through peaceful protest. He was the force that brought together events such as the Montgomery Bus Boycott and the 1963 March on Washington, which helped bring about such landmark legislation as the Civil Rights Act and the Voting Rights Act.
King was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1964 and is remembered each year on Martin Luther King Jr. Day, thanks to his wife, Coretta Scott King, a U.S. federal holiday since 1986 when President Ronald Reagan signed a bill that created a federal holiday to honor King.
On Saturday, January 13, the Martin Luther King Jr. parade celebrated King. Poly’s JROTC program, band, and cheerleaders were among the participants who was a part of the parade. The parade in itself had a great turn out that ended with a celebration at the Martin Luther King Jr. Park which had booths set up with food and services. The parade demonstrated the huge impact that Martin Luther King had on people that we celebrate him to this day, and he will be continue to be celebrated in many years to come.
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