24-02-2025
Elkins community members honor Martin Luther King Jr.
ELKINS, (WBOY) – Dozens of community members closed out the last weekend of February celebrating Martin Luther King Jr. at the Woodford Memorial United Methodist Church.
For more than 30 years, the Elkins church has honored King's legacy in different ways, including discussions, singing and watching certain movies or documentaries. Organizers said this is done in order to educate the surrounding community of the legacy left by King.
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Cultural Awareness & Enrichment group member Jane Birdsong expressed the importance of the annual celebration.
'We believe that Martin Luther King Jr., among several others from the 1940s through the 1960s who left a legacy for us,' Birdsong said. 'They taught us how to do non-violent protesting, and is important in our democratic republic for people to have to use that option if we don't like what our government is putting out, that we let them know,' Cultural Awareness & Enrichment group member Jane Birdsong said.
The event was originally scheduled for the weekend of MLK Day, but due to weather it was postponed to the last Sunday in February.
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