NC Rep. Garland E. Pierce is the parade marshal for the 28th Annual Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Parade to be held in Elizabethtown on Monday, Jan. 18, at 11 a.m.
Pierce represents NC House District 48 which consists of portions of Hoke, Richmond, Robeson and Scotland counties.
The parade line-up starts 9 a.m. at 805 West Broad Street.
Martin Luther King Day celebrates the life and accomplishment of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. He promoted civil rights through nonviolent civil disobedience. He is perhaps best known for his “I have a dream…” speech in 1963. He was assassinated in 1968.
Martin Luther King Jr. day became a federally recognized holiday in 1983. The first year this holiday was observed was 1986, and not by all states. In 2000, it became a nationally observed holiday in all states. Martin Luther King Jr. Day takes place on the third Monday of January each year.
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