Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
Join us for Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Celebration. We will start with a walk leaving from the Randolph County Courthouse at 10am. We will walk to the Eddie Mae…
I Have a Dream
54 years ago, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. delivered his famous “I Have a Dream” speech in Washington DC. Transcript.
Assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr
Today marks the 45th anniversary of the assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr. Dr. King was assassinated at the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, Tennessee on April 4, 1968. He was…
Martin Luther King Birthday Celebration
We would like to invite you to our Martin Luther King Birthday Celebration on January 21st. Agenda 10am – Walk begins at the Courthouse, will continue down Marr Street to…
Martin Luther King, Jr. Celebration
The Eddie Mae Herron Center/Museum will be hosting their annual Martin Luther King, Jr. birthday celebration on January 16, 2012. There will be a march across Pocahontas starting at 10am…
2011 Dr. Martin Luther King Day
Celebration of Dr. Martin Luther King Day took place January 17, 2011. The day started off with a march from the County Court House at 10 A.M. and proceeded up…
2008 Martin Luther King Day March
Marchers sang spirituals as they marched the nine blocks from the Randolph County Courthouse, north on Marr Street to the Pocahontas Community Center, where they heard speeches on the significance…
Martin Luther King Day March
[box]From the Pocahontas Star Herald Photos by Dalton Sullivan[/box] Numerous Randolph County residents and Pocahontas school children took part Monday morning in a peaceful march to honor the memory of…
Trip to National Civil Rights Museum
The Herron Center chartered a bus last spring to carry about 35 local people to Memphis to visit the National Civil Rights Museum. The group, ranging in age from school children…