MOBILE, Ala. ( WKRG ) — A Mobile civil rights activist group is calling for an end to gun violence in the Port City and in surrounding areas.
At Figures Park, activists held the event on the 57th anniversary of the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Activists at the end hope the tragic loss of a prominent civil rights leader can serve as a reminder to keep the peace.
Mural dedicated to fallen Walton County deputy on Pensacola’s Graffiti Bridge
People United to Advance the Dream led an event Friday to discuss different methods to target the issue.
“We must start right where we are in the community,” Reverend David Edwards with PUAD said. “Healthy communities brings about safe communities.”…