ROANOKE, Va. – 58 years after the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr., the Roanoke chapter of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference gathered Saturday to remember his legacy — and recommit to the work he left behind.
The SCLC Roanoke Chapter held a memorial service, bringing together community members, faith leaders and students at the Dumas Center before moving outside for a wreath-laying ceremony at the MLK statue on Henry Street.
Bishop Edward Mitchell, president of the SCLC Roanoke Chapter, reflected on what made King’s leadership so enduring…