Martin Luther King Academy to be demolished following 39th annual MLK March

SAN ANTONIO – Thousands are expected to gather Monday morning at Martin Luther King Academy to take part in San Antonio’s 39th annual MLK March and Celebration.

However, Monday will mark the end of an era for the school, which is set to be demolished to make way for a new MLK Academy campus.

The building, constructed in the 1950s, was initially named James Whitcomb Riley Elementary-Junior High School, according to the San Antonio Independent School District’s website. That name remained until the 1980s…

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