Inheriting the Dream – Simsbury Honors Martin Luther King Day
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Posted on January 17, 2017
Article & Photos by Jacqueline Bennett newsandviewsjb.com Inside the Simsbury, Connecticut church where a young Martin Luther King Jr.’s voice stood out, town leaders spoke of pride in their place in American history. People filled the pews flowing upstairs into the balconies at the First Church of Christ Monday, January 16, for the 7th Annual MLK Day in Simsbury Celebration. “A great man once graced Simsbury with his presence,” said First Selectman Lisa Heavner. First Church of Christ Pastor the Rev. George Harris recounted a story, by now well-known, about Martin Luther King Jr. working on a Simsbury tobacco farm in the summers of 1944 and 1947 to earn money to attend Morehead College. While attending a Sunday…