The Yocum Library is closed today as we remember and honor the life of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
King was born in 1929 and became a Baptist minister and activist, who is best known for his role in the advancement of civil rights using the tactics of nonviolence and civil disobedience.
He received the Nobel Peace Prize for combating racial inequality through nonviolent resistance in 1964. Sadly, his life was cut short at 39 when he was assassinated by James Earl Ray on April 4, 1968 in Memphis, Tennessee.
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