Today, Saturday, January 13, 2007 was proclaimed by Liberty County Judge, Phil Fitzgerald as Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Celebration Day in Liberty County.

 

The celebration was held at Liberty Center in the Liberty City Hall to a near capacity crowd.

Speakers included members of the Dr. Martin Luther King Celebration Committee as well as Liberty Mayor, Carl Pickett, State Representative John Otto and Special Guest, State Representative, Dr. Alma A. Allen of Houston.

 

Dr. Allen reminded each of us in her remarks that it had been 39 years since the death of Dr. King and reminded us that each of us have a legacy and should hope to make the world a better place. She celebrated the benefits of racial and cultural diversity and told of her own personal struggle during her life.

 

Dr. Allen received here undergraduate degree from Texas Southern University and years latter made the decision to attend the University of Houston for post graduate work earning her Doctor’s Degree. Her decision was influence by the fact that when she started here undergraduate work at TSU she could not have attended the University of Houston because of her race.

 

The Celebration with music and several awards lasted about two hours. Those in attendance enjoyed the sounds of the Liberty County Mass Choir.