Teens Honor MLK With 50 Mile March from Mississippi to Memphis

A small group of teens, accompanied by several adult mentors and a police escort, began a 50-mile march from Mississippi to Memphis, Tennessee, on March 31 to honor Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and mark the 50th anniversary of his assassination.From the group’s GoFundMe page: “From March 31 to April 4, 2018, a mixed group of black and white teens will be marching 50 miles from deep in Mississippi to the National Civil Rights Museum – the site of the Lorraine Motel where Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was assassinated on April 4, 1968. This march will be commemorating 50 years since Dr. King’s passing – and will be continuing his work of racial justice, economic justice, and racial reconciliation. This march is sponsored by the PEARSON Foundation of Pearl, Mississippi. PEARSON is a faith-based mentoring and community service organization modeling reconciliation and healthy racial relations.”In these videos the teens say what Dr. King means to them as they walk along US-61 in northern Mississippi. Credit: March to Memphis via Storyful