DR. KING’S VISIT REMEMBERED|[08/18/2008]

Published 12:00 am Monday, August 18, 2008

Tillman Whitley, above, from left, curator of the Jacqueline House African-American Museum, the Rev. Herman L. Sylvester, pastor of Pleasant Green Baptist Church, and Bob Shields, church historian, pray during a celebration Sunday of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s visit to the church on July 23, 1964.

On bottom, Nelsie L. Mitchell, from left, Sarah Wilson and Carrie R. Reynolds hold hands and sing during the service, which drew about 150 people. Above is a photo of King’s visit. The MLK celebration came a week before services that will mark Pleasant Green’s 110th anniversary on Bowman Street.

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