THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT Copyright (c) 1996, Landmark Communications, Inc. DATE: Saturday, January 13, 1996 TAG: 9601130312 SECTION: LOCAL PAGE: B1 EDITION: NORTH CAROLINA LENGTH: Short : 23 lines
A portrait of the slain civil rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King
Jr., above, served as a centerpiece at a worship service in his
memory Thursday night at Sheep-Harney Elementary School in Elizabeth
City. Choral members, left, from Northeastern High School, sing
inspirational melodies during the worship ceremony. Elizabeth City
and Elizabeth City State University will share their traditional
observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day on Monday. A program will
be held outside City Hall at 10:30 a.m., after a march from the ECSU
campus. And today, a celebration will be held at 1 p.m. at Manteo
High School for the slain civil rights leader.
by CNB