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‘Cling to King’s dream’
20th annual Prayer Breakfast kicks off festivities for MLK Jr. Day
Photo by Alphonso Abbott Jr.
BY TEVIN STINSON
THE CHRONICLE
The more than 1,000
people from every walk
of life in attendance at the
annual Dr. Martin Luther
King Jr. Prayer Breakfast
earlier this week were
spurred to “cling to King’s
dream,” work together,
and continue to fight for
change by exercising their
right to vote.
“Dr. Martin Luther
King’s words had power
and they gave us hope and
hope is defined as joyful,
confident expectations,”
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“/ believe that unarmed truth and unconditional love will have the
final word in reality. This is why rights temporarily defeated, is
stronger than evil triumphant. ”
Sobel Peace Prize acceptance speech, 1964
said Brigadier General
James Gorham while de
livering the keynote ad
dress.
A native of Pitt County,
Gen. Gorham joined the
Army right out of high
school. He later contin
ued his education at East
Carolina University be
fore he was commissioned
as a second lieutenant in
the N.C. National Guard,
where he served for more
than 30 years. In 2009 Gor
ham made history when he
became the first African
American to reach the rank
of General in the history of
the N.C. National Guard.
He retired in 2012 with
nearly 40 years of military
service.
Gorham also had a suc
cessful civilian career in
banking and served as di
rector of special projects
for the N.C. Department of
Public Safety.
“Dr. King planted the
trees where under the
shade we now sit. I and
many of you here are di
rect beneficiaries of Dr.
King’s dream and thereby
part of his legacy,” he con
tinued. “Like Dr. King,
we as leaders have to be
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