Greenies Honor the Legacy of Martin Luther King Jr.
Martin Luther King Jr. left behind a message that is timeless.
Every boy at Christ School was reminded Monday that words spoken by the late civil rights activist in the 1950s and 1960s are just as applicable now to their young lives.
Christ School's observance of MLK Day was more than just a single-day event.
A group of 11 Greenies took a trip to Atlanta over the weekend where they toured the Martin Luther King Jr. International Chapel on the campus of Morehouse College and the Center for Civil and Human Rights museum. Monday's Assembly was a celebration of King as well as other civil rights figures such as Septima Clark, Rosa Parks, Ralph Abernathy, and Pete Seeger. Dean of Campus Life Ron Ramsey encouraged everyone in Pingree Auditorium to strive to be the best examples of themselves in his speech, "We Make the Road by Walking."
"All of these individuals share something in common with you," Ramsey said. "They all sat in classrooms and auditoriums just like you. You have been given a tremendous opportunity and gift at Christ School. I, of all people, don't have all the answers. But I know where the answers lie, here in this room. We are walking representatives of the school and our family in all we do, in all our relationships and interactions."
Later on Monday, close to 30 Greenies joined an MLK Day march through downtown Asheville. And finally, Kobi Selby '19 represented Christ School by reading two of his original poems at Monday night's candlelight service presented by The Martin Luther King Jr. Association of Asheville and Buncombe County.
