Led by Thedora Sneed (far right), the 2023 Martin Luther King Jr. March departed from the Newlife Outreach Christian Center on Agnes Street in Eatonton.
Pastor Christopher White of Rock Creek Baptist Church in Mansfield.
Before a sizable crowd of Putnam County citizens, County Commissioner Daniel Brown spoke of the need for unity among all citizens.
Thedora Sneed, CEO for Newlife Outreach Christian Center, served as emcee for the event in front of the courthouse.
Grady Jones of MAN UP Mentoring said he hopes everyone at the MLK March appreciates that sacrifices of the past help provide current advantages.
Students from Putnam County High School and members of the MAN UP Mentoring group led the procession away from the county courthouse
For the first time in three years, more than a hundred people gathered Monday in Eatonton to participate locally in the nationwide Martin Luther King Jr. march.
They departed Newlife Outreach Christian Center on Agnes Drive promptly at 3 p.m., then marched in a procession behind an Eatonton Police Department car driven by Chief Howell Cardwell the half mile to the steps of the Putnam ...
