Did you know that Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. came to Danville in 1963? There, he spoke at a luncheon at High Street Baptist Church, where he condemned the “brutality and viciousness” of the Danville police force at the time.
Earlier this year, Sen. Mark Warner (D-VA) reflected on the impact of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
“[He] kept to that truth that nonviolence can overcome hatred—and boy, oh boy, we need that message in our country right now,” Warner said.
