Hundreds gather in Raleigh church for MLK50 event

RALEIGH, NC (WTVD) -- Hundreds of people packed inside Raleigh's First Baptist Church for a special service commemorating the 50th anniversary of Dr. Martin Luther King's assassination.


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Wednesday's event, organized by the Capital City Lawyer's Association, included speeches by NC Supreme Court Justices Cheri Beasley and Mike Morgan, along with State Rep. Chaz Beasley.


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The Rev. David Forbes, a founding member of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC), delivered the evening's culminating address.