Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s legacy remembered, celebrated | Belleville News-Democrat

Brig. Gen. Stacey Hawkins, Director of Logistics, Engineering and Force Protection, Headquarters Air Mobility Command, spoke about the impact of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. during Scott’s MLK Luncheon Jan. 12 in the Scott Event Center. “The civil rights movement gave America a new birth to freedom. Without firing a shot, Dr. King changed a nation at its core. They banished the Jim Crow signs, they changed American politics, and they even fueled the women’s and student’s movement,” said Hawkins. — Brig. Gen. Stacey Hawkins, Director of Logistics, Engineering and Force Protection, Headquarters Air Mobility Command, spoke about the impact of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. during Scott’s MLK Luncheon Jan. 12 in the Scott Event Center. “The civil rights movement gave America a new birth to freedom. Without firing a shot, Dr. King changed a nation at its core. They banished the Jim Crow signs, they changed American politics, and they even fueled the women’s and student’s movement,” said Hawkins. Photo by Senior Airman Joshua Eikren

Scott Air Force Base hosted a luncheon honoring Martin Luther King Jr. on Jan. 12.

This story was originally published January 19, 2017 at 1:46 PM with the headline "Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s legacy remembered, celebrated."