Worcester Central School students Julianna Everson and Cyrus Serdy take top honors in SUNY Oneonta's “Legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.” Essay Contest.…
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Julianna Everson
Fikes’ deep roots in the Civil Rights Movement date from the 1960s. As a member of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee, Fikes sat in at lunch counters, boycotted buses, registered voters, and led walkouts of her own R.B. Hudson High School—all to advocate for desegregation, voting rights, and social justice.…
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. famously said, “We must learn to live together as brothers or perish together as fools.” As an activist, this was an extremely strong quote. It can mean numerous things to many individuals but, in my perspective, this quote is simply saying that we as people have a choice and can make a decision.…
In their essays, students wrote about the legacy of Dr. King and addressed the following questions: Where do you see his impact in your community? Is there someone you know who embodies the spirit of Dr. King?…
