April 4th Concord residents memorialized the life of Martin Luther King Jr.

By Fran Farrer

CONCORD, NC – Motivated and led by young residents of Concord, area activist and author, Norman McCullough said, “I must say that the event held on April 4, 2021 at Barber Scotia and the MLK Monument was an overwhelming success. Over a hundred citizens from Concord and the surrounding communities came to acknowledge MLK and the history of Black Concord.

Remembering the April 4, 1964 assassination of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., residents, activist young and old, as well as area politicians gathered to commemorate his life.

During the ceremony, area citizens were able to acknowledge the history of their own families and the legacy of Warren Clay Coleman. “His (Coleman's) imprint, clearly is in much of the infrastructure of the city. In addition, in my new book, Warren Clay Coleman.com, on page 42, everything you mentioned about your family is already memorialized in this book. It can be read and will be remembered a hundred years from now by the citizens of our town,” McCullough said.

“As such, I think our city should offer a resolution to the City Council (now is the time) that it should be recommended reading for the workers and citizens of the town. Our history, particularly Black history is important and should not be relegated to one or two pages in the history of Concord,” McCullough said in closing.