Rev. McKinney studied, struggled, and marched alongside Martin Luther King, and stood shoulder-to-shoulder with other giants of the Civil Rights movement. (1/4)
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He put himself on the line with Dr. King in Selma to enact the Voting Rights Act and brought that righteousness to bear to address institutional injustice here in the county now named after Dr. King himself. (2/4)
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I had the honor of meeting Rev. And Mrs. McKinney decades ago when I was a young attorney working on community projects. In those brief but memorable interactions, it was clear why he was revered locally and nationally as a civil rights icon. (3/4)
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Samuel McKinney inspired generations of civic leaders to keep on marching toward that unfulfilled promise of a just, fair, and equitable society. (4/4)
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