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By Richard Lyres
Special to the Rappahannock News
A large and enthusiastic crowd of Rappahannock residents came out Sunday to celebrate the legacy and promise of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., at a program at The Theatre in Washington.
The audience of more than 100 listened to stirring and memorable words of several guest speakers who challenged the audience to not only honor the memory of this great man but help make his dream a promise. ^
After a rousing rendition of the National Anthem sung a cappella by Bridget Spillman, the master of ceremonies, William Spencer, director of the Office of Equity Programs for the Fairfax County government, introduced keynote speaker, Dr. Hortense B. Hinton who eloquently recalled the legacy left by Dr. King.
Hinton, provost of Northern Virginia Community College in Manassas recalled, as others did, the segregated one-room school
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