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By Richard Lyres
Special to the Rappahannock News
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. would have been 77 on Sunday, January 15.
A full house gathered at The Theatre in Washington to honor his legacy as a great civil rights leader whose vision was equal justice for all Americans.
For the fifteenth year, the Julie E. Boddie Scholarship Committee sponsored this celebration to honor his memory by bringing together inspired word and song.
Ms. Vida Timbers of the Macedonia Baptist Church in Flint Hill served as Master of Ceremonies and introductions were done by the celebration’s organizer, Nan Butler Roberts.
Music for all times
Tears flowed freely as the audience listened to The Martin Luther King Choir, under the direction of Rev. Lemuel Montgomery of the Mt. Zion Baptist Church in Amissville. Strong and beautiful voices filled the theatre with both hymns and more contemporary music, including the old gospel hymns such as “Deep River” and “Swing low, sweet chariot, coming for to carry me home.” Especially noteworthy were the many soloists who sang out —including the choir’s director, Rev.
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