Today my roommate and I joined the city of San Marcos, TX by marching in the MLK march.
The event was hosted by The Dunbar Heritage Association with speakers:
Mayor Homer Guerrero, Hays County Judge Dr. Bert Cobbs and Luci B. Johnson, the younger daughter of the late and former President Lyndon B. Johnson.
They all spoke kind words of the dreams and hopes that MLK and LBJ had for the future.
The large crowd was led by the Juvenile ROTC and we began to march together from the square down MLK Street to the intersection of MLK and LBJ. Coincidence? I think not!
At the site for the future "MLK/LBJ Crossroads Memorial," Luci B. Johnson spoke
of her father and his shared dream with Martin Luther King, Jr. of equality.
Luci also helped cut the celebratory ribbon of the dedication structure to the
memorial designed by Aaron Hussey of Baton Rouge, La.
Luci's speech about her father inspired me to be brave and it made me so proud to be a
Texas State Bobcat! So, my roommate and I waited around after the crowd vacated the
grounds and the press took their pictures and got their quotes and even after all
the meet and greets she had to finally meet her and say thank you for coming and speaking.
It was such an honor to meet such an incredible woman and role model!
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