Glasgow holds annual Martin Luther King Jr. march and service

GLASGOW, Ky. – Monday afternoon in Glasgow, the community gathered at Ralph Bunche Community Center and marched to First Baptist Church to hold a service for Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

Led by the Boys and Girls Club of Glasgow-Barren County, citizens of Glasgow, including city officials, gathered to march and celebrate the civil rights activist and the work he did for equality in the United States.

“Dr. King was simply fighting for the equality of every human being, and so we thank God for him and his labor and we commemorate his work,” said Michael Rice, pastor art First Baptist Church.

The annual event was attended by many who wanted to celebrate King, who helped bring everyone in the country together.

Glasgow citizens not only celebrated him but also one another and the camaraderie that has been built throughout Barren County.

“In Barren County, I feel the community everywhere I go, whether it’s in Glasgow, City, Park City, Austin. There’s a community feel and it’s not about spreading hate. It’s not about being negative. It’s about being positive,” Jamie Bewley Byrd, Barren County judge executive, commented.

The effects of the Civil Rights Movement that King led are still felt today not just in Barren County but throughout the country as well.

King made it possible for everyone to have the same opportunities no matter race or ethnicity, and on Monday, Jan. 19, his work was celebrated.

“The Civil Rights Movement was not intended to position folk to advance without the credentials. The Civil Rights Movement was all about giving people an opportunity that were historically deprived of opportunities,” Rice said.