Wednesday marked 60 years since the Leesburg Stockade girls were released from the Lee County Stockade after being arrested for peacefully marching for freedom throughout the rise of the Civil Rights Movement.
“All in all today, it was worth it. So, I got tired of going to the back door of the Martin Theatre. And we wanted to go in the side door because I wanted to be equal like everyone else."
King’s visit during the Albany Civil Rights movement brought it to national attention. Two Albany Civil Rights pillars in Albany said King’s death saddened and angered them.