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Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.,'s Petersburg, Virginia Story

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s Petersburg, Virginia. Petersburg, Virginia a city with a forgotten past. The history found within this city did not just shape our nation, but shaped the destiny of the human race. Many of you may not know this but Dr.Martin Luther King Jr’s several visits to Petersburg, Virginia changed the fate of the world. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr’s top advisor Reverend Milton A, Reid said the national model which was developed for the civil rights movement was taken from the Petersburg, Virginia model. Reverend Milton A, Reid was the former pastor of Petersburg First Baptist Church (put in notes oldest African American Church in Columbia) and a key player of Dr.King’s Southern Christian Leadership Conference. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. developed this Petersburg Model after witnessing the peaceful sit-ins at the Petersburg Public Library and the peaceful sit-ins of the bus station in Petersburg leading to their desegregation as well as his door to door advocacy urging people to vote! In the fourth congressional district here in the historic Blandford Neighborhood of Petersburg, Virginia. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. recruited many of his top staff members from Petersburg. Rev. Wyatt T. Walker pastor at Gillfield Baptist Church in Petersburg became Dr. King’s chief of staff and the executive director of the south christian leadership conference. Dr. King spoke at many local black churches while in Petersburg. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. also ate and slept at the home of Rev Wyatt T. Walker on Harrison Street. This home was known to be a safe haven for Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. during his time in Petersburg. King also spoke at Virginia State University. King would take his staff from Petersburg around to world with him with the dream of bringing what happened here in Petersburg to the world. King used his local model developed here in Petersburg and applied it across the entire United States during the Civil Rights Movement. June 2, 1967 MLK left Petersburg, Virginia never to return and was tragically assassinated on April 4, 1968. Today Petersburg honors Dr. Martin Luther King Jr’s Memory with a commemorative bridge, Petersburg was also the first city in the nation to commemorate the third Monday in January as Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. day. October 5, 1956 MT. OLIVET BAPTIST CHURCH, PETERSBURG When Dr. King spoke at the NAACP’s 21st Annual Convention, Mt. Olivet Baptist Church in Petersburg was filled to capacity, and his talk, “Desegregation in the Future,” was broadcast to other local churches. Dr. King stayed at the home of his friend Wyatt Tee Walker during his visit. Letter: From Dr. King to Wyatt Tee Walker, mentioning King's October 1956 stay with the Walkers (Stanford University King Papers, Dec. 20, 1956) Letter: To Dr. King from Harold Edward Pinkston, planning for Dr. King's visit to Petersburg (Stanford University King Papers, Sept. 25, 1956) Article: Walker recalls the days of working with King (The Citizens' Voice, Feb. 28, 2012) Article: MLK, Petersburg had a special connection (The Progress-Index, Feb. 2, 2014) June 1, 1960 GILLFIELD BAPTIST CHURCH, PETERSBURG Dr. King spoke at a meeting of the Petersburg Improvement Association and, during his visit, announced that Wyatt Tee Walker would go with him to Atlanta as Executive Director of the SCLC. Dorothy Cotton also left Petersburg to work with Dr. King in Atlanta. Letter: To Dr. King from Walter E. Fauntroy, citing Dr. King's recent Petersburg visit (Stanford University King Papers, June 10, 1960) Article: MLK, Petersburg had a special connection (The Progress-Index, Feb. 2, 2014) March 27-29, 1962 outhern Christian Leadership Conference to a Virginia legislative committee. Editorial by Dr. King: Virginia's Black Belt (The King Center) News article: Dr. Martin L. King To Make Tour Of Virginia (Norfolk Journal and Guide, Mar. 24, 1962) VIRGINIA STATE COLLEGE, PETERSBURG In the athletic stadium of Virginia State College, Dr. King addressed an audience of 2,000. In his talk he urged an end to the Vietnam War, saying, “We can beat communism with democracy, if we can make democracy work.” He suggested using teach-ins and peace rallies to protest the war. honor Rev. Dr. Curtis West Harris. This was Dr. King’s last address in Virginia.