Discover facts about the first official MLK March in 1987 including 2 famous attendees, plus why San Antonio hosts what's considered the nation's largest march.
At one point during San Antonio 's first official Martin Luther King Jr. March in 1987, the Rev. Raymond Callies turned to his 27-year-old son and said, “ Arlington , look behind you.” The father and son stood near an East Side railroad underpass on what once was Nebraska Street . Just a decade prior it had been renamed Martin Luther King Drive in honor of the slain civil rights leader. The Callies had marched through the area in King 's name since at least the late 1960s.
Fort Sam Houston ISD middle schooler wins poster contest for San Antonio's MLK Day march Robinson said he still gets asked why San Antonio has such a large MLK March compared to King celebrations in Atlanta and Washington, D.C. His answer sounds like something the late Rev. Callies would have said to Arlington or anyone else seeing the city's enormous celebration for the first time. 'Forgive my expression,' Robinson said, 'but that’s the way San Antonians roll.
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