Martin Luther King, Jr. Celebrations Across the South Fork

As the nation pauses to remember the life of Martin Luther King, Jr., who spent his live striving to promote a message of peace and love, the South Fork has a number of services planned to commemorate the birthday of a man who changed the world.

Dr. King, a civil rights leader and minister, would have been 87 years old this week; he died after being brutally shot at the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, Tennessee on April 4, 1968, when he was just 39.

Today, the world, and the East End, remembers his rich legacy and belief that all men and women are, indeed, created equal.

South Fork services

10 a.m.: An annual celebration of Martin Luther King Jr.’s life will take place at the Rogers Memorial Library in Southampton, located at 91 Coopers Farm Road. For additional information, call 631-283-0774.

1 p.m. A service will take place at Calgary Baptist Church in East Hampton. The church is located at 60 Spinner Lane.For additional information, call 631-324-5313.

2 p.m. A celebration of Dr. King’s life will take place at the First Baptist Church of Bridgehampton, located at 141 Sag Harbor Turnpike.

6 p.m. A service will take place at St. Paul’s AME Zion Church in Quogue, located at 93 Montauk Highway.

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