"THIS LITTLE LIGHT OF MINE.... I'M GONNA LET IT SHINE."
A mainstay of the celebration of the life of the Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. in most cities around the country, is the candlelight vigil.
It is during that time that people of business, government, religion, and education come together in a spirit of community. Symbolically, they light candles to honor the man who sparked the Civil Rights movement.
It is a solemn occasion, as the candles are lit and remembrances are put into words, as the flames of equality and justice blaze away into the rapidly descending dusk.
This year's Candlelight Vigil began with the opening prayer given by the Reverend Kenneth Chad Roberts with the Christ Preaching Church, and the Scripture lesson by Taslin Coward with the New Vision Youth.
The lighting of candles were as follows:
Miles Burdine, representing the Downtown Kingsport Association and the Kingsport Chamber of Commerce....
Rev. Kenneth Calvert, with the Kingsport Ministerial Alliance....
Mayor Dennis Phillips, representing the city of Kingsport and the Board of Mayor and Aldermen....
Retired Master Sergeant Combat Nurse Sinora Lewis, representing the United States Army Medical Corps....
Captain Dimingo Hale, representing the United States Armed Forces....
And.. Ms. Jaquetta Hale, parent representative for the New Vision Youth.
A SLIDESHOW OF THE CANDLELIGHT VIGIL IS BELOW
