Tubman Museum honors Dr. King’s legacy with Day of Service and Hope

Museum hosts breakfast, speakers, and interactive workshop honoring Dr. King’s legacy of service and nonviolence

MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – The Tubman Museum is marking Martin Luther King Jr. Day with a special community program designed to inspire action and unity.  The event, “Mission Possible II: Building Community, Uniting a Nation, the Nonviolent Way,” began this morning with a community breakfast followed by speakers who talked about the importance of service, leadership, and community responsibility.

Keynote speaker Macon-Bibb County Commissioner Stanley Stewart reminded attendees that Dr. King was not just a dreamer but a doer and stressed that the community needs both hope and action to address the recent surge in violence. “Making young people realize there’s something to dream about, there’s hope that should be lying deep inside of them,” Stewart said. “At the same time, we have an issue of too many illegal guns on the streets. We’ve got to find a way to get those illegal guns off the streets, we’ve got to find a way to make sure these young people realize their hope and dreams are tied to one another.”

The museum will continue the celebration this afternoon from 2 to 4:30 p.m. with an interactive “I Have a Dream” vision boarding workshop. Admission is $5 per person, and the event is open to all ages.