Southern Youth Leadership Development Institute Hosts Bricklayers Hall Historic Marker Unveiling with Special Guest Dr. Bernice A. King and other Special Guests
For Immediate Release
June 3, 2021
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Montgomery, AL- The Southern Youth Leadership Development Institute host the historic marker unveiling of the Bricklayers Hall with special guest Dr. Bernice A. King, the youngest daughter of Dr. Martin Luther King, jr. and Coretta Scott King, and other Special Guest on Saturday, June 5, 2021, at 10:00 am.
Built-in the early 1950s, the Bricklayers Hall was constructed by a Black Union and was the site of many meetings of Dr. Martin Luther King and the Montgomery Improvement Association. Within the walls of the building members of the Montgomery Improvement Association organized the 1955 Bus Boycott, cut the checks for the Black-owned gas stations who fueled the carpools during the, and Dr. King called for the end of the 381-day bus boycott in the upstairs room of the building.
Dr. Bernice A. King is a global thought leader, orator, peace advocate, and Chief Executive Officer of the Martin Luther King, Jr. Center for Nonviolent Social Change (The King Center), which was founded by her mother, Coretta Scott King, in 1968. She was appointed CEO of The King Center in January 2012, by the Board of Trustees. From this position, the same one once held by her mother, this transformative leader steadfastly continues her efforts to advance her parents’ legacy of Kingian Nonviolence, which Dr. King re-branded Nonviolence365™️.
The other guest in attendance will be State Senator Kirk Hatcher, State Representative Tashina Morris, Montgomery Mayor Steven Reed, Chairman of the Montgomery County Commission Elton Dean, Montgomery Councilwoman Marche Johnson, and Alabama Tourism Lee Sentell.
The Southern Youth Leadership Development Institute (SYLDI) was established, by civil rights leader Doris Crenshaw, in Montgomery, Alabama, in 2004, to train youth to combat the inequalities of education. SYLDI inspires, cultivates, and trains youth with leadership potential to bring about a more disciplined approach to problem identification and resolution of issues that impact education policies.