Alabama Media Group Celebrates MLK Day with Tribute Video

Alabama Media Group and AL.com proudly support the 30th Annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Unity Breakfast in Birmingham, AL. Watch these stirring images from the Birmingham Civil Rights Movement provided courtesy of AL.com’s vintage archives.  Alabama native, grammy-nominated performance artist, Alvin Garrett, provided his hit song, “By Myself” for this tribute video.

“As a media company with journalism at its core, we embrace values such as freedom, justice and truth-telling,” says Alabama Media Group community engagement director, Ed Fields. “Few have told the truth with as much grace and force as Dr. King. We honor and celebrate his contribution to Alabama, our nation, and the world.”

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