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Marion post office building renamed in honor of late civil rights leader

From the West Alabama Newsroom– The post office in the city of Marion is renamed in honor of the late civil rights leader Albert Turner, Sr. A dedication ceremony was held Friday morning. “From his activism along side Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. to his critical work at the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, Albert Turner, Sr. played a pivotal role…

Auburn University Names Student Center After Georgia justice

ATLANTA (AP) – Auburn University has renamed its student center after the chief justice of the Georgia Supreme Court, who was the school’s first Black student government president. The formal ceremony was held Friday to honor Harold D. Melton. A banner was unfurled at the top of the building revealing its new name. The Harold D. Melton Student Center is…