Honoring King’s legacy with a call for equity - The Martha's Vineyard Times

Honoring King’s legacy with a call for equity - The Martha's Vineyard Times

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The Real Story of Black Martha’s Vineyard

Photos by Christine Sargologos | Story edited by Noah RosenbergDuring a weekend in which we’re immersing ourselves in all things Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., one anecdote we love is that in the 1960s, King used to frequent Overton House, a Victorian mansion in Oak Bluffs, the town in which this story is centered. The house was nicknamed the “Summer White House of the Civil Rights Movement” because of the many prominent Black leaders who spent tim…