KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WVLT) – East Tennessee civil rights activist Alvereen Bridgeforth spent Monday honoring those who came before her, like the man who the day is named after: Martin Luther King Jr.
The work of the civil rights leader, known for his contributions in the 50s and 60s, still echoes throughout the country today, decades after the signing of the Civil Rights Act.
Bridgeforth is working to spread his dreams as well as her own. Participating in the civil rights movement as well as a sit-in at a lunch counter to protest segregation.
“We had no freedoms,” Bridgeforth said. “I want them to know that there are a lot of people that lost their lives for them to have the freedom to do things that they do today. They need to know that and they need to appreciate that we put out lives out there.”
To her, one of the …