[Attendees of the Martin Luther King Tribute Ceremony, 1987]

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Back of photo reads, "Lee College former students and faculty members gather around the LC flagpole once again this year to pay tribute to Martin Luther King, Jr. In 1968, about 12 participants gathered there on the day after King's assassination for a memorial service. Robert Comeaux and Kenneth Bunting, LC students at that time, returned to Lee College for the Martin Luther King tribute held this week. From left are Comeaux, who now works for the AFL-CIO; Philip Dignam, retired LC English instructor who led the memorial service; John Britt and Jim Maroney, instructors in the LC social science … continued below

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Lee College January 27, 1987.

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Lee College was established as a two-year Junior College in 1931 by the Goosecreek Independent School District, in Baytown. It was created to provide an educational opportunity for students who could not afford it otherwise.

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Back of photo reads, "Lee College former students and faculty members gather around the LC flagpole once again this year to pay tribute to Martin Luther King, Jr. In 1968, about 12 participants gathered there on the day after King's assassination for a memorial service. Robert Comeaux and Kenneth Bunting, LC students at that time, returned to Lee College for the Martin Luther King tribute held this week. From left are Comeaux, who now works for the AFL-CIO; Philip Dignam, retired LC English instructor who led the memorial service; John Britt and Jim Maroney, instructors in the LC social science dept; and Bunting chief of the state Capitol bureau for the Ft Worth Star-Telegram.

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Lee College. [Attendees of the Martin Luther King Tribute Ceremony, 1987], photograph, January 27, 1987; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1352720/: accessed June 25, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Lee College.

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