Group of teenagers begins 50-mile trek in honor of MLK

A group of teenagers on Saturday took the first steps on their 50-mile march to Memphis in honor of Martin Luther King Jr. The group of six teenagers, who range in age from 14 à 19, is walking from Northern Mississippi to Memphis, Tennessee, on the 50th anniversary of King’s assassination, along with two adult mentors, according to CBS News. They will reportedly be accompanied by a police escort, and plan to walk between 10 et 15 miles daily, discussing civil rights and race issues along the way, before arriving in Memphis on Wednesday…LIRE LA SUITE