Anne Arundel Community College issued the following announcement on Feb. 8.
Congratulations Dr. Deidra Dennie, AACC chief diversity officer. She was recognized for her leadership and contributions to local history with the Sojourner Truth honors.
In August of 1963, Bessie M. Knight boarded a bus on Calvert Street in Annapolis bound for Washington D.C. She made the trip to see Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. give his historic “I Have A Dream Speech.”
Now 96 years old, Knight is being honored for her contributions to local history. She was given a special citation from Maryland House of Delegates Speaker Adrienne A. Jones, a special citation from the Anne Arundel County Council, and the Sojourner Truth Award from County Executive Steuart Pittman.
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Source: Anne Arundel Community College
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