Pursuing Justice with Peggy Allen Towns

Saturday, January 18, 10:00 - 11:00 am
Virtual via Zoom

“Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere.”--Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

As the cries for justice ring out continually from within our country, it is of the utmost importance to actively achieve justice, and to protect and ensure fairness and freedom to all God’s people. Looking through the lens of the past, we will reflect from the Civil War to Civil Rights as we honor Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s quest for justice, then and now.

Peggy Allen Towns retired after 20 years as a Congressional aide in the U.S. House of Representatives. She is an Alabama Humanities Alliance Roads Scholar, speaker, and local historian of African American history in Decatur, Alabama. A native of Decatur, she has done extensive research on the Black community in her hometown, and has educated the public about the indelible contributions of African Americans. Her efforts have been recognized and rewarded in numerous ways. Ms. Towns also leads walking tours, portrays characters, and has written three books: Duty Driven: The Plight of North Alabama’s African Americans During the Civil War; Scottsboro Unmasked: Decatur’s Story; and Scapegoat: The Tommy Lee Hines Story.

Ms. Towns serves on several Boards and has received numerous recognitions, including the Barrett Shelton Freedom Award, the Spirit of Freedom Commemorative Medal of Honor, and a 2023 induction into the Morgan County Leadership Hall of Fame, to name just a few.

$5 per person; please register online at shalomretreats.org or by calling 563.582.3592 by noon on Friday, January 17.