Connecticut had lasting influence on Dr. Martin Luther King

SIMSBURY --  During the summer in the 1940’s, tobacco companies in Connecticut often turned to the South for labor.
Many local men were away, serving in World War II, so, recruiters in Simsbury paid black college men to harvest shade tobacco.
Dr. Martin Luther King made his first trip in with nearly 200 other students from Morehouse College, earning about $4 for a day’s work. That money helped pay their tuition.
However, King’s time in Connecticut was invaluable.
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