NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WTVF) — At the National Museum of African American Music, guests packed into the Roots Theater.
Some came by themselves, while others came with family.
“Dr. King, although posthumously — he is a mentor to my son,” said Chantay Walker Dillard, sitting next to her young son, Chase.
One by one, artists took to the stage. Performances included songs and spoken word.
The museum’s President and CEO, Henry Beecher Hicks, said it was the power of music that often played a role in the civil rights movement.
“If you think about what…
