Earlier this month, The Outlook reported on Orlando Withers, the Alexander City native commemorating a local African-American icon a day on his Facebook page in honor of Black History Month, alongside excerpts of the first 14 posts.
Today The Outlook has excerpted the second half of the posts from Feb. 15-28, courtesy of Withers:
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