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Augusta, GA (WRDW\/WAGT) – Kids learn about basketball and the man with a dream at the Augusta Dream Center.<\/p>\n
Roy Peake, Assistant Trainer at William Avery Basketball Camp, said:<\/p>\n
Participants say they already knew a lot about him. <\/p>\n
\u201cHe was a great civil rights leader and an inspiration to all. We learned about this in school,\u201d said attendees Brianna and Jackson James. . <\/p>\n
“He was part of the civil rights movement,” says Dorian Sub Jr.<\/p>\n
They also got the chance to learn something new.<\/p>\n
\u201cI found out he went all over the state and marched in every state. says. <\/p>\n
Parents say it was easy to take advantage of the double opportunity.<\/p>\n
Dorian Sabb Sr. said: King was one of the world’s greatest leaders he helped him in basketball, so it was truly a win-win. “<\/p>\n
The actual lessons taught here mirror what MLK taught.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe taught us that we want to work together, we love each other, and we want to build on that,\u201d Peake said.<\/p>\n
Sabb Sr. says he hopes it will be a lesson far beyond the court.<\/p>\n
“I hope this helps him see basketball in a different light. You come here to learn skills and drills, but there’s always a greater purpose in life,” says Sabb Sr. . <\/p>\n
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