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Our goal is to create a beloved community and
this will require a qualitative change in our souls
as well as a quantitative change in our lives.

~ Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.






Saturday, April 4, 2015

10:00 AM Commemorative March from Mason Temple to the National Civil Rights Museum
Joint march by the Church of God In Christ (COGIC), the City of Memphis and the National Civil Rights Museum
To National Civil Rights Museum, 450 Mulberry St. Contact: NCRM, 521-9699. More info online.

10:30 AM Musical Tribute to Dr. King
Memphis Symphony Orchestra, COGIC Choir, Debra Manning Thomas, Central H.S. Choir, Justin Merrick and Al Kapone
At National Civil Rights Museum, 450 Mulberry St. Contact: NCRM, 521-9699. More info online.

1:00 - 5:00 PM Broadcast of Dr. King’s speeches & Movement music, Museum Courtyard
In National Civil Rights Museum Courtyard, 450 Mulberry St. Contact: NCRM, 521-9699. More info online.

5:30 PM Tribute from the Balcony
At National Civil Rights Museum, 450 Mulberry St. Contact: NCRM, 521-9699. More info online.

5:45 PM- Wreath Laying Ceremony by Alpha Phi Alpha
At National Civil Rights Museum. Contact Darryl Arbor, 482-0035, djarbor@aol.com.

6:30 PM- Awards Banquet Gala by April 4th Foundation.
Bobby Seale - keynote speaker; James Meredith and Peggy Wallace Kennedy - honorees.
At the Hilton Memphis, 939 Ridge Lake Blvd. $100/person. Contact Johnson Saulsberry, 859-3364, jesaulsberry1@aol.com More info online.



Sunday, April 5, 2015

Morning- Faith Community Sunday Services
Local congregations remember and honor Dr. King in their own ways.



Thursday, April 9, 2015

6:00 - 8:00 PM- Book Talk: The Martin Luther King Congressional Cover-up
The book, The Martin Luther King Congressional Cover, includes interviews with Ray, his attorneys, and his family. It provides Emerson’s perspective on the investigation into Dr. King’s murder. At National Civil Rights Museum, 450 Mulberry St. Contact: NCRM, 521-9699. More info online.



Monday, April 13, 2015

6:00 - 8:00 PM- Film: “Love and Solidarity”
Through interviews with Rev. James Lawson and his colleagues, “Love and Solidarity” sets the stage for the current fight against prejudice and violence, and championing for human rights, peace and economic justice. At National Civil Rights Museum, 450 Mulberry St. Contact: NCRM, 521-9699. More info online.



Thursday, April 16, 2015

7:00 PM- 8th Annual Gerard A. Vanderhaar Symposium: Sister Simone Campbell, SSS.
Sister Simone Campbell has served as Executive Director of NETWORK since 2004. She is a religious leader, attorney and poet with extensive experience in public policy and advocacy for systemic change. In Washington, she lobbies on issues of peace-building, immigration reform, healthcare and economic justice. Around the country, she is a noted speaker and educator on these public policy issues. More info online.






All events are free and open to the public unless otherwise noted.





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