Preparations are underway for the 30th annual parade honoring the birthday of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. to be held in downtown Elizabethtown on Monday, January 15 at 11 a.m. The parade’s theme is “Together We Win With Love For Humanity”. (http://www.thekingcenter.org/news/2017-04-king-center-leads-nation-and-world-commemorating-50th-anniversaries-dr-martin-luther)
Martin Luther King Day celebrates the life and accomplishment of Dr. King. He promoted Civil Rights through nonviolent civil disobedience. He is perhaps best known for his “I have a dream…” speech in 1963. He was assassinated in 1968.
Martin Luther King Jr. Day became a federally recognized holiday in 1983. The first year the holiday was observed was 1986, although not by all states. In 2000 it became a nationally observed holiday in all states. Martin Luther King Jr. Day takes place on the third Monday of January each year.
Community, civic and school organizations, bands, step-teams, clubs, drill teams, queens and/or kings, etc., are invited to participate. Call (910) 645-4995 for additional information. Participation information can be emailed to abullock1951@gmail.com.
The line-up starts 9 a.m. at 805 West Broad Street in Elizabethtown.
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