A CELEBRATION OF
THE LIFE AND LEGACY OF DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR
in partnership with
Frostburg
State University, Allegany County Board of Education, Allegany County Conflict Resolution Center,
Allegany County NAACP, Allegany Arts Council, local Community
Groups & Al Feldstein
February–May 2008
“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.
Building Unity in Community: A Celebration of the Life and Legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
This multifaceted project aims
to engage the
FEBRUARY EVENTS: MISSISSIPPI FREEDOM SUMMER, 1964
“Freedom on My Mind”: a 90 minute film about
the 1964 Mississippi Freedom Summer Program and the young SNCC workers that changed
the world. This is a powerful documentary that chronicles the complex and
compelling history of the
Feb. 6,
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“Ordinary
People Can Do Extraordinary Things”: A multimedia
program focusing on the music, the historical events, and the experiences of
the young civil rights workers whose courage and determination challenged the
State of
Feb. 13,
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Feb.19,
MARCH
EVENTS: MUSIC AND THE CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT
"An Overview of Allegany County African-American History: People, Places, and Events", local amateur historian and author, Albert Feldstein, will present this lecture that will feature a series of vignettes and readings from the website entitled, "Allegany County African-American History", recently developed by Feldstein in cooperation with the Western Maryland Historical Library. Among the topics to be touched upon in the presentation, and as it relates to local history are slavery and slave owners, religion, the military, education, integration and segregation, and the Ku Klux Klan.
March 25, 7:00 p.m.
Allegany College of Maryland Theatre
“Magpie:
Music and the Movement: Musicians Greg Artzer and Terri Leonini, nationally recognized musicians and singers, demonstrate
traditional freedom songs from the Civil Rights movement while sharing about
the history, role, and meaning of the
music.
March 27,
APRIL EVENTS: NONVIOLENCE AS A TOOL FOR CHANGE
“Lessons Learned from My Grandfather”: Arun Gandhi, grandson of Mahatma Gandhi whose principles and techniques of nonviolence were applied to the Civil Rights Movement by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. will share stories about Mahatma Gandhi.
March 31,
Pealer Hall, FSU Performing
“The Role of Civil Society in Building Peace”: presentation and discussion about the responsibility of citizens in a democracy to promote social justice and economic equality, and how organizations and education can play a part in strengthening peace and transforming society. David J. Smith, Senior Program Officer, United States Institute for Peace.
April 3,
“At the
River I Stand”: Documentary about the eventful months in
April 15,
April 16,
Palace Theatre, Frostburg
April 17,
ACM Theatre
“Intergenerational Perspectives on Dr. King”: panel discussion with faculty and students and Rev. Samuel Billy Kyles, a close friend of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. who was with him in the final week of his life.
April 16,
Compton Hall 327
“Martin Luther King, Jr.’s Message from a New Generation”: A celebration of MLK’s life, legacy, and vision for the future with special guest Rev. Samuel Billy Kyles, a close friend of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. who was with him in the final week of his life.
April 17,
Pealer Recital Hall, FSU Performing
MAY EVENTS
Saturday, May 3, 2008
4:00 p.m. Emmanuel Episcopal Church (16 Washington Street)
- Praise Dancers from the Washington D.C. area
Sunday, May 4, 2008
Join in CommUnity!
Keeping THE DREAM Alive
A culminating Community Event of the Life and Legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
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Schedule of Events
1:00 p.m. – Welcome & Reading of The Mountaintop Speech at Emmanuel Episcopal Church, (16 Washington Street) - Rev. Deas
1:30 p.m. – Symbolic March down Washington Street to Center Stage on Baltimore Street
1:45 p.m. – Magpie Performance – Downtown Mall
2:30 p.m. – Storytelling Session for Children – Downtown Mall
2:30 p.m. – Tunnel Tours Available at Emmanuel Episcopal Church
3:00 p.m. – African Dancers – Allegany College of Maryland Students – Downtown Mall
Rain Plan is to cancel the march and hold all other activities INSIDE Emmanuel Episcopal Church
“…we can’t afford to slow up because of our love
for
our love for the democratic way of life….
We must keep moving. We must keep going”
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
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