Farmington area residents are invited to a walk and program at the Farmington Community Library Main Library on Monday.
Martin Luther King, Jr. Day–observed this year on Jan. 21–isn't just an extra holiday off of work and school. Groups all across the U.S. use the civil rights pioneer's holiday, proposed by Michigan Congressman John Conyers Jr. in 1968 and signed into law by President Ronald Reagan in 1983, as a day to pay tribute, educate, give back and reflect on the things MLK stood for in his lifetime. Here's a look at some of the events going on in and around the Farmington area on Monday: The Multicultural Multiracial Community Council's annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Day event begins at 9 a.m. with a walk from Prince of Peace Lutheran Church on 12 Mile Road to the Farmington Community Library Main Library. The event notes the 50th anniversary of …
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The Farmington Community Library Main Library
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The Jan. 21 event also includes a walk, performances and service projects.
Living history re-enactor Rudy Barker will help the Multicultural Multiracial Community Council celebrate the 2013 Martin Luther King, Jr. Day celebration in Farmington Hills Jan. 21, by delivering King's famous "I Have a Dream" speech. The event is titled, "50 Years Later: The Dream Lives On" in recognition of the speech's 50th anniversary. Dr. King delivered it on August 28, 1963, during the March on Washingon for Jobs and Freedom, a landmark event in the fight for civil rights. Barker will speak at the Farmington Community Library Main Library Auditorium during a program that follows the annual walk that starts at 9 a.m., from Prince of Peace Lutheran Church. The one-third mile walk ends at the library, where refreshments will be …
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32737 W 12 Mile Rd, Farmington Hills, MI
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