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Lightfoot's Martin Luther King celebration honors community leaders propelling civil rights legacy, racial justice


Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., who brought the civil rights fight North with the Chicago Freedom Movement of ‘65-’66, gave a fiery speech before tens of thousands at the July 10, 1966, Freedom Sunday Rally at Soldier Field, a month and a half before his globally covered “Summit Agreement” with Mayor Richard J. Daley on Aug. 26, 1966.
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From a coat giveaway for needy children to cleanup of a garden honoring Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., you’ll have many ways to honor the legacy of the revered civil rights leader across Chicagoland this weekend. His birthday is Friday. The holiday is Monday. ....

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A day of service


Monday January 18 commemorates Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., and there are several ways to participate in our yearly tribute to one of the architects of the civil rights movement. MLK Day has been observed in all 50 states since the year 2000, making the Public Enemy song “By The Time I Get to Arizona” a piece of history (but in this writer’s opinion, a historical jam).
A few of the interesting online programs scheduled:
The City of Chicago’s annual Interfaith Celebration was transformed into a virtual presentation this year, free to watch now at the city’s website as part of their Together We Heal collaboration with the people at Public Narrative. ....

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