The MLK Commemorative Committee of Chester & Vicinity has organized the following events, all of which are open to the public, which will occur on Monday, January 20:

• Volunteer to participate in service projects taking place at the Chester Boys & Girls Club, 201 E. 7th Street, Chester PA, 9 AM – 12:30 PM. All volunteers are asked to pre-register by sending an email to aubrey.proud@crozer.org prior and to report to the Boys & Girls Club at 9 AM on Monday, January 20.
• Attend a ceremonial wreath-laying in front of Old Main Building (where Dr. King studied when he was in the Crozer Theological Semiary) at Crozer-Chester Medical Center, 1:00 PM.
• Listen to a keynote address by Rev. Dr. Clifford Johnson of Shiloh Baptist Church at Clark Auditorium, Widener University, 2:00 PM.
• Celebrate the significance of Dr. King’s life and work, and honor the memory of Nelson Mandela, at the Alumni Auditorium, Widener University, 6:30 PM. This event is sponsored by Widener University’s Black Student Union.

Questions? Contact the Swarthmore College point person for these events, Cynthia Jetter (cjetter1 at  swarthmore.edu).

Civil rights demonstration in front of a segregated theater: Tallahassee, Florida
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