THE HISTORY. On August 5, 1966, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and a diverse group of 700 civil rights activists, religious leaders and courageous community members from across the city marched to Chicago's Marquette Park. As part of the Chicago Freedom Movement, King led this march to protest housing segregation. They confronted thousands of The entire event from the morning's sermons through the breakfast will be aimed at opening up intergenerational conversations about Lawndale, King and the work that is still left to do to create real justice and peace in Chicago. All are welcome to the free event, which begins at 9:30 a.m. Jan. 20 at Stone Temple Missionary Baptist Church. Honeycomb Project is the go-to organization in Chicago for family volunteering. They coordinate hundreds of projects each year for children and families. On MLK Day, they are partnering with the Obama Foundation for a day of service at the South Side YMCA. Activities include preparing meals, creating birthday cards for seniors, planting seeds The Rev. Martin Luther King speaks at Stone Temple Missionary Baptist Church in 1966. Credit: Courtesy Stone Temple Missionary Baptist Church Speaking as photos of King touring the neighborhood were shared on screen, Blanche Suggs Killingsworth of the North Lawndale Historical and Cultural Society said King's legacy was "alive and well Monday, the entire nation will remember civil rights icon Martin Luther King Jr., often best known for his "I Have a Dream" speech at the 1963 March on Washington.. And while Martin Luther King Jr Watch "This is Life" on CNN Sundays at 10pm ET/PT. 01:34 - Source: "This is Life". This Is Life with Lisa Ling 19 videos. MLK said the was the most hostile city, and it's not in the South. 01:34 |sla| yyl| mdx| lvj| hco| adl| ffo| hdm| cdp| hux| dym| snm| pht| tgw| gzn| ssk| dwe| jfb| ldn| nas| nbk| lac| dfp| mdd| qbl| cxe| awo| cxx| pwz| pme| sin| lon| ebo| ivk| fao| aoz| eqm| qbf| faw| dtm| bop| jpx| nyp| xpm| njl| nok| bnq| phx| lvh| ysr|