Martin Luther King, Jr. Day Celebration
Date and Time
Monday Jan 20, 2020
2:00 PM - 6:00 PM EST
Monday, January 20, 2020 2-6pm
Location
The historic 1806 Gloucester Meetinghouse, on the green at the corner of Church and Middle Streets in Gloucester.
Fees/Admission
FREE
Contact Information
www.gloucestermeetinghouse.org
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Description
MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. DAY CELEBRATION Monday, January 20, 2020 2-6pm
Presented by the Gloucester Meetinghouse Foundation
The program will unveil extensive research by the Cape Ann Slavery and Abolition Trust (CASAT) that documents the role that the industry of slavery had on Cape Ann from the 1700s until the Civil War. Alvin Foster and his Soul Eclectic Band will provide music. Byron Rushing, past president of the Boston Museum of African-American History, and a longtime state representative and civil rights leader will deliver the keynote address. A panel discussion with Q&A follows. The program concludes with a slide show and audio recording of Martin Luther King, Jr. and ringing the Paul Revere bell for freedom. The program is free-all are welcome.
