3 Things You Can Do to Celebrate MLK Day

1. Visit DuSable Museum’s 2015 King Day!
740 East 56th Place
Chicago, Illinois 60637
Date: Monday, January 19, 2015
Time: 10:00am – 5:00pm
Cost: $10 per person
Reflecting on the Dream—Programming for the entire family
The King Day Read On – Powerful Civil Rights passages read by invited Chicago Community Leaders, media personalities, and concerned citizens.
A Legacy for America’s Children, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. – Musical Narrative Play performed by Joan Collaso.
Reflecting on the Dream: Black Lives Matter – Students from several Chicago based Colleges and Universities discuss poignant questions affecting the Black Community.
Arts and Crafts and much more.
2. Go to the Chicago History Museum for The MLK Project: The Fight for Civil Rights
1601 North Clark St.
Chicago, Ill. 60614
Date: January 19, 2015
Time: 10:30 a.m.
Cost: Free
A special Martin Luther King, Jr. Day public performance will take place and also includes a post-show community discussion. This dynamic, cross-cultural, multi-media performance interlaces personal interviews of Chicago-based Civil Rights activists, featuring both celebrated and unsung heroes of the Movement. Audience members will also receive free museum admission for the remainder of the day.

3. Go See Selma 
SELMA is the story of a movement. The film chronicles the tumultuous three-month period in 1965, when Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. led a dangerous campaign to secure equal voting rights in the face of violent opposition. The epic march from Selma to Montgomery culminated in President Johnson (Tom Wilkinson) signing the Voting Rights Act of 1965, one of the most significant victories for the civil rights movement.  
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