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A Storytelling in Honor of the Life and Legacy of the Reverend Dr Martin Luther King, Jr

Saturday, January 14, 2023 from 10:30—11:30 AM

Living Room, Cary Memorial Library, 1874 Massachusetts Avenue, Lexington, MA, 02420

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Join renowned storyteller Valerie Tutson for a program honoring the life and legacy of the Reverend Dr Martin Luther King, Jr and the Civil Rights Movement. This family-friendly program will include songs (can’t do Civil Rights Movement without singing!) and stories of people who walked along side Dr King, who were inspired by and a part of the Movement, as well as a personal story Valerie calls “Carleen and Me and Dr King’s Dream,” which explores a personal story of an interracial friendship in the early days of school/neighborhood integration.

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ABCL presents the Black History Project of Lexington Music Series

January 15, 2023 at 2 PM MLK Day Concert & Scholarship Fundraiser – The music of the Civil Rights Movement

Follen Community Church, 755 Massachusetts Avenue Lexington, MA 02420

Ticket – $25 general admission, proceeds support ABCL Scholarship Fund

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Be moved to build a better tomorrow by the songs of the civil rights movement which fueled the work of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.  Dr King was a civil rights icon who spoke at Lexington High School on February 11, 1963.

Narrator – Aniece Ragland Kerr, Lexington resident, native of Anniston, Alabama, and eyewitness to Civil Rights Movement

Music – Brother Dennis and Friends. Dennis L. Slaughter is founding director of the Boston Community Choir and artistic director of the Boston Pops Orchestra Gospel Choir.

Featured Soloist – Nalah Kasongo, LHS Class of 2023

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