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THE NATIONAL CIVIL RIGHTS MUSEUM PLANS KING HOLIDAY CELEBRATION WITH FREE ADMISSION AND DAYLONG ACTIVITIES

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Monday, December 30, 2019
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Memphis, TN, Dec. 30, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- On the national holiday, January 20, the National Civil Rights Museum will remember Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. with a special celebration.

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  • Memphis, TN, Dec. 30, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- On the national holiday, January 20, the National Civil Rights Museum will remember Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. with a special celebration.
  • The museum is open extended hours and King Day admission will be free for all guests, thanks to the support of FedEx.
  • For more information about the King Day at the National Civil Rights Museum, visit kingday.org .
  • The NATIONAL CIVIL RIGHTS MUSEUM, located at the historic Lorraine Motel where civil rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was assassinated, gives a comprehensive overview of the American Civil Rights Movement from slavery to the present.

Civil Rights Icon And Former UN Ambassador Andrew J. Young To Broadcast Live On MLK Holiday

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Friday, January 18, 2019
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ST. LOUIS, Jan. 18, 2019 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ --On January 21, 2019, Civil Rights icon Andrew J.

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  • ST. LOUIS, Jan. 18, 2019 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ --On January 21, 2019, Civil Rights icon Andrew J.
  • Young will partner with Geniecast to deliver a special live streamed broadcast address commemorating the 90th birthday of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and the national holiday that bears his name.
  • Ambassador Young began working with Dr. King in the early 1960s, and helped draft both the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Voting Rights Act of 1965.
  • Young Foundation to help make his visions for the planet a reality, and has earned Lifetime Achievement Awards for his civil rights and political work.