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ftold approximately 2,000 people.
- Hours earlier, a long-standing
tradition honoring King, begun
well before the holiday became
official, will mark its seventh
year.
' Mutter Evans, owner of radio
station WAAA, Said that her station
and the local NAACP will
sponsor a noon observance at the
Winston Square Park amphitheater.
' The observance's theme, she
iaid, will be 4'Keepers of the
American Dream" and will include
among its speakers James
. "Junie" Grace Jr., president of
the city's Minority Business
'J^eague; Louise G. Wilson, past
*5Krector of the Experinfint In
tlf-Reliance Inc., and Dr.
nest Wade, director of minoriaffairs
at Wake Forest.
? Local entertainment also will
featured.
delayed broadcast of the
*j3?ent will air at 6 p.m. on the
^yme day, Ms. Evans said...
2^In addition, her station will air
fecial broadcasts honoring King
'tiginning on his birthday, Jan.
fB. and continuing through the
:national holiday, she said.
I Other events in the city honorling
King, listed chronologically,
jwill include:
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; The N.C. Black Repertory
;Company will hold a theatrical
icelebration in the lobby of the
)\rts Council Tfoea^er at 7 p.m.
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^Washington will be the sites of
major observances this month in
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seminars, ceremonies and a
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;radio tribute.
>Cfederal law sets aside the third
^Monday of January to honor
'ting, who was born Jan. 15,
?J>929, and assassinated April 4,
. 1968.
Mrs. King said that at least 40
states observe the new holiday,
and she will work to earn recognition
in all 50. "The unbelievers
will in time become believers,"
she said. i
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guard against those who would
make the holiday a 'black holi;
day,' " she added. "Martin's life
; represented a triumph of all
; peoples ... joined together in a
! common struggle for justice and
i righteousness."
; Senate Republican Leader
; Robert Dole, R-Kan., who
! helped create the new holiday,
i said it was in the ubest American
; tradition." . \
1 However, Dole said his at!
tempts to raise money for obser1
vances had brought an inadequate
response from the business
; community and others. He at!
tributed the problem to "lack of
1 total understanding of the
; significance of this very import
; tant event. ... We're on the
; threshold of something that's go1
ing to grow and grow and grow in
H?the next five to 10 years." '
; The theme this year, ttte second
j time the federal holiday has been
; observed, is "Living the Dream:
1 Let Freedom Ring." Organizers
J are calling on citizens to take a
; symbolic "Freedom Trail"
; pledge to remember King,
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lor, Larry Leon Hamlin, will '
read excerpts from King's "1
Have a Dream" speech and
playwright and mime,- artist
Nathan Ross Freeman will per.
form a piece dedicated to King
and the plight of South Africa.
The East Winston Branch
Library ' will sponsor ""Keeping
the Dream Alive" Jan.. 15, the
..date of King's actual birthday. ~T
Timothy Jackson, director of
the library, said a fikry-and
discussion program will bMed by
William E. Lide,' chairman of
Winston-Salem State's physical
education department.
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Two films on King also will be
shown, Jackson said, and King
posters will be displayed in the
library.
4 This will be like the prelude ,
for Black History Month in
February," Jackson said.
He added that some of King's
speeches are available at the
library for patrons to check out.
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Jan.16
The Belview Civic League
: will sponsor its celebration at
7:30 p.m. at the Belview Recreation
Center.
Southeast Ward Alderman
Larry W. Womble, the Rev. John
Mendez and County Commissioner
John S. Holleman Jr. will
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the program. Ruby Charles,
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celebrate his life and work, and
continue his peaceful pursuit of
freedom, justice and equalityJ___
The radio tribute, with hosts
Stevie Wonder and Kenny
Rogers, was produced by Group
W Radio-Westinghouse Broadcasting.
A Tadio documentary about
King also will be made available
to stations and includes
reminiscences by Mrs. King,
other family members and colleagues.
Atlanta plans to cap a
weeklong series of events honor?ing
King on Jan. 19 with a speech
by Secretary of State George P.
Shultz, a parade and a wreathlaying
ceremony at King's tomb.
Other events planned in Atlan
ta during the week include a
"Rededication of Peace and
Justice" program at Ebenezer
Baptist Church, where King and ~
his father preached, and a series
of "teach-ins" at city schools.
In Philadelphia, Housing and
Urban Development Secretary
Samuel Pierce will tap the Liberty
Bell, which was last rung when
the American hostages returned
from Tehran in 1981. The symbolic
tap will trigger the ringing
of Liberty Bell replicas, church
bells and school betls arotmd the
nation and the world.
In Washington, where King's
birthday has been observed since
1969, bells will peal- at?the _
Washington Cathedral and the
Old Post Office pavilion
downtown. A parade and tribute
to King at the city's convention
center will also mark the day.
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chairman of the program. said
she also expects the local
NAACP chapter to present the
group with its life membership as
part of the evening. '
Although the league's program
was well-attended last year, Mrs.
Charles said she hopes to see .
more of a racial mix this year.
"We're trying to mix it Up a little
more with both whites and
blacks," she said.
Jan. 18
Wake Forest University's
King celebration will feature
guest speaker Tony Brown on
Janv18 at 6:30 p.m. in the Brendle
Recital Hall on the WFU
campus.
Brown is a syndicated
newspaper columnist and producpj^T
the public television talk
show, "Tony Brown's Journal.*'
The program is free and open
to the public.
Jan. 19
Area residents can start the
day off with a breakfast observance
at 7 a.m. at the Winston
Lake Family YMCA on Waterworks
Road. The Rev. Carlton
A.G. Eversley will speak on
"How You Can Live The
Dream" at the admission-free
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