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More than one million people are expected to take to the streets of Los Angeles

sheffjeff | 13.01.2005 00:37 | Anti-racism | Sheffield

Why? To celebrate the life and work of Martin Luther King Jr. USA’s champion of NVDA.
The parade commences on Martin Luther King Blvd at Crenshaw and lasts for two miles until Western. It includes more than 150 floats, 20 drill teams, ten dance groups, celebrities aplenty and the bombastic tunes of a military marching band.

If Los Angeles is too far to go you can always celebrate the day in Sheffield (
If Los Angeles is too far to go you can always celebrate the day in Sheffield (


If Los Angeles is too far to go you can always celebrate the day in Sheffield (see below)


All people are invited to come together and celebrate
Martin Luther King Day
6:30pm Monday 17th January 2005
At Christ Church Pitsmoor, where Pitsmoor Road meets Nottingham St

"We will not resort to violence.
We will not degrade ourselves with hatred.”
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

Bring & share meal
Quotes
Films
Discussion
Challenge racism
Celebrate NVDA
Real life stories from the 1960’s

Dreaming, Inspiring, Participation
Communication, Celebration

Entrance FREE

Contact Jeff on 07751412664

Dr Martin Luther King Jr has become a symbol of the struggle for racial equality in the United States and beyond. His civil rights successes, inspired by the passive resistance of Mahatma Gandhi, led him to be awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1964 and his legacy is still keenly felt throughout the world today.

The backdrop to King's struggle was one of fear and division and, whilst racism still abounds, the level of segregation in 1950s America is easily forgotten today. There were separate water fountains for whites and blacks, black balconies in theatres and segregated seating on board buses. Black children had to be escorted to the new mixed schools under armed guard.

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