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At this family-focused celebration of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s ongoing influence on the fight for civil rights in the US, enjoy hands-on engagements, musical performances, and opportunities to learn about how to become more civically engaged in your community. 

Schedule

10:00 a.m.–2:00 p.m.
Arts and Crafts for Social Change
2nd Floor, Morse Genius Chicago Room

10:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m.
Questions for Civic Love
2nd Floor, East Lobby

11:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
Freedom Song Sing Along
With Lenny Marsh and Friends
2nd Floor, Morse Genius Chicago Room

12:00–2:00 p.m.
Poems While You Wait
2nd Floor, Exelon Wing
Behind the L car in Chicago: Crossroads of America exhibition

1:00–2:00 p.m.
Superhero Workshop
With Nikkolas Smith
2nd Floor, Morse Genius Chicago Room

3:00–4:00 p.m.
Film Screening
Mighty Times: The Children’s March
1st Floor, Robert R. McCormick Theater

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. at a rent strike meeting at Olivet Community Center Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. speaks to Old Town Gardens apartments rent strikers and members of the Tenants Action Council at Olivet Community Center, 1441 North Cleveland Avenue, Chicago, Illinois.
Woman raises her fist during Chicago Martin Luther King Jr. rally A woman raises her fist during a Martin Luther King Jr. rally as other marchers pass behind her, Chicago, Illinois, 1966.
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and Al Raby at the Sherman House Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. with Al Raby speaking on the Chicago Freedom Movement at a press conference at the Sherman House, Chicago, Illinois.
Chicago Freedom Festival program cover for March 12, 1966 Cover for the program for the Chicago Freedom Festival with Chicago Freedom Movement symbol on front cover, sponsored by Southern Christian Leadership Conference and the Coordinating Council of Community Organizations, held at the International Ampitheatre, 4220 South Halsted Street, Chicago, Illinois, March 12, 1966.
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