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City of Louisville Colorado - Commemorate Martin Luther King Jr Day 11 January 2024 ( news )
City of Louisville , state Colorado ( By Press Release office)
Jan 11,2024
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Today we honor and remember the legacy and dream of civil rights icon , Reverend Martin Luther King Jr . He would have turned 95 today . Louisville had complicated and changing feelings about Dr . Martin Luther King Jr . over the decades .
While it is impossible to know how families talked about the Civil Rights movement in their own homes , we do know that the Louisville Times questioned whether he deserved the Nobel Peace Prize in 1965 , and then immediately following , decried violence against peaceful black Americans attempting to register to vote with his support . This is likely referring to Dr . Martin Luther King Jr . visiting Selma in January 1965 and the violence that ended up inspiring the Selma to Montgomery marches and the Voting Rights Act of 1965 .
( Above ) Louisville Times Editorial from 1965 , courtesy Colorado Historic Newspapers Collection
( Below ) Louisville Times article , quotes from Ted Kennedy , 1968 ,
courtesy Colorado Historic Newspapers Collection
Yet after he was assassinated , the Louisville Times printed these passionate quotes from Ted Kennedy in Denver , and ended with this powerful plea: “What are you and I doing today to better understand ourselves , our friends; bur neighbors , “the other person”? At what point have we allowed viciousness and violence as a means of communicating with our fellow man to replace understanding , compassion and good will? We must turn to ourselves . . . that is all that is left . . . no other person or factor can share the blame . When are we going to start being honest with ourselves?”
Dr . Martin Luther King Jr . Day was recognized as a federal holiday in 1983 , and as a state holiday in Colorado in 1984 . However it wasn’t until after Louisville councilwoman Margaret Hornbostel introduced a measure to have the City officially recognize the observance of Martin Luther King Jr . Day in 1992 that Louisville recognized it as a City holiday . Also in the 1990s , Louisville began holding interfaith commemorations that brought Catholic , Protestant , Jewish , Baha’i and Sikh neighbors together to celebrate and remember the Reverend Martin Luther King Jr . These were hosted by Louisville churches like Christ the Servant Lutheran Church and the St . Louis Catholic Church .
Today in Louisville , if you are looking to remember and honor the legacy of Dr . Martin Luther King Jr . here are some options in Boulder County:
Saturday , Jan . 13 , 2024 , from 12 – 9 p . m . at Mi Chantli located at 1750 30th St , Unit 22 , Boulder , CO 80301 .
Freed by The Hum of The Drum .
This event will be a celebration of the legacy of Dr . Martin Luther King , Jr . by activating the Mi Chantli space with Black music , history and culture . Learn more on the
Mi Chantli website
.
Sunday , Jan . 14 , 2024 , from 3 – 5 p . m . at Boulder Jewish Community Center located at 6007 Oreg Ave , Boulder , CO 80303 .
Fanning the Flames of the Dream .
The 19th Annual Dr . Martin Luther King , Jr . 2024 Boulder County Community Celebrations presented by the NAACP Boulder Branch , Second Baptist Church and the Museum of Boulder . The program will feature music , dance , and spoken word by talented youth and area performers . Reserve your tickets on
Eventbrite
.
Monday , Jan . 15 , 2024 , from 2:30 – 4:30 p . m . at Gordan Gamm Theater at the Dairy Arts Center located at 2590 Walnut St , Boulder , CO 80302 .
Dr . King Jr . And the Radical Roots at the Heart of Justice .
Motus Theater’s 2nd Annual arts - based event inspiring action in alignment with Dr . Martin Luther King Jr . , with musical guests The ReMINDers , the Director of the Center for African and African American Studies Dr . Reiland Rabaka , as well as performances by Motus monologists Candice Bailey and Jahmil Roberts . Learn more and reserve your tickets on the
Dairy’s website
.
First Photo Credit: Dick DeMarsico , World Telegram staff photographer , 1964
Second Photo Credit: Rowland Scherman , Civil Rights March on Washington D . C . , 1963
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