Parades, Marches And Service Projects To Honor MLK

In Oklahoma City, the 31st annual Martin Luther King Jr. Day celebrations include a parade, silent march and bell ringing ceremony.

Monday, January 20th 2014, 10:40 am

By: News 9


The nation will pause to remember Martin Luther King Jr. with parades, marches and service projects.

King was born Jan. 15, 1929, and the federal holiday is the third Monday in January. In Atlanta, a service will be held at Ebenezer Baptist Church, where King was pastor.

In Memphis, Tenn., where King was assassinated, an audio recording of an interview with King will be played at the National Civil Rights Museum. The recording sheds new light on a phone call President John F. Kennedy made to King's wife more than 50 years ago.

Historians generally agree Kennedy's phone call to Coretta Scott King expressing concern over her husband's arrest in October 1960 -- and Robert Kennedy's work behind the scenes to get King released -- helped JFK win the White House.

In Oklahoma City, the 31st annual Martin Luther King Jr. Day celebrations include a parade, silent march and bell ringing ceremony.

The theme of this year's celebration is "Expanding the Dream" and begins with the parade at 2 p.m. at St. Paul's Episcopal Cathedral, 127 N.W. 7th Street.

The traditional Silent March, which represents the true spirit of the modern Civil Rights Movement, begins at 9 a.m. at the Freedom Center at N.E. 23rd Street and ends at the south steps of the State Capitol Building.

Then, the annual Bell Ringing Ceremony will take place at the Oklahoma Historical Society steps, across the street from the Capitol to the east.

The Annual King Holiday Program will take place at St. Paul's Episcopal Cathedral, 127 N.W. 7th Street.

In Tulsa, more than 100 area students are celebrating Martin Luther King Jr.'s legacy by participating in the MLK Day of Service. Students will be repackaging bulk cereal for distribution by the Food Bank.

About 130 volunteers also will be packing and sorting donations at the Regional Food Bank in Oklahoma City.

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