30th Annual Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Celebration

Please join the Iowa Commission on the Status of African-Americans at the 30th Anniversary Annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Celebration on Saturday, January 19, 2019, 5:00 pm at the State Historical Building. The celebration will include a gospel musical “I Have A Dream” performed by Herman LeVern Jones TheatreSouth Company. “I Have a Dream” is a Gospel musical about the life of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and the Civil Rights Movement, starting on December 1, 1955 when Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat to a white person leading up to the assassination of Dr. King on April 4, 1968.  This depiction will give insight into Dr. King’s love of his family, his sense of humor, and the incredible challenge that African-Americans faced in fighting for basic human rights. The event is FREE and open to the public.