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Worthington's Martin Luther King Jr. Recognition Service Program is text, with genre program. Its dimensions are 8.5 in. x 5.5 in.. It is 8 pages long.
It was created on Saturday, January 17, 1987.
City of Worthington is the Creator. City of Worthington is the Contributor.
This is the program from Worthington's 1987 Martin Luther King Jr. Day recognition service. The service was held at the Worthington All Saints Lutheran Church, and included remarks from the pastors of five different churches, as well as musical performances by soloists and choral groups. These are included in the program, as well as a proclamation by Worthington Mayor Lawrence H. Braun declaring January 19, 1987 as Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day in Worthington.
In 1981, Dr. Alice P. Franklin organized the first observance of Dr. Martin Luther King’s birthday in Worthington; the celebration was held at St. John African Methodist Episcopal (A. M. E.) Church. Dr. Franklin also led the planning committee for the 1987 community-wide celebration; members of the committee are listed in the program, as well as the 1986 Award Recipients of the Alice P. Franklin Scholarship Fund.
Martin Luther King Jr. Day was observed as a federal holiday for the first time on January 20, 1986, following years of efforts from advocates both in political office and the general public.
It covers the topic Martin Luther King Jr. Day.
It features the people Lawrence H. Braun, 1934-1996 and Dr. Alice P. Franklin.
It features the organization City of Worthington.
It covers the city Worthington.
You can find the original at Worthington Historical Society.
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The Worthington Memory identification code is whs1334_001.
This metadata record was human prepared by Worthington Libraries on June 9, 2023. It was last updated July 11, 2023.