Monday, January 16th - Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday Celebration Event
9 a.m. - 2 p.m. - Food Drive - Join us as we will collect canned and non-perishable food items to donate to the Beacon in Fort Scott • Anyone in the community is invited to drop off canned and non-perishable food
9 a.m. - Film Showing: Eyes on the Prize: American Civil Rights - “No Easy Walk (1961-1963)” • Albany, Georgia, Birmingham, Alabama & The March on Washington
10:30 a.m. - Film Showing: Eyes on the Prize: American Civil Rights - “Mississippi: Is this America? (1962-1964)” • Medgar Evers & ‘Mississippi Burning’ Murders
12 p.m. - Lunch & Learn - “Good Trouble” presentation by John Edgar Tidwell. “Good Trouble or Disturbing the Peace: The Importance of Humanities in Distressing Times”. The late political activist and U.S. Congressman John Lewis coined the phrase “good trouble” to describe his civil disobedience in the 1960s. • Barbecue lunch, drinks, and dessert will be available for free (attendees may also bring their own lunch). • Photo promotion taken with “I Stand For” sign
1:30 p.m. - Film Showing: The PBS home video documentary “In Remembrance of Martin” in the Gordon Parks Museum
King, written and directed by Gordon Parks
Monday Jan 16, 2023
12:00 AM - 2:00 PM CST
Monday, January 16th, 9:00 AM to 2:00 PM
All events will be held at the Ellis Fine Arts Center (2108 S. Horton St., Fort Scott, KS)
Printed courtesy of www.fortscott.com – Contact the Fort Scott Area Chamber of Commerce for more information.
231 E. Wall Street, Fort Scott, KS 66701 – (620) 223-3566 – information@fortscott.com