MEMPHIS, Tenn. – The National Civil Rights Museum will be hosting “a powerful day of community connection, meaningful service, and celebration” to mark the 40th anniversary of the federal holiday honoring Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
In an announcement Friday, the museum said the event will also be the official launce for its “Legacy Year,” a yearlong celebration of the 35th anniversary of the museum and the reopening of the “Legacy Experience,” the completed renovations to the Legacy Building built to honor those who carried on the fight for civil rights after Dr. King’s assassination on April 4, 1968.
“This milestone year is not only about looking back at what Dr. King stood for, but also recognizing the people who continue to make his ideals real today,” said National Civil Rights Museum President Dr. Russell Wigginton. “Forty years after the first national King holiday and thirty-five years after the founding of this museum, we are reimagining how legacies live and how the community plays an essential role in shaping the future of civil and human rights.”…