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REV EDWARD T.GRAHAM
CHAIRMAN
DIRECTORS
FATHER T. GIBSON
REV, A. MOZEtt
REV, I.N. REAbON
MS. G.TAYLOR
MARVIN SEIDMAN
OFFICERS
THEODORE LYONS
PRESIDENT
J.T. JOHNSON
EXECUTIVE V.P.
SID JONES
SECRETARY
C.A. IYONS
TREASURER
Match 23, 1978
Honorable Members of the City Commission:
Mr. Mayor and Honorable Members of the Commission.
I am Theodore Lyons, President of the Florida
Political Education Association. As 1 am
certain you are aware, from April 2 through
April 9th, The Florida Political Education Association
a non-profit city-wide organization is sponsoring a
weelc of events, to commemorate the assassination of
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. (see attached program).
We are requesting a waiver of fees from .isman Hall
cn April 4, 1978, I toore's Park on April 7, 1978
and Miami Stadium on April 9, 1973. Also, we are
requesting a waiver of fees for usage of the Showmobile
on the 7th, 8th and 9th of April 1978.
We have invited and
from National
received confirmation of
leaders (e.g. ummegomm, VivYan Malone
attendance
Jones, Al Green, Hosea Williams, Revereni Ralph Abernathy,
Rev. C. L. Franklin and others. They along with others,
inclusive of local leaders will be holding meetings,
seminars and workshops relating to: Unemployment,
Unusing, Voter's Education, Minority Business, Welfare
System, Educational System, Economic System and Status
of the Cities.
Your consideration of our request will be greatly appreciated.
COMMEMORATION
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REV. EDWARDT.GRAHAM
CHAIRMAN
DIRECTORS
REV. GWEN CHERRY
FATHER T. GIRSON
REV. A. MOZELL
MS. ATHALIE RANGE
REV. I.H. READON
REV. C.K. STEEL
MS. G. TAYLOR
MARTIN SEIDMAN
OFFICERS
THEODORE LYONS
PRESIDENT
J.T. JOHNSON
EXECUTIVE V.P.
SID JONES
SECRETARY
C.A. LYONS
TREASURER
WE&
FOUNDATION
Florida Political Educat'
We invite you to join us for
the commemoration of the
assassination of Dr. M. L.King
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APRIL 2
CHURCH GATHERING: Rev. Al Green, Guest Speaker at the
Salem Baptist Church. 11:00 am - 2:00 pm.
APRIL 3rd
WOMEN'S DAY (MDCC): Guest Speaker, Vivian Malone Jones. At
the Miami Dade Community College Downtown Campus,
all day.
APRIL 4th
TORCH OF FRIENDSHIP MARCH: March to Gusman Hall 6:30 pm
APRIL 4th AND 5th
PLAY: LIFE OF A KING (GUSMAN HALL):8:30 pm featuring
Arthur Langford, Jr. `
APRIL 5th
(DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING SR. -SPEAKER): all church clergymen
& Business men. Guest Speaker, Martin Luther King Sr. at
Joe Caleb Center at 1:00 pm.
APRIL 6th
BUSINESS MEN, LABOR DAY: Union, Labor and Business men's
luncheon featuring guest speaker Cleavand Turner at the Joe
Caleb Center at 1:00 pm. Sen. Walter Fauntroy
APRIL 7th
YOUTH RALLY (JESSE JACKSON): Moores Park 4:30 - 6:30. At
7:00 pm Guest Speaker Rev. Jackson will speak at Salem
Baptist Church on Education.
APRIL 8th.
PEOPLE TO PEOPLE TOUR: Guests Maynard Jackson & Ralph
Abernathy, 11:00 am tour through Florida City, Homestead,
Goulds, Richmond Heights, South Miami, Coconut Grove,
(picnic, Coconut Grove), down 2nd Avenue, over town, up
Liberty City, Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. and Opa Locka,Fla.
APRIL 8th
COCKTAILS: 8:00 pm at Joe Caleb Center.
APRIL 9th
Good news to the poor'rally
MIAMI STADIUM, Featuring Rev. C.L. Franklin, Rev. Jesse
Jackson & Mayor of New Orleans, Dutch Murrell plus many
other national and local political leaders.
BLACK PROGRESS IN AMERICA WILL ADMINISTER ALL FUNDS RAISED, FOR SCHOLARSHIPS
FOR POOR CHILDREN,UNCF, M.L.KINGCENTER AND OTHER NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS.
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Recapturing the
Essential Roots of
Contemporary Black History
the early sixties will be remembered as
a milestone in the history of civil rights.
In Birmingham, Alabama, a lame -
duck city government responded to
black demands for equality with force
and hi utality. Thousands of school-
children were arrested. Bull Connor's
name became a household word.
Police dogs, cattle prods, fire hoses,
bombings —each became a symbol of
rept csion to a people demonstrating
to he free.
On August 28, 1963, millions of
Americans watched and heard Dr.
Martin Luther King, Jr. awaken the
consciousness of a nation at the Great
_ Ntarch on Washington totr for Jobs and
freedom. Ilis historic refrain begin-
ning "I have a dream", and ending
with the words that would one day
mark his grave "Free at last, free at
last, thank God Almighty I'm free at
last". became a spiritual cry enlighten-
ing an America possessed by bigotry
and racial shame.
A young Arthur Langford, Jr. marched
tor freedom with Dr. King. lie was
only a college freshman when the great
cis it rights leader was killed by an
assassin's bullet in 1968. But rather
than just mourn King, Langford im-
mortaliied his spirit, power and sense
,.)f hope in his critically acclaimed play.
The Lift'ufA King.
Warmly supported and appreciated by
Loretta Scott King, the Rev. Ralph
Abernathy, Atlanta Mayor Maynard
Jackson, Julian Bond and other
leaders of the black community.
' n Montgomery, Alabama, in December,
1955, Mrs. Rosa Parks was arrested for
violation of the segregation laws; she had
refused to give up her seat on a bus to a
white man. Martin Luther King Jr., the
young, new minister at the Dexter Avenue
Baptist Church, joined others in organizing
a one -day boycott of the buses. The
Montgomery Improvement Association
was formed and elected King president.
In the next months city officials turned
down the modest demands made to them
that "partial" courtesy be shown to Negro
passengers; King was arrested for the first
time in his life; mass meetings were held,
and the Negro community remained firm.
On November 13, 1956, the Supreme
Court ruled that segregation on buses was
unconstitutional. And the bus boycott was
called off.
In the twelve years of nonviolent struggle
for human rights and freedom which fol-
lowed the bus boycott, Martin Luther King
Jr, grew as an orator, an organizer, a writer,
and philosopher, but he never abandoned
his principles of peace and love.
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STEPHEN P. CIARK
Mayor
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March 9, 1978
Mr. Theodore Lyons, President
Florida Political Education Association
6259 N. W. 7th Avenue
Miami, Florida 33127
Dear Mr. Lyons:
It is a great pleasure for me to hear of the upcoming
activities by the association, and I congratulate you
tiating an effort of this sort.
planned
on ini-
It will truly be to the benefit of this entire County to have
such distinguished individuals as my friend Mayor Jackson of
Atlanta, Reverend Jesse Jackson and Reverend Martin Luther King, Sr.
appearing and speaking before our constituency. ? am sure that
the input from these individuals and others of their caliber
will be a source of enlightment to many of the people of Dade
County and, once again, I congratulate your organization for
putting together an educational program of this sort.
My sincerest good wishes for a very successful and long running
program.
Sincerely,
tep T n P. Clark
SPC/ves
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