City to Hold 29th Annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Celebration
The City of Columbia’s 29th Annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Celebration will be held on Monday, January 16, 2017, at 4 p.m. at the Martin Luther King, Jr. Park and Community Center, 2300 Greene Street.
Claflin University President Dr. Henry Tisdale will be the keynote speaker. Tisdale has served as the university’s president since 1994.
The celebration will also include performances from Lower Richland High School and Claflin University’s Concert Choir.
A Wreath Laying Ceremony commemorating the historic marker honoring Dr. MartinLuther King, Jr. will be held at 3:06 p.m. at the corner of Harden and Greene streets onMonday, January 16. Members of the Alpha Psi Lambda and Omicron Iota Lambda chapters of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. will lead the ceremony.
The celebration will also include a Wreath Laying Ceremony to commemorate the historic marker honoring Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. at 3:06 p.m. at the corner of Harden and Greene streets. Members of the Alpha Psi Lambda and Omicron Iota Lambda chapters of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. will lead the ceremony.
For more information about the 29th Annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Celebration, call the Parks & Recreation Department at 803-545-3100.
