City of Baltimore - File #: 13-0115R

• File #: 13-0115R
• Version: 0
• Name: Celebrating the 50th Anniversary of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr’s March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom
• Type: City Council Resolution
• Status: Adopted
• File created: 8/12/2013
• In control: City Council
• Final action: 8/12/2013
• Title: Celebrating the 50th Anniversary of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr’s March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom FOR the purpose of joining with Americans nationwide to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Dr. King’s March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom on August 28th, and urging all of Baltimore to commemorate this watershed moment by participating in any of the events being planned to mark the occasion and rededicating themselves to the struggle for true freedom and equality that Dr. King spoke so eloquently about on that day in 1963.
• Sponsors: Warren Branch, Bill Henry, Robert Curran, James B. Kraft, Brandon M. Scott, Sharon Green Middleton, Nick Mosby, Helen L. Holton, William "Pete" Welch, Edward Reisinger, William H. Cole, IV, Mary Pat Clarke, President Young, Carl Stokes, Rochelle Spector
• Indexes: Resolution

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
8/12/2013	0	City Council	Introduced
8/12/2013	0	City Council	Adopted
8/12/2013	0	City Council	Advanced to 2nd Reader on same day
8/12/2013	0	City Council	Adopted

* WARNING: THIS IS AN UNOFFICIAL, INTRODUCTORY COPY OF THE BILL.
THE OFFICIAL COPY CONSIDERED BY THE CITY COUNCIL IS THE FIRST READER COPY.
INTRODUCTORY*

CITY OF BALTIMORE
COUNCIL BILL R
(Resolution)

Introduced by: Councilmembers Branch and Henry



A RESOLUTION ENTITLED

A COUNCIL RESOLUTION concerning
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Celebrating the 50th Anniversary of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr’s March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom

FOR the purpose of joining with Americans nationwide to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Dr. King’s March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom on August 28th, and urging all of Baltimore to commemorate this watershed moment by participating in any of the events being planned to mark the occasion and rededicating themselves to the struggle for true freedom and equality that Dr. King spoke so eloquently about on that day in 1963.
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Recitals

This August marks the 50th anniversary of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr’s seminal March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom on August 28th, 1963. That day, a true watershed moment for the Civil Rights Movement, a quarter million demonstrators representing a true cross section of America gathered on the National Mall for an event highlighted by Dr. King’s galvanizing “I Have a Dream” speech from the steps of the Lincoln Memorial. It was an experience that changed the lives of thousands of participants, and paved the way for changes that would affect millions more.

A half century later, although we have made tremendous progress, much more still remains to be done to achieve Dr. King’s vision for a more equal and just society. This 50th anniversary c...