Honored Guest Speakers
A number of honored guests with a history of fighting for justice will be participating in the June 22 Freedom Walk in Detroit!

Tony Brown
Coordinator, 1963 Freedom Walk
Grand Marshal, 2013 Freedom Walk

  • Martin Luther King III

  • Rev. Dr. C.T. Vivian

  • Rev. Al Sharpton

  • Ben Jealous

  • Rev. Jesse Jackson

  • Hon. John Conyers

  • Hon. John Lewis

  • Dick Gregory

  • Mamie Chalmers

  • Bob King
March Anniversary Highlights
May 11-June 21, 2013:
  • Citywide video contest asks high school and college students, “What community-building are you doing in Detroit to realize the dream?”
June 21, 2013:
  • MLK Think Tank for Social Action
June 22, 2013:
  • 9 a.m.: “Take a Step” toward building the next 50 years of accomplishments. The walk will begin on Woodward Avenue near Forest and lead to Hart Plaza, where it will end with a rally.

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Friday, June 21, 8 a.m.- 4 p.m., UAW Center, 151 W. Jefferson, Detroit

These sessions are designed to not only generate discussion but to provide solutions.

The Think Tank Topics run a common thread through the moral and social agenda of Dr. King.

A panel will guide the discussion for each topic. Interaction from the workshop participants will be encouraged.

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