Conversations from the Front Porch: The Making of MLK Jr. Blvd

Sat Jun 17 2023 at 02:00 pm to 04:00 pm

Carver Branch, Austin Public Library | Austin

Austin Public Library
Publisher/HostAustin Public Library
Conversations from the Front Porch: The Making of MLK Jr. Blvd
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Join us for a documentary screening and panel discussion on the history of the naming of MLK street.
About this Event

Join us for a documentary screening
and panel discussion on the history of
the naming of MLK street.

The program will feature former members of the Austin Black Assembly discussing their efforts from 1975-1976 to rename 19th street after Civil Rights activist, Martin Luther King Jr.

This documentary is part of the Conversation from the Front Porch series funded by the Center for Community Engagement and Diversity & Community Engagement.

Panel will include former
Austin Black Assembly members:?Eva June Lindsey, Imogen Polk
Joel Bennett, and Reverend Freddie
Moderator: Erna Smith.

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Event Venue & Nearby Stays

Carver Branch, Austin Public Library, 1161 Angelina Street, Austin, United States

Tickets

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