Dr. King meets with Gov. Breathitt to discuss Civil Rights in the Commonwealth.
This is a definitive list of activities and events in the Commonwealth celebrating the birth and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. If you would like you event to be added, please contact us:
Ashland
Monday, January 21
Annual MLK Day Celebration
Ashland Human Rights Commission
10:30 AM at St. James AME Church
(606) 923-9544
Speaker: John J. Johnson, Executive Director, Kentucky Commission on Human Rights
Bowling Green
Sunday, January 20
MLK Calendar "Meet & Greet"
Bowling Green Human Rights Commission
Theme: A Revival of the Mind, Body & Spirit
4 PM at State Street Baptist Church
Speaker: Mrs. Betty Esther
(270) 782-7900
Monday, January 21
MLK Memorial Breakfast
Bowling Green Human Rights Commission
Theme: A Revival of the Mind, Body & Spirit
7:30 AM at Girls, Inc., 260 Scott Way
Speaker: Rev. Donald Valentine, Oakland Mount Zion Baptist Church
(270) 782-7900
MLK Program & Award Presentation
Bowling Green Human Rights Commission
Theme: A Revival of the Mind, Body & Spirit
11 AM at State Street Baptist Church (March prior from Justice Center at 10 AM)
Speaker: Rev. Noble Williams, Greater Mount Zion Baptist Church, Phenix City, Alabama
Frankfort
Tuesday, January 15
Annual State Martin Luther King, Jr. Celebration
Kentucky Historical Society at 4 PM
100 West Broadway
502-564-1792
http://history.ky.gov/
Franklin
Monday, January 21
Annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Celebration
Franklin/Simpson Human Rights Commission
P.O. Box 699
(270) 598-9189
Georgetown
Monday, Januray 21
Martin Luther King, Jr. Celebration
Georgetown/Scott County Branch NAACP
Topic: MLK's March to our Freedom of Speech
5 PM at First Baptist Church
1330 Lexington Road
Speaker: John J. Johnson, Executive Director, Kentucky Commission on Human Rights
(502) 863-5379
Lexington
Monday, January 21
MLK March and Commemorative Program
University of Kentucky
(859) 257-9000
www.uky.edu/mlk/schedule.html 
Louisville
Tuesday, January 15
Fifth Annual MLK Season of Service and 40 Days of Peace
January 15 thru February 29
Kick off event at First Virginia Baptist Church
3601 Virginia Avenue
www.40daysofpeace.org
Wednesday, January 16
Intergovernmental Black History Committee MLK Event
Theme: Tomorrow's Dreams
11:30 AM at Holiday Inn Downtown
120 W. Broadway
Speaker: John J. Johnson, Executive Director, Kentucky Commission on Human Rights
(502) 778-3050
Saturday, January 19
Dr. King's "I Have A Dream" Speech Film Showing
January 19 thru January 31
Muhammad Ali Center
144 N. Sixth Street
www.alicenter.org/
Sunday, January 20
Louisville Orchestra's MLK Celebration
3 PM at the Brown Theatre
315 W. Broadway
www.louisvilleorchestra.org
Monday, January 21
Annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Program
University of Louisville
502-852-0229
calendar.louisville.edu/main.php?view=event&eventid=1199796183282
Inaugural Martin Luther King, Jr. Unity Breakfast
The Stewart's Staff
8 AM to 10 AM at Galt House Grand Ballroom
www.stewardsstaff.org
(502) 742-6927
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