City of Rockville to Commemorate Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Celebration

[Howard Hartman]

City of Rockville to Commemorate Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Celebration on Monday, Jan., 21 at Rockville H.S.

Featured Guest and Actor Jim Lucas, Plus Youth Performances Highlight 36 Annual Event

ROCKVILLE, Md., December 19, 2007 – As one of the largest Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. birthday celebrations in the Washington, D.C. area, the City of Rockville will commemorate what would have been Dr. King’s 78th birthday with a free program of speeches and entertainment for the second time at Rockville High School. The program will be held at noon on Monday, Jan. 21 in Rockville High School’s auditorium. The school is located at 2100 Baltimore Rd. More than 600 are expected to attend this year’s celebration.

The featured guest will be actor Jim Lucas. He will present an excerpt from Dr. King’s final speech I’ve Been to the Mountaintop.
The public is encouraged to attend the event, which is made possible by the Mayor and Council of Rockville and the Rockville Human Rights Commission.

“This year’s annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Birthday Celebration will be better than ever,” said Theo Anderson, chair of Rockville Human Rights Commission. “The Rockville Human Rights Commission is proud and honored to be allowed to continue to play the lead role in keeping Dr. King’s goals, ideas, philosophy and purpose at the forefront of the minds of the Rockville citizens. It helps for us to remember that we’ve come a long way, but still have a long way to go to ensure that civil rights and equality are realized by all citizens in the country.”