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JUST ICE - INTEGRATIONGalvestons commitment to The Dream is to rebuild for a

GALVESTON, TEXAS

Info: (409) 939-8017 or (281) 300-3235

Thursday, August 29, 20135:30 p.m.

March leaves Emancipation Park - 2300 Broadway

6:00 - 8:00 p.m.

Program - Avenue L Baptist Church

2612 Avenue L, Galveston, Texas

"We all have come to this

hallowed spot to remind America

of the fierce urgency of now.

Now is the time to rise from the

dark and desolate valley of

segregation to the sunlit path of

racial justice. Now is the time to

change racial injustice to the

solid rock of brotherhood. Now isthe time to make justice ring out

for all of God's children."

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

August 28, 1963

"The people are informed that in

accordance with a Proclamation

from the Executive of the

UnitedStates,all slaves are free.This involves an absolute equality

of personal rights and rights

ofproperty, between formermasters and slaves..."

General Order #3(Read in Galvestoby General Gordon Granger, June 1

1865, Galvesto

Join citizens of all races, ethnicities and faiths for a march from Galvestons historic

Emancipation Park to historic Avenue L Baptist Church to commemorate the 50th anniversary

of the 1963 I Have A Dreamspeech. The work to rebuild Galveston for all our people,

regardless of their race, national origin or income is a continuation of the struggle for Freedom

and Civil Rights. Galvestons commitment to The Dream is to rebuild for all.

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It is obvious today that America hasdefaulted on this promissory note insofar

as her citizens of color are concerned.

Instead of honoring this sacred

obligation, America has given the Negro

people a bad check which has comeback marked "insufficient funds." But we

refuse to believe that the bank of justice

is bankrupt. We refuse to believe that

there are insufficient funds in the great

vaults of opportunity of this nation. Sowe have come to cash this check -- a

check that will give us upon demand the

riches of freedom and the security of

justice. We have also come to this

hallowed spot to remind America of thefierce urgency of now. This is no time to

engage in the luxury of cooling off or to

take the tranquilizing drug of gradualism.

Now is the time to rise from the dark and

desolate valley of segregation to thesunlit path of racial justice. Now is the

time to open the doors of opportunity to

all of God's children. Now is the time to

lift our nation from the quicksands of

racial injustice to the solid rock ofbrotherhood. ...

And when this happens, when we allow

freedom to ring, when we let it ring from

every village and every hamlet, from

every state and every city, we will be ableto speed up that day when all of God's

children, black men and white men, Jews

and Gentiles, Protestants and Catholics,

will be able to join hands and sing in thewords of the old Negro spiritual, Free at

last! free at last! thank God Almighty, we

are free at last!

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.,

August 28, 1963

Galvestons Commitment to The Dream is to rebuild for all

Thursday, August 29, 2013

MARCH - LEAVES FROM EMANCIPATION PARK(Site of Emancipation Proclamation in Texas on June 19, 1865)

2300 Broadway, Galveston, TX

March to Avenue L Missionary Baptist Church

5:30 p.m.

PrayerPastor Shirlyn Thomas

Brief remarks

Rev. Michael Merritt

PROGRAM - AVENUE L MISSIONARY BAPTIST CHURCH(Oldest African-American Church in Texas)

2805 Avenue L, Galveston, TX

6:00 - 8:00 p.m.Invocation

Rev. E.R. Johnson, Avenue L Baptist Church

The Battle Hymn of the Republic- David Mitchell

Welcome by Master of CeremoniesRev. E.R. Johnson, Avenue L Missionary Baptist Church

Reading of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.s I Have A Dream Speech

Rev. Walter Jones, New Hope Baptist Church

Comments from the community on the struggle for Justice in Galveston

50 years after Dr. Kings speech:

Cornelia Harris-Banks, Galveston City Councilmember

Carlos Garza, former Texas City Mayor

Terrilyn Tarlton, Galveston City Councilmember

Edward Grogan III, NAACP Youth member

Jared Hernandez, LULAC Youth member

Weve Come This Far By Faith,- David Mitchell & Diane Moore

Recognition of guests

Rev. E.R. Johnson, Avenue L Baptist Church

Comments from the clergy:

Rev. Kevin L Hodge Sr, Shiloh A.M.E.

Michael Jackson, St. Vincents House

Rabbi Jimmy Kessler, Congregation B'nai Israel

Dr. Ahmed Ahmed, Galveston Islamic Center

Father Maynard Tetreault, Holy Family Parish

Remarks: The significance of the I Have A Dream speech

and our shared American history

Lynn Ellison, former Texas City Commissioner

Hon. Gregg Costa, United States District Judge

Closing Comments

Anne Olivares President LULAC Galveston Council 151David Miller, President NAACP Galveston Unit 6180

Lift Every Voice and Sing- David Mitchell

Benediction

Rev. E.R. Johnson, Avenue L Missionary Baptist Church

This event is supported by the Galveston residents who believe in The Dream:

NAACP Galveston Unit 6180 LULAC Galveston Council 151 Galveston County

Coalition for Justice Northside Task Force Gulf Coast Interfaith Barbours Chapel

Community Development Corporation NAACP Mainland Branch Unit 6201 NAACP

Dickinson/Bay Area Branch Unit 6280 LULAC Texas City Council 255 Galveston

County Homeless Coalition The Childrens Center Jesse Tree Gospel Missionary

Baptist Church National Action Network Barbara Crews Stephen Holmes

Richard Batie Raymond Lewis Rev. Nathaniel Brown

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