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Department of State

New Jersey Martin Luther King, Jr. Commemorative Commission

The Hon. Tahesha Way, Lt. Governor and Secretary of State
New Jersey Martin Luther King, Jr. Commemorative Commission

2018 Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Commemorative Celebration

2018 Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Commemorative Celebration”
The band, Soulful Sounds, play a selection of tunes during the Commemorative Event.

2018 Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Commemorative Celebration”
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Commemorative Commission Chair, Mr. George V. Guy, Jr., welcomes the audience to the 2018 Commemorative Event.

2018 Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Commemorative Celebration”
Members from the New Jersey Youth Corps & New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development lead the audience in the Pledge of Allegiance.

2018 Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Commemorative Celebration”
Pastor John R. Taylor from Shiloh Baptist Church delivers the invocation at the beginning of the 2018 Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Commemorative.

2018 Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Commemorative Celebration”
Former Lt. Governor, Kim Guadagno, delivers the keynote address at the 2018 Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Commemorative.

2018 Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Commemorative Celebration”
Tracey S. Cosby, Esq., Jethro Antoine, Reginald Gaines, Raymond M. Brown, Esq., Steve Fishbein, come together to deliver Restorative Justice and Diversionary Programs Panel.

2018 Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Commemorative Celebration”
A proclamation for founding and lifetime member of New Jersey Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Commemorative Commission, Ms. Edith Savage- Jennings, is presented by Members of the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Commemorative Commission alongside representatives from the Museum of Women’s Resistance, and Ms. Edith Savage- Jennings’s Estate Representative, Ibrahim Sharif

2018 Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Commemorative Celebration”
Christina Jaus and Farah Tanis, Museum of Women’s Resistance, present during the “A Life of Service: Memorial for Edith Savage-Jennings”.

2018 Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Commemorative Celebration”
Audience members look on at the stage during the 2018 Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Commemorative.

2018 Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Commemorative Celebration”
A Memorial is given for Ms. Edith Savage-Jennings, A founding and lifetime member of New Jersey Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Commemorative Commission for her lifetime of service.

2018 Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Commemorative Celebration”
Closing remarks are given by Bishop John Schol.

 

 

 

 

 

The Children's March Videos:

Altanta History Center

History Channel

 

King and I:

New Jerseyans Reflect on the Life and Legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. in commemoration of his 90th Birthday

NJ Quotes on MLK


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